Crossword Challenge Puzzle 345 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 345? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Leave a ship”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Converse on”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Leave a ship”, 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.
LEAVE A SHIP
1Leave a ship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Second letter”.
DISEMBARK
SWEET GLAZE
2Sweet glaze
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _. Solving “Provide funds” first gives you its fourth letter.
ICING
MAIL OUT
3Mail out
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SEND
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with C.
C
UNITED STATES
5United states
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The third square is also part of “Not out”.
SKI
MATCH UP
7Match up
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not out”.
SYNC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CONVERSE ON
8Converse on
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ C _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “United states”.
DISCUSS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mail out”.
ICE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Mail out” crosses it at the third square.
SINK
PROVIDE FUNDS
11Provide funds
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ O _. Solving “Aussie "bear” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENDOW
MAJOR GENERAL
12Major general
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MG
SECOND LETTER
13Second letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Second letter”.
B
THE EAST
14The east
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Venue”.
ASIA
WHEEL TRACK
15Wheel track
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Venue” first gives you its third letter.
RUT
HOLDING ONTO
16Holding onto
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ P _ _ G. Solving “__STAKE” first gives you its fifth letter.
KEEPING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLOUD LOCALE
17Cloud locale
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Match up” crosses it at the third square.
SKY
AUSSIE "BEAR"
18Aussie "bear"
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ L _. Solving “Splash around” first gives you its fourth letter.
KOALA
NOT OUT
19Not out
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Match up”.
IN
"___ CARES?"
20"___ CARES?"
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ CARES?”? It fits W _ _.
WHO
CEO
21Ceo
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ceo starts with the answer.
C
GHOSTLY PALE
22Ghostly pale
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. “Guys” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASHEN
EUREKA MOMENT
23Eureka moment
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ghostly pale”.
AHA
VENUE
24Venue
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Wheel track”.
SITE
WALL DISPLAY
25Wall display
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Solving “Guys” first gives you its third letter.
HANG
SPLASH AROUND
26Splash around
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ S _. “Ghostly pale” crosses it at the fourth square.
SLOSH
LEGAL ACTION
27Legal action
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Holding onto” crosses it at the third square.
SUE
HARBOR AREA
28Harbor area
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Harbor area” to its initials.
HA
__STAKE
29__STAKE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__STAKE” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MI
GUYS
30Guys
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. “Wall display” crosses it at the third square.
MEN
PARTY
31Party
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Party, nothing more.
P
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Puzzle 345 solved
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