Crossword Challenge Puzzle 368 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 368 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Audio message”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Guest”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Audio message”. 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.
AUDIO MESSAGE
1Audio message
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ C _ _ A _ _. “Not stereo” crosses it at the sixth square.
VOICEMAIL
LODGE
2Lodge
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “___ AND OUTS” crosses it at the third square.
INN
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with S.
S
INTERFACE
4Interface
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
I _. “Good quality” crosses it at the second square.
IF
OCEAN CURRENT
5Ocean current
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ A _. “Car accident” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIDAL
BURDEN
6Burden
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Bomb, slangily” first gives you its third letter.
ONUS
CAUGHT IN CRIME
7Caught in crime
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Right now” first gives you its sixth letter.
REDHANDED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GUEST
8Guest
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with V. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ocean current”.
VISITOR
OPPOSITE OF OFF
9Opposite of off
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. Its second letter is shared with “Lodge”.
ON
___ AND OUTS
10___ AND OUTS
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ AND OUTS”? It fits I _ _.
INS
-up
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-up”). What is left starts with C.
C
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Hooligan”.
EMAIL
NOT STEREO
13Not stereo
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Peruse”.
MONO
fo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fo” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AM
DIP INTO LIQUID
15Dip into liquid
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “Railroad”.
IMMERSE
DEN
16Den
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “__RROR” crosses it at the third square.
LAIR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GOOD QUALITY
17Good quality
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Burden”.
FINE
PERUSE
18Peruse
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SCAN
BOMB, SLANGILY
19Bomb, slangily
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Caught in crime” first gives you its third letter.
DUD
HOOLIGAN
20Hooligan
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Walked”.
RIOTER
CAR ACCIDENT
21Car accident
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Burden”.
CRASH
"OH, ___!" ("WOW!")
22"OH, ___!" ("WOW!")
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “OH, ___!" ("WOW!")”? It fits M _ _ M _.
MOMMA
MUSICAL NOTE
23Musical note
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
A
PINKISH
24Pinkish
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Dip into liquid”.
ROSY
RIGHT NOW
25Right now
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right now”.
RN
RAILROAD
26Railroad
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: R _. Its second letter is shared with “Dip into liquid”.
RR
WALKED
27Walked
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Pinkish” first gives you its third letter.
TROD
__RROR
28__RROR
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__RROR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MI
YARD DUTY
29Yard duty
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yard duty”.
YD
Crossword Challenge Level 368 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 368 solved
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