Crossword Challenge Puzzle 358 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 358? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 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
One word for the picture, starting with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “Riot control spray”.
DETECTIVE
BREATHE IN
2Breathe in
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Keen”.
INHALE
HIGHLY EXCITED
3Highly excited
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AGOG
-ug
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ug”). What is left starts with M.
M
SHORT FOR OHIO
5Short for ohio
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Color property” first gives you its second letter.
OH
CENTRAL POINT
6Central point
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “A__ENCE” first gives you its third letter.
NUB
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “A__ENCE”.
DESK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ M _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Short for ohio”.
DIAMOND
OUR LANG.
9Our lang.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Highly excited”.
ENG
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Highly excited” first gives you its third letter.
THOR
KEEN
11Keen
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Get guns again”.
EAGER
CHLORINE SYMBOL
12Chlorine symbol
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: C _. The second square is also part of “Breathe in”.
CL
13Riot control spray
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “RIOT CONTROL SPRAY”. The answer opens with T.
TEARGAS
INPUT
14Input
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Input starts with the answer.
I
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
15Video cassette recorder
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Video cassette recorder” to its initials.
VCR
IMMODEST DISPLAY
16Immodest display
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ T _ _ P. “Oregon abbr.” crosses it at the fifth square.
EGOTRIP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COLOR PROPERTY
17Color property
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HUE
GET GUNS AGAIN
18Get guns again
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ R _. “Riot control spray” crosses it at the fourth square.
REARM
A__ENCE
19A__ENCE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“A__ENCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BS
SET UP
20Set up
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Riot control spray”.
RIG
KEEP
21Keep
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Keep starts with the answer.
K
NEW ZEALANDER
22New zealander
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ R _. Solving “Mining product” first gives you its fourth letter.
MAORI
GOAL OR PURPOSE
23Goal or purpose
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “New zealander”.
AIM
CURLY HAIRSTYLE
24Curly hairstyle
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Video cassette recorder” crosses it at the third square.
AFRO
FOOT MOVEMENT
25Foot movement
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Mining product” first gives you its third letter.
STEP
FIELD MANUAL
26Field manual
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FM
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
27Computer graphics
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Computer graphics”.
CG
OVERTIME
28Overtime
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. Check the second letter against “Foot movement”.
OT
OREGON ABBR.
29Oregon abbr.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the second letter against “Immodest display”.
OR
MINING PRODUCT
30Mining product
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. “Foot movement” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
AFTER S
31After s
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 358 Solved Grid
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