Crossword Challenge Puzzle 384 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 384 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 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 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 K _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Agency”.
KEYCHAINS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Blood mass”.
EAGLE
TIME SERIES
3Time series
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TS
TRIAL USER
4Trial user
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Blood mass”.
TESTER
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
FOE
6Foe
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ M _. “__NIMAL” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENEMY
NOT FULLY
7Not fully
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Look like” crosses it at the third square.
SEMI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with K.
KETTLES
RELAX-ATION
9Relax-ation
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Time series” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
YOUTH GROUP
10Youth group
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YG
BLOOD MASS
11Blood mass
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Request” first gives you its third letter.
CLOT
BY THIS MEANS
12By this means
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ E _ _. “Trial user” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEREBY
AGENCY
13Agency
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Agency.
A
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Check the third letter against “Request”.
ICE
TELL A STORY
15Tell a story
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Legally” first gives you its fifth letter.
NARRATE
SERIAL NUMBER
16Serial number
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Serial number” to its initials.
SN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MARI__
17MARI__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MARI__” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
EASY
18Easy
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Easy.
E
LOOK LIKE
19Look like
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Foe”.
SEEM
REQUEST
20Request
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ORDER
__NIMAL
21__NIMAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__NIMAL” go in the grid. First one: M.
MI
LEGALLY
22Legally
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Tell a story”.
BYLAW
FOOTFALL
23Footfall
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tell a story”.
STEP
NOT WET
24Not wet
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. “Legally” crosses it at the third square.
DRY
METALLIC VESSEL
25Metallic vessel
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Serial number”.
CAN
AFTER R
26After r
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
GPS GUESS
27Gps guess
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Barter”.
ETA
RENT
28Rent
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Footfall” crosses it at the third square.
LET
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
29Research scientist
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Research scientist” to its initials.
RS
30Barter
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “BARTER”. The answer opens with S.
SWAP
Crossword Challenge Level 384 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 384 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 384 with us. Puzzle 385 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.