Crossword Challenge Puzzle 732 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 732, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Broken into pieces”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 732: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Airline worker”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Broken into pieces”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
BROKEN INTO PIECES
1Broken into pieces
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _ R _ _. “Common solvent” crosses it at the sixth square.
SHATTERED
RENTER
2Renter
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
TENANT
EPOCH
3Epoch
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Appraiser”.
ERA
4Wild canine
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “WILD CANINE” point to the same word. It begins with W.
WOLF
AGENCY
5Agency
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Agency.
A
STAGE PLATFORM
6Stage platform
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. “Cost” crosses it at the fourth square.
RISER
DUAL DISK TRANSFER
7Dual disk transfer
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dual disk transfer”.
DDT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIRLINE WORKER
8Airline worker
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. “Agency” crosses it at the fifth square.
STEWARD
SAVIOR
9Savior
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Epoch”.
HERO
APPRAISER
10Appraiser
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ T. Solving “12 months” first gives you its fifth letter.
ANALYST
-pir
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-pir” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TA
BOOMER
12Boomer
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. “Dull sound” crosses it at the third square.
TNT
COMMON SOLVENT
13Common solvent
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Exceeding hours” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHER
AFTER Q
14After q
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
s-
15Windup
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “s-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
END
DATA CENTER
16Data center
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Data center” to its initials.
DC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IDENTITY
17Identity
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Dual disk transfer” first gives you its second letter.
ID
12 MONTHS
1812 months
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “WORK OF ___”.
YEAR
COST
19Cost
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stage platform”.
FEE
DULL SOUND
20Dull sound
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Univ. hospital”.
THUD
NEEDING REST
21Needing rest
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Seedy bread”.
TIRED
WORK OF ___
22WORK OF ___
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “WORK OF ___”. Shape: A _ _.
ART
EXCEEDING HOURS
23Exceeding hours
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Exceeding hours” to its initials.
EH
ONE PERSON
24One person
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “One person”.
I
RECOLOR
25Recolor
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. The third square is also part of “BORN AND ___”.
DYE
UNIV. HOSPITAL
26Univ. hospital
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UH
NETWORK CENTER
27Network center
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
DOCTOR
28Doctor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
D _. The second square is also part of “Needing rest”.
DR
R TWICE
29R twice
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _. Solving “BORN AND ___” first gives you its second letter.
RR
SEEDY BREAD
30Seedy bread
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Needing rest”.
RYE
BRAVE
31Brave
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Brave.
B
BORN AND ___
32BORN AND ___
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “BORN AND ___”. Shape: B _ _ _.
BRED
Crossword Challenge Level 732 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 732 solved
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