Crossword Challenge Puzzle 73 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 73, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 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 “Dad's dad”, 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ D _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
GLADIATOR
HARVEST-READY FRUIT
2Harvest-ready fruit
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Phone program” crosses it at the third square.
RIPE
APP
3App
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of App.
A
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
4Nuclear physics
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear physics”.
NP
MORSE CODE UNIT
5Morse code unit
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of him”.
DAH
SHORTLY AHEAD
6Shortly ahead
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ T _ _. Solving “Crooked” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRESENTLY
COLLAR MAKERS
7Collar makers
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. “Crooked” crosses it at the sixth square.
ARRESTERS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DAD'S DAD
8Dad's dad
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits G _ _ N _ _ A. “Morse code unit” crosses it at the fifth square.
GRANDPA
c--mb
99
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “c--mb”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LI
PHONE PROGRAM
10Phone program
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving “Frying tool” first gives you its third letter.
APP
LETTER STARTER
11Letter starter
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Frying tool”.
DEAR
IDENTITY
12Identity
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Identity, nothing more.
I
b--tery
1313
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--tery” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AT
WOOL CAP
14Wool cap
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Guys” crosses it at the third square.
TAM
FOLLOW ORDERS
15Follow orders
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Guys” first gives you its third letter.
OBEY
LANDING STRIPS
16Landing strips
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ W _ _ S. “Grade option” crosses it at the fifth square.
RUNWAYS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
____OT
17____OT
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____OT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PARR
FRYING TOOL
18Frying tool
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. “Memos” crosses it at the third square.
PAN
OPPOSITE OF HIM
19Opposite of him
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Check the third letter against “Collar makers”.
HER
SWINDLE
20Swindle
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Crooked”.
ROB
NO__
21NO__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “NO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SE
BEVERAGE LEAF
22Beverage leaf
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. “Dug in” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
MEMOS
23Memos
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. “Shortly ahead” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTES
____LAR
24____LAR
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
“____LAR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TABU
CROOKED
25Crooked
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Shortly ahead”.
BENT
GUYS
26Guys
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Landing strips”.
MEN
DUG IN
27Dug in
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Collar makers” first gives you its third letter.
ATE
YOU'RE WELCOME
28You're welcome
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You're welcome”.
YW
LITERARY REVIEW
29Literary review
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LR
GRADE OPTION
30Grade option
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Grade option”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 73 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 73 solved
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