Crossword Challenge Puzzle 702 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 702? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 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 “Large numbers”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Problem”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Large numbers”, 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.
LARGE NUMBERS
1Large numbers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ U _ _ N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
THOUSANDS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ I _. “User interface” crosses it at the fourth square.
RADIO
NOT NEW
3Not new
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. “A little strange” crosses it at the third square.
OLD
-o
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “o” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UF
BIT
5Bit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Bit.
B
CREDIT ADVANCE
6Credit advance
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cat's catch”.
LOAN
EXTRA PART
7Extra part
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Thoughts”.
EXTENSION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROBLEM
8Problem
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ U _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bit”.
TROUBLE
50%
950%
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not new”.
HALF
A LITTLE STRANGE
10A little strange
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. “Not new” crosses it at the third square.
ODD
USER INTERFACE
11User interface
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User interface” to its initials.
UI
SUN RELATED
12Sun related
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. Solving “Madam” first gives you its fourth letter.
SOLAR
sof-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sof-”). What is left starts with A.
A
MILITARY BRANCH
14Military branch
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of dies”.
NAVY
15Coloring
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Use the text “COLORING” if the picture is unclear. First letter D.
DYE
TIME IN COURT
16Time in court
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ S _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Two in roman”.
SESSION
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__YGEN
17__YGEN
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__YGEN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OX
UN-COMMON
18Un-common
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sun related”.
RARE
CAT'S CATCH
19Cat's catch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Extra part” first gives you its third letter.
RAT
MADAM
20Madam
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Thoughts”.
LADY
WAY
21Way
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Credit advance”.
LANE
OPPOSITE OF DIES
22Opposite of dies
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Coloring”.
LIVES
AFTER M
23After m
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
TOO
24Too
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “___LATION”.
ALSO
THOUGHTS
25Thoughts
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. “Too” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAS
YES VOTE
26Yes vote
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Time in court”.
AYE
LONG ISLAND
27Long island
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
TWO IN ROMAN
28Two in roman
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Its second letter is shared with “Time in court”.
II
___LATION
29___LATION
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___LATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
ISO
START
30Start
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Start.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 702 Solved Grid
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