Crossword Challenge Puzzle 377 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 377, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Made-up”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Academic team”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Made-up”, 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.
MADE-UP
1Made-up
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
FICTIONAL
WITHOUT FURTHER ___
2WITHOUT FURTHER ___
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WITHOUT FURTHER ___”. Shape: A _ _.
ADO
THIRD LETTER
3Third letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
UNI. OF MIAMI
4Uni. of miami
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _. Check the second letter against “Only”.
UM
LAWFUL STATUS
5Lawful status
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Fit to new” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEGAL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. Solving “Fuel type” first gives you its third letter.
TRAP
NOT TODAY
7Not today
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Y _ _ T _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “__ISBEE”.
YESTERDAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACADEMIC TEAM
8Academic team
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ U _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Lawful status”.
FACULTY
IDENTITY
9Identity
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against “WITHOUT FURTHER ___”.
ID
-e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “e” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CON
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
FORCE ALONG
12Force along
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Create fashions”.
IMPEL
ob-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ob-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OE
NUCLEAR TEST
14Nuclear test
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nuclear test” to its initials.
NT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ G _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of “Pickup”.
ARUGULA
CUT OF MEAT
16Cut of meat
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Under intel” first gives you its third letter.
LOIN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ONLY
17Only
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MERE
SHORT SLEEP
18Short sleep
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of “Force along”.
NAP
FUEL TYPE
19Fuel type
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with “Not today”.
GAS
CREATE FASHIONS
20Create fashions
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ I _ _. “Apple's music device” crosses it at the fourth square.
DESIGN
FIT TO NEW
21Fit to new
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ADAPT
CITY TRAIN
22City train
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
METRO
EFFORT
23Effort
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
TRADITION-AL PEOPLE
24Tradition-al people
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
FOLK
-ail
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ail”). What is left starts with S.
S
__ISBEE
26__ISBEE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__ISBEE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
FR
PICKUP
27Pickup
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PU
APPLE'S MUSIC DEVICE
28Apple's music device
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tradition-al people”.
IPOD
UNDER INTEL
29Under intel
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Under intel” to its initials.
UI
KEY YIELD
30Key yield
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Key yield”.
KY
Crossword Challenge Level 377 Solved Grid
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