Crossword Challenge Puzzle 756 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 756 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 5 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 “Ready for use”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 756: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Written piece”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ready for use”. 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.
READY FOR USE
1Ready for use
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. “Zones” crosses it at the sixth square.
AVAILABLE
c-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RIB
SPEAK
3Speak
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “Fit” crosses it at the third square.
TALK
IDIOM
4Idiom
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Idiom starts with the answer.
I
CANADIAN NATIONAL
5Canadian national
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Canadian national”.
CN
LESS HIGH
6Less high
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. “SPI___” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOWER
AT ALL TIMES
7At all times
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “You and i”.
EVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Canadian national”.
ARTICLE
BY
9By
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. “Speak” crosses it at the third square.
VIA
FIT
10Fit
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Speak” crosses it at the third square.
ABLE
ICY
11Icy
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icy.
I
bu-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bu” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LB
ZONES
13Zones
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Held”.
AREAS
NEST BUILDER
14Nest builder
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. “Poet's before” crosses it at the third square.
BIRD
s---p
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sp” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LEE
cl-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cl-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EF
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
11TH MONTH
1711th month
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “At all times”.
NOV
END
18End
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of End, nothing more.
E
YOU AND I
19You and i
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: W _. The second square is also part of “At all times”.
WE
___KTOP
20___KTOP
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___KTOP” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DES
KNOCK
21Knock
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Knock starts with the answer.
K
SHORT-WINDED
22Short-winded
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
BRIEF
SPI___
23SPI___
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SPI___” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DER
HELD
24Held
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nest builder”.
HAD
NOT HIM
25Not him
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. “Less high” crosses it at the third square.
HER
POET'S BEFORE
26Poet's before
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ERE
THE EAST
27The east
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roman numeral 3”.
ASIA
MUSICAL NOTE
28Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
BASH
29Bash
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. “Space agency” crosses it at the third square.
DIS
DUAL SCREEN
30Dual screen
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dual screen”.
DS
IOWA
31Iowa
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Space agency” first gives you its second letter.
IA
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
32Roman numeral 3
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. “The east” crosses it at the third square.
III
NODULE
33Nodule
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nodule.
N
SPACE AGENCY
34Space agency
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bash”.
NASA
Crossword Challenge Level 756 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 756 solved
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