Crossword Challenge Puzzle 701 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 701 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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 “Avocado dip”.
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 “Avocado dip”, 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.
AVOCADO DIP
1Avocado dip
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ C _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Lady”.
GUACAMOLE
MUSICAL NOTE
2Musical note
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
SLEEP STAGE
3Sleep stage
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Upper limb”.
REM
li-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “li-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
ME
DUBAI NATIVE
5Dubai native
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Public forum” first gives you its third letter.
ARAB
RAIN CLOUDS
6Rain clouds
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “Shortened word”.
NIMBI
EVERY 12 MONTHS
7Every 12 months
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Shortened word”.
YEARLY
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. Check the fifth letter against “Dubai native”.
GERMANY
AFTER T
9After t
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
UPPER LIMB
10Upper limb
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Sleep stage”.
ARM
-sket
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-sket”). What is left starts with C.
CA
AMONGST
12Amongst
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Identity” first gives you its third letter.
AMID
LADY
13Lady
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “First man”.
MADAM
blo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“blo-”). What is left starts with O.
OD
ANCIENT LANG.
15Ancient lang.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Tele-vision” crosses it at the third square.
LAT
COVET
16Covet
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tele-vision”.
ENVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPOOKY
17Spooky
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. Solving “Rain clouds” first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
ISLAMIC FASTING MONTH
18Islamic fasting month
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
R _ _ A _ _ N. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fifth letter.
RAMADAN
PUBLIC FORUM
19Public forum
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Every 12 months”.
AMA
FIRST MAN
20First man
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Lady” first gives you its third letter.
ADAM
SHORTENED WORD
21Shortened word
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rain clouds”.
ABBR
IDENTITY
22Identity
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “Lady”.
ID
IN-LOCATION
23In-location
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “In-location”.
IL
ADULT MALE
24Adult male
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. “Church lady” crosses it at the third square.
MAN
YES
25Yes
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Yes.
Y
FLOOR COVERING
26Floor covering
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Good morning”.
RUG
___VELOUS
27___VELOUS
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___VELOUS” go in the grid. First one: M.
MAR
TELE-VISION
28Tele-vision
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TV
NAUTICAL MILE
29Nautical mile
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NM
CHURCH LADY
30Church lady
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Nautical mile” crosses it at the third square.
NUN
YEN
31Yen
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Yen.
Y
GOOD MORNING
32Good morning
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good morning”.
GM
Crossword Challenge Level 701 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 701 solved
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