Crossword Challenge Puzzle 741 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 741 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “100-year periods”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Link together”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “100-year periods”, 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.
100-YEAR PERIODS
1100-year periods
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _ I _ _. “Yacht racing event” crosses it at the sixth square.
CENTURIES
ORANGE-BLACK BIRD
2Orange-black bird
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Breakfast bread”.
ORIOLE
MOTHER'S MOTHER
3Mother's mother
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
NANA
BEFORE O
4Before o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
EARNINGS BEFORE
5Earnings before
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EB
-per
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-per” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
COP
COVER FOR RAIN
7Cover for rain
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Pro-motion” first gives you its third letter.
TARP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LINK TOGETHER
8Link together
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _ _ T. Solving “Earnings before” first gives you its fifth letter.
CONNECT
EPOCH
9Epoch
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Mother's mother” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ _. Solving “Mother's mother” first gives you its third letter.
NINE
BREAKFAST BREAD
11Breakfast bread
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Formal writing”.
TOAST
p--l
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UL
YACHT RACING EVENT
13Yacht racing event
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ A _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of “Kid”.
REGATTA
ICON
14Icon
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icon.
I
GPS GUESS
15Gps guess
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Tiny biter”.
ETA
FILL UP
16Fill up
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tiny biter”.
SATE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LARGE SNAKE
17Large snake
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “Cover for rain”.
BOA
FORMAL WRITING
18Formal writing
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ A _. “Yacht racing event” crosses it at the fourth square.
ESSAY
PRO-MOTION
19Pro-motion
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
P _. Check the second letter against “Cover for rain”.
PR
KID
20Kid
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yacht racing event”.
TOT
PREVIEW
21Preview
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Preview, nothing more.
P
SOUP BASE
22Soup base
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Winter hazard”.
STOCK
HELP REQUEST
23Help request
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Soup base” first gives you its third letter.
SOS
TINY BITER
24Tiny biter
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Gps guess” first gives you its third letter.
GNAT
FIELD
25Field
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Winter hazard” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
BIG APPLE
26Big apple
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. Check the second letter against “Formal writing”.
NY
THANKS AGAIN
27Thanks again
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
THIS __ THAT
28THIS __ THAT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say “THIS __ THAT” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _.
OR
INTEREST
29Interest
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Interest starts with the answer.
I
WINTER HAZARD
30Winter hazard
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Solving “Field” first gives you its third letter.
ICE
FIFTH LETTER
31Fifth letter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Fifth letter”.
E
par-
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “par” gives the answer. First letter: K.
KA
Crossword Challenge Level 741 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 741 solved
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