Crossword Challenge Puzzle 395 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 395 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Move toward”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Move toward”. 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.
MOVE TOWARD
1Move toward
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ V _ _ A _ _. Solving “Tea” first gives you its sixth letter.
GRAVITATE
___ VUITTON
2___ VUITTON
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ VUITTON”? It fits L _ _ I _.
LOUIS
AIR OFFICER
3Air officer
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Air officer” to its initials.
AO
PLANT CELL PART
4Plant cell part
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Italian for alive”.
STROMA
SHIP
5Ship
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Ship starts with the answer.
S
KEEN
6Keen
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Solving “Echo delta” first gives you its fourth letter.
EAGER
STORAGE BUILDING
7Storage building
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fury”.
SHED
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 G. “Ship” crosses it at the fifth square.
GLASSES
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Air officer”.
ROOT
GOLD SYMBOL
10Gold symbol
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. The second square is also part of “___ VUITTON”.
AU
ITALIAN FOR ALIVE
11Italian for alive
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Electric units” first gives you its third letter.
VIVO
CHEMICAL "TWIN"
12Chemical "twin"
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ M _ _. “Plant cell part” crosses it at the fourth square.
ISOMER
TEA
13Tea
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tea, nothing more.
T
APARTMENT ABBR.
14Apartment abbr.
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving “Electric units” first gives you its third letter.
APT
TRIAL USERS
15Trial users
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ T _ _ S. Solving “Poly ending” first gives you its fifth letter.
TESTERS
chick-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“chick-”). What is left starts with E.
EN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AMPERE HOUR
17Ampere hour
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AH
ADD
18Add
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Add starts with the answer.
A
FURY
19Fury
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Keen” crosses it at the third square.
RAGE
ELECTRIC UNITS
20Electric units
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits V _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Apartment abbr.”.
VOLTS
ECHO DELTA
21Echo delta
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Echo delta” to its initials.
ED
POLY ENDING
22Poly ending
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Trial users” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESTER
NOT DIFFICULT
23Not difficult
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Trial users” first gives you its third letter.
EASY
CITY OF ___ VEGAS
24CITY OF ___ VEGAS
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Say “CITY OF ___ VEGAS” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LAS
WRITING TOOL
25Writing tool
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PEN
ENERGY
26Energy
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Energy.
E
EPOCH
27Epoch
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Talk to god”.
ERA
BEVERAGE LEAF
28Beverage leaf
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Not difficult”.
TEA
TOILET PAPER
29Toilet paper
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TP
TALK TO GOD
30Talk to god
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Epoch”.
PRAY
Crossword Challenge Level 395 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 395 solved
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