Crossword Challenge Puzzle 382 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 382 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.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 5 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; 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.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ P _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Stink”.
CLAPBOARD
r-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “r-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AIL
NUMBER
3Number
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Number, nothing more.
N
DELIVERY RECEIPT
4Delivery receipt
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Delivery receipt” to its initials.
DR
ITALIAN PREDECE-SSOR
5Italian predece-ssor
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _. “Join together” crosses it at the fourth square.
LATIN
SEND OUT
6Send out
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Even score” crosses it at the third square.
EMIT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “E-business”.
SPEEDBOAT
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. C _ _ D _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Italian predece-ssor”.
CANDLES
LONG ISLAND
9Long island
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Long island” to its initials.
LI
TYPE OF BEER
10Type of beer
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Dollar rival” crosses it at the third square.
ALE
AFTER O
11After o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
FEUDAL LORD
12Feudal lord
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Usual state”.
BARON
STINK
13Stink
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dollar rival”.
ODOR
ACTIVE INTEL
14Active intel
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
FORMAL DRESS
15Formal dress
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _ _ A. “Elec-tronic” crosses it at the fifth square.
REGALIA
TWO-FOLD
16Two-fold
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. “__LLERY” crosses it at the third square.
DUAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AIRPLANE EXIT
17Airplane exit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Send out”.
RAMP
DOLLAR RIVAL
18Dollar rival
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Feudal lord”.
EURO
EVEN SCORE
19Even score
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TIE
USUAL STATE
20Usual state
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Reminder”.
NORMAL
JOIN TOGETHER
21Join together
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Send out”.
UNITE
SEE YOU LATER
22See you later
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. “Formal dress” crosses it at the fourth square.
ADIEU
DANCE
23Dance
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Dance starts with the answer.
D
ARAB RULER
24Arab ruler
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Formal dress” first gives you its third letter.
EMIR
E-BUSINESS
25E-business
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “E-business”.
EB
ELEC-TRONIC
26Elec-tronic
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
E _. The second square is also part of “Formal dress”.
EL
REMINDER
27Reminder
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. “Arab ruler” crosses it at the third square.
MEMO
__LLERY
28__LLERY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__LLERY” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GA
tshi-
29ALE__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tshi-”). What is left starts with R.
RT
Crossword Challenge Level 382 Solved Grid
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