Crossword Challenge Puzzle 341 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 341? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ O _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Not her”.
SAXOPHONE
POST-SCRIPT
2Post-script
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PS
REST
3Rest
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Business deals” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
SPLIT
4Split
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mozart offering”.
APART
KNOW
5Know
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Know, nothing more.
K
BARELY GET (BY)
6Barely get (by)
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Business deals” crosses it at the third square.
EKE
PINK, AS CHEEKS
7Pink, as cheeks
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Business deals”.
ROSY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Know”.
SPEAKER
RUSH DIRECTIVE
9Rush directive
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Rest” first gives you its third letter.
ASAP
ROMAN NUMERAL TEN
10Roman numeral ten
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral ten”.
X
MOZART OFFERING
11Mozart offering
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Split”.
OPERA
-rrot
12__RROT
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “rrot” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PA
NOT HER
13Not her
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. Check the third letter against “__STAKE”.
HIM
14Crying food
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “CRYING FOOD” if the picture is unclear. First letter O.
ONION
o-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “o” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NE
REWORK
16Rework
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Icy” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KNOCK-OUT
17Knock-out
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Knock-out” to its initials.
KO
THROAT ORGAN
18Throat organ
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Abbr. for years”.
LARYNX
BUSINESS DEALS
19Business deals
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Barely get (by)”.
SALES
IN AGONY
20In agony
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Crying food”.
PAINED
YEN
21Yen
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yen, nothing more.
Y
YOUR
22Your
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits Y _. The second square is also part of “Abbr. for years”.
YR
MAKE AN EFFORT
23Make an effort
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Your”.
TRY
__STAKE
24__STAKE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__STAKE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MI
JUST OKAY
25Just okay
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Chopping tools”.
SOSO
ABBR. FOR YEARS
26Abbr. for years
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. “Just okay” crosses it at the third square.
YRS
CEREAL GRAIN
27Cereal grain
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Rework”.
OAT
OUTLAST
28Outlast
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Outlast.
O
EXAMPLE GIVEN
29Example given
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EG
CHOPPING TOOLS
30Chopping tools
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Example given” first gives you its third letter.
AXES
ICY
31Icy
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Icy, nothing more.
I
START MOVING
32Start moving
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
G _. Check the second letter against “Just okay”.
GO
Crossword Challenge Level 341 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 341 solved
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