Crossword Challenge Puzzle 348 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 348? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Gorgeous synonym”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 348: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Gorgeous synonym”. 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.
GORGEOUS SYNONYM
1Gorgeous synonym
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ U _ _ F _ _. Solving “Certain atoms” first gives you its sixth letter.
BEAUTIFUL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active denial system”.
LED
ANSWER
3Answer
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Answer.
A
NEVADA ABBR.
4Nevada abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: N _. Its second letter is shared with “Long live …!”.
NV
1000 GRAMS
51000 grams
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits K _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hillock”.
KILOS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. Solving “Freedom advocate” first gives you its third letter.
EVIL
DINING UTENSILS
7Dining utensils
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Its sixth letter is shared with “Air worth”.
TABLEWARE
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: B _ _ N _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “1000 grams”.
BLANKET
ch--se
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ch--se”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EE
ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM
10Active denial system
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ADS
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to U.
U
GROUPS OF THREE
12Groups of three
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sniffer”.
TRIOS
CERTAIN ATOMS
13Certain atoms
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Body's outer layer”.
IONS
KUNG ___
14KUNG ___
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “KUNG ___”. Shape: F _.
FU
"___ YOUR HEAD!"
15"___ YOUR HEAD!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOUR HEAD!” starts with U.
USE
HUMAN LIMBS
16Human limbs
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “R__ULAR”.
LEGS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"LONG LIVE …!"
17"long live …!"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
VIVA
BODY'S OUTER LAYER
18Body's outer layer
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Groups of three”.
SKIN
FREEDOM ADVOCATE
19Freedom advocate
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dining utensils”.
LIB
SNIFFER
20Sniffer
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Certain atoms”.
NOSE
HILLOCK
21Hillock
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ L _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
KNOLL
WAKE UP
22Wake up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “___ YOUR HEAD!”.
ROUSE
ELL
23Ell
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ell.
E
FINAL PRAYER WORD
24Final prayer word
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Germany acronym”.
AMEN
AIR WORTH
25Air worth
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AW
MILLIGRAM
26Milligram
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. Solving “Germany acronym” first gives you its second letter.
MG
ACTRESS WATSON
27Actress watson
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Final prayer word” crosses it at the third square.
EMMA
R__ULAR
28R__ULAR
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “R__ULAR” go in the grid. First one: E.
EG
GERMANY ACRONYM
29Germany acronym
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dining utensils”.
GER
SAY
30Say
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Say starts with the answer.
S
pi-
31Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NE
Crossword Challenge Level 348 Solved Grid
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