Crossword Challenge Puzzle 343 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 343? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Usually”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 343: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Travel industry”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Usually”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
USUALLY
1Usually
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _ _ L _ _. “Ampere hour” crosses it at the sixth square.
TYPICALLY
OLD POEM
2Old poem
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Annoying habit”.
ODE
AFTER T
3After t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
CRITIC
4Critic
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
REVIEWER
CHILLED DRINK
5Chilled drink
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Annoying habit”.
ICED
fi-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “fi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SH
SHORT-LIVED
7Short-lived
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “Power bit” crosses it at the sixth square.
MOMENTARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRAVEL INDUSTRY
8Travel industry
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ R _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Chilled drink”.
TOURISM
YARD SYMBOL
9Yard symbol
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits Y _. The second square is also part of “Old poem”.
YD
ANNOYING HABIT
10Annoying habit
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Critic”.
PEEVE
IMITATE
11Imitate
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Imitate, nothing more.
I
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Solving “Psychic power” first gives you its third letter.
CAPE
AMPERE HOUR
13Ampere hour
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AH
CAKE PART
14Cake part
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. “Critic” crosses it at the fourth square.
LAYER
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. L.
L
DELICIOUS SOUND
16Delicious sound
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. “Sweet potato” crosses it at the third square.
YUM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SOUND REBOUND
17Sound rebound
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
PSYCHIC POWER
18Psychic power
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ESP
MEN
19Men
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Men starts with the answer.
M
ON FIRE
20On fire
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. “Power bit” crosses it at the third square.
LIT
MOVE SIDEWAYS
21Move sideways
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. Solving “On fire” first gives you its fourth letter.
SIDLE
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
22Alpha hydroxy acid
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AHA
NOT OUT
23Not out
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Short-lived” crosses it at the second square.
IN
WEAPONS
24Weapons
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Battle attire” first gives you its third letter.
ARMS
POWER BIT
25Power bit
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Solving “On fire” first gives you its third letter.
WATT
SWEET POTATO
26Sweet potato
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. “Delicious sound” crosses it at the third square.
YAM
ACT
27Act
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Act.
A
OKAY
28Okay
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Blue hue”.
OK
BATTLE ATTIRE
29Battle attire
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Okay”.
ARMOR
UNIFORM
30Uniform
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Uniform.
U
BLUE HUE
31Blue hue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Short-lived”.
SKY
Crossword Challenge Level 343 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 343 solved
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