Crossword Challenge Puzzle 363 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 363 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Trust in”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ T _ _ F _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Tattered clothes”.
BUTTERFLY
EPOCH
2Epoch
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ERA
LINE NUMBER
3Line number
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LN
INSIDE
4Inside
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
DIMINISH
5Diminish
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Cowboy event”.
ERODE
FLOWER HOLDER
6Flower holder
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Medicinal unit”.
VASE
WAKE-UP CALL
7Wake-up call
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “ENGI__”.
EYEOPENER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRUST IN
8Trust in
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ I _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Diminish”.
BELIEVE
t---ip
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “t---ip”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
URN
-nker
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-nker” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TA
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ S _. Solving “Record holder” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERASE
TATTERED CLOTHES
13Tattered clothes
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tease”.
RAGS
FREE THROW
14Free throw
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FT
PERMIT
15Permit
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Right now”.
LICENSE
NOT THEIR
16Not their
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its third letter is shared with “__PCAKE”.
YOUR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BEAM
17Beam
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Wake-up call”.
RAY
RECORD HOLDER
18Record holder
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
D _ _ S _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Metal element”.
DOSSIER
MEDICINAL UNIT
19Medicinal unit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flower holder”.
DOSE
TEASE
20Tease
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Tattered clothes”.
RAG
COWBOY EVENT
21Cowboy event
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Solving “Flower holder” first gives you its fourth letter.
RODEO
PROPOR-TION
22Propor-tion
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Permit”.
RATIO
PUBLIC
23Public
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Public.
P
SNOOPY
24Snoopy
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Permit” first gives you its third letter.
NOSY
ENGI__
25ENGI__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ENGI__” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NE
RIGHT NOW
26Right now
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right now”.
RN
METAL ELEMENT
27Metal element
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Snoopy”.
IRON
__PCAKE
28__PCAKE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__PCAKE” go in the grid. First one: C.
CU
YOUR
29Your
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits Y _. The second square is also part of “Wake-up call”.
YR
Crossword Challenge Level 363 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 363 solved
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