Crossword Challenge Puzzle 354 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 354 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Magical story”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Magical story”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
MAGICAL STORY
1Magical story
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “New york newspaper”.
FAIRYTALE
ABBR. 'IT WOULD'
2Abbr. 'it would'
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Empty” crosses it at the third square.
ITD
HAT FABRIC
3Hat fabric
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Empty”.
FELT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with T.
T
ENTRY HALT
5Entry halt
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Entry halt” to its initials.
EH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hidden island village”.
EMAIL
WITHOUT WORDS
7Without words
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Runway” first gives you its sixth letter.
NONVERBAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with F. “Entry halt” crosses it at the fifth square.
FIFTEEN
DINED
9Dined
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Hat fabric”.
ATE
EMPTY
10Empty
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Hat fabric” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R.
R
YEAR
12Year
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. “Beam fastener” crosses it at the second square.
YR
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER
13New york newspaper
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not many”.
TIMES
ADMIT
14Admit
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Wool eater” first gives you its third letter.
AVOW
ALLOW
15Allow
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Wool eater”.
LET
MORALLY RIGHT
16Morally right
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “North carolina”.
ETHICAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MED. PLAN
17Med. plan
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Without words”.
HMO
EAST
18East
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of East.
E
ACCOUNT NUMBER
19Account number
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AN
THE GUY'S
20The guy's
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. “New york newspaper” crosses it at the third square.
HIS
TARGET
21Target
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Target, nothing more.
T
BEAM FASTENER
22Beam fastener
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Allow”.
RIVET
HIDDEN ISLAND VILLAGE
23Hidden island village
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Hidden island village” to its initials.
HIV
NOT MANY
24Not many
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Admit”.
FEW
COMPUTER DATA
25Computer data
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
FILE
WOOL EATER
26Wool eater
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Allow” first gives you its third letter.
MOTH
RUNWAY
27Runway
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Runway.
R
MEMORY BANK ACCESS
28Memory bank access
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MBA
CLI__
29CLI__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“CLI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MB
NORTH CAROLINA
30North carolina
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North carolina”.
NC
BASKET-BALL LEAGUE
31Basket-ball league
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Without words” first gives you its third letter.
NBA
ME, MYSELF
32Me, myself
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Me, myself”.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 354 Solved Grid
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