Crossword Challenge Puzzle 733 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 733 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 733: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mall visitor”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ C _ _ H _ _. Solving “Wet sound” first gives you its sixth letter.
SPACESHIP
HOTEL
2Hotel
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hotel.
H
"I ___ YOU ONE"
3"I ___ YOU ONE"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “I ___ YOU ONE”? It fits O _ _.
OWE
PUBLIC ADDRESS
4Public address
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PA
5Tobacco holder
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “TOBACCO HOLDER” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PIPE
BOOT OUT
6Boot out
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Branch of a sort”.
EVICT
LEASE-HOLDER
7Lease-holder
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Branch of a sort”.
RENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MALL VISITOR
8Mall visitor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ R. Solving “Tobacco holder” first gives you its fifth letter.
SHOPPER
AFTER O
9After o
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
l-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l-”). What is left starts with A.
ACE
ABBR. FOR COMPANY
11Abbr. for company
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits C _. Check the second letter against “Business entity”.
CO
SEND OFF
12Send off
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “SNA__”.
EMIT
WET SOUND
13Wet sound
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. “Don't leave” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPLAT
-rbor
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “rbor” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HA
QUILL FLUID
15Quill fluid
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Kickoff returner”.
INK
EGYPTIAN STRUCTURE
16Egyptian structure
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Swarm”.
PYRAMID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GIVE UP
17Give up
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Boot out”.
WAIVE
BUSINESS ENTITY
18Business entity
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
COMPANY
MAP MARKER
19Map marker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lease-holder”.
PIN
DON'T LEAVE
20Don't leave
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Wet sound” first gives you its third letter.
STAY
BRANCH OF A SORT
21Branch of a sort
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Boot out” first gives you its third letter.
SECT
SNA__
22SNA__
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“SNA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IL
TELLUR-IUM
23Tellur-ium
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. Check the second letter against “Lease-holder”.
TE
SWARM
24Swarm
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Squeeze” crosses it at the third square.
TEEM
RUSTIC
25Rustic
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rustic.
R
WINTER SPORT
26Winter sport
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. “Egyptian structure” crosses it at the third square.
SKI
NOT NO
27Not no
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. “Winter sport” crosses it at the third square.
YES
KICKOFF RETURNER
28Kickoff returner
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Kickoff returner” to its initials.
KR
b-
29Picture clue
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “b-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ED
SQUEEZE
30Squeeze
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
EKE
ALLOW
31Allow
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Allow.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 733 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 733 solved
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