Crossword Challenge Puzzle 357 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 357? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “We, to us”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 357: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not indoors”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “We, to us”. 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.
WE, TO US
1We, to us
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ S _ _ V _ _. “Full of cargo” crosses it at the sixth square.
OURSELVES
j-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “j-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UDO
RUSSIAN RULER
3Russian ruler
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Horse hue” crosses it at the third square.
TSAR
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S.
S
'I KNOW'
5'i know'
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Key account manager”.
IK
CALENDAR ENTRIES
6Calendar entries
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _. “___ THAT” crosses it at the fourth square.
DATES
HUGGING TIGHTLY
7Hugging tightly
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Ceo”.
EMBRACING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT INDOORS
8Not indoors
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ S _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “'i know'”.
OUTSIDE
UNIX DOMAIN SOCKET
9Unix domain socket
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Unix domain socket” to its initials.
UDS
HORSE HUE
10Horse hue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Russian ruler” first gives you its third letter.
ROAN
SOUTH
11South
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
South starts with the answer.
S
EARLY WARNING
12Early warning
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early warning”.
EW
FULL OF CARGO
13Full of cargo
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. “Fictional book” crosses it at the fourth square.
LADEN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with V. Its third letter is shared with “Statistics”.
VIAL
ch-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ch” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EST
GAZING INTENTLY
16Gazing intently
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Yield index”.
STARING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
17Key account manager
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
KAM
FICTIONAL BOOK
18Fictional book
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Full of cargo”.
NOVEL
TUBER-CULOSIS
19Tuber-culosis
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Hugging tightly” first gives you its second letter.
TB
___ AND TONIC
20___ AND TONIC
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ AND TONIC” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _.
GIN
"___ THAT"
21"___ THAT"
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “___ THAT” starts with R.
ROGER
BELT'S LOCATION
22Belt's location
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
WAIST
ENTRY PERMIT
23Entry permit
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Calendar entries”.
VISA
STATISTICS
24Statistics
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DATA
CEO
25Ceo
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ceo, nothing more.
C
BARBIE'S BOYFRIEND
26Barbie's boyfriend
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with K. The third square is also part of “Gazing intently”.
KEN
__TCHEN
27__TCHEN
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__TCHEN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
KI
YIELD INDEX
28Yield index
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield index”.
YI
CURRENCY IN JAPAN
29Currency in japan
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “Hugging tightly”.
YEN
ROAD
30Road
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Road, nothing more.
R
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Puzzle 357 solved
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