Crossword Challenge Puzzle 355 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 355 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ P _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Dance moves”.
PROPOSALS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. Solving “Liquid fossil fuel” first gives you its third letter.
EVIL
AFTER K
3After k
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
NUMBER AFTER III
4Number after iii
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. “Italian for alive” crosses it at the second square.
IV
-y
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-y”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CIT
_____ GARDE
6_____ GARDE
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “_____ GARDE”. Shape: A _ _ N _.
AVANT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ T _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Washing”.
NORTHWEST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ I _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PELICAN
REC. VEHICLE
9Rec. vehicle
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RV
LIQUID FOSSIL FUEL
10Liquid fossil fuel
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Waste”.
OIL
STORY LINE
11Story line
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “Waste” crosses it at the third square.
PLOT
OPTIMUM
12Optimum
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Optimum.
O
DANCE MOVES
13Dance moves
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “At the most”.
STEPS
AMPERE HOUR
14Ampere hour
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ampere hour”.
AH
PARKING AREA
15Parking area
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Thank god” first gives you its third letter.
LOT
PROPOSE AN IDEA
16Propose an idea
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Gas bill info”.
SUGGEST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ITALIAN FOR ALIVE
17Italian for alive
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_____ GARDE”.
VIVO
WASTE
18Waste
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not north”.
LOSE
ROOF GOOP
19Roof goop
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TAR
AT THE MOST
20At the most
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Dance moves” first gives you its third letter.
TOPS
NICE TRY
21Nice try
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nice try” to its initials.
NT
GAS BILL INFO
22Gas bill info
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ G _. “Fuel type” crosses it at the fourth square.
USAGE
NOT NORTH
23Not north
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “_____ GARDE”.
SOUTH
OBSOLETE "YOU"
24Obsolete "you"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Parking area”.
THOU
WASHING
25Washing
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Washing.
W
___ VEGAS
26___ VEGAS
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ VEGAS” starts with L.
LAS
"50% OFF" EVENT
27"50% off" event
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “___ VEGAS” crosses it at the third square.
SALE
THANK GOD
28Thank god
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thank god”.
TG
FUEL TYPE
29Fuel type
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GAS
GOLF
30Golf
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Golf.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 355 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 355 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 355 with us. Puzzle 356 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.