Crossword Challenge Puzzle 383 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 383? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 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 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Calcu-lated move”.
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 “Calcu-lated move”, 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.
CALCU-LATED MOVE
1Calcu-lated move
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ A _ _ G _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
STRATEGIC
HYBRID MODEL OPTION
2Hybrid model option
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HMO
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
VERSUS
4Versus
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _. Its second letter is shared with “Pig feed”.
VS
ARM JOINT
5Arm joint
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Within”.
ELBOW
CREDIT ADVANCE
6Credit advance
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Sheep sound”.
LOAN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ G _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “To occur”.
SPAGHETTI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fifth square is also part of “Arm joint”.
SHOVELS
TRADE-MARK
9Trade-mark
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
CD ___
10CD ___
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “CD ___”. Shape: R _ _.
ROM
ANOTHER
11Another
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Another, nothing more.
A
TOSS
12Toss
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ O _. Solving “Wool eater” first gives you its fourth letter.
THROW
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Red planet”.
EAST
-nger
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nger”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GI
SAVINGS PLAN
15Savings plan
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Check the third letter against “Like this”.
IRA
MEDICAL SAC
16Medical sac
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Like this”.
CYST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PIG FEED
17Pig feed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Credit advance” crosses it at the third square.
SLOP
RED PLANET
18Red planet
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. “Toss” crosses it at the third square.
MARS
SHEEP SOUND
19Sheep sound
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BAA
WOOL EATER
20Wool eater
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MOTH
WITHIN
21Within
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Credit advance”.
AMONG
FURRY
22Furry
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Savings plan”.
HAIRY
HEADSET
23Headset
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Headset, nothing more.
H
BORING
24Boring
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cap or bonnet”.
BLAH
TO OCCUR
25To occur
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
B _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
BE
SIGH OF RELIEF
26Sigh of relief
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. The second square is also part of “Cap or bonnet”.
AH
STOP
27Stop
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. Solving “Boring” first gives you its third letter.
HALT
LIKE THIS
28Like this
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. The second square is also part of “Medical sac”.
AS
CAP OR BONNET
29Cap or bonnet
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HAT
TEMPER
30Temper
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Temper.
T
-ppo
31Greeting
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ppo”). What is left starts with H.
HI
Crossword Challenge Level 383 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 383 solved
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