Crossword Challenge Puzzle 764 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 764? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Plot of film”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Plot of film”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
PLOT OF FILM
1Plot of film
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Fruit for tea” first gives you its sixth letter.
STORYLINE
-el
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-el”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CAM
HEROIC STORY
3Heroic story
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Bypass” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
NEXT TO Q
4Next to q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Next to q”.
P
dele-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “dele” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TE
INSERT DEEPLY
6Insert deeply
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Future officer”.
EMBED
IRON'S NEMESIS
7Iron's nemesis
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Basic skills” crosses it at the third square.
RUST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ P _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SCEPTER
LIGHT TOUCH
9Light touch
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Heroic story” first gives you its third letter.
TAP
BYPASS
10Bypass
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Heroic story”.
OMIT
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
YARD DUTY
12Yard duty
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YD
FRUIT FOR TEA
13Fruit for tea
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Bird's claw”.
LEMON
GRAPHIC SYMBOL
14Graphic symbol
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Small bit”.
ICON
s-
15Negative word
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “s” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NOT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sodium”.
EYELASH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUSSIE BIRD
17Aussie bird
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Iron's nemesis”.
EMU
BIRD'S CLAW
18Bird's claw
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ O _. “Fruit for tea” crosses it at the fourth square.
TALON
BASIC SKILLS
19Basic skills
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Basic skills”.
BS
___OSAUR
20___OSAUR
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___OSAUR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DIN
FUTURE OFFICER
21Future officer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. “Insert deeply” crosses it at the fourth square.
CADET
DIS-TRACTION TACTIC
22Dis-traction tactic
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DECOY
COVER FOR POT
23Cover for pot
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Insert deeply”.
LID
SMALL BIT
24Small bit
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MOTE
ESSENTIAL PART
25Essential part
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Hard seed”.
PITH
PROBLEM
26Problem
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Problem.
P
INFECTED FLUID
27Infected fluid
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PUS
POST-INTROVERT
28Post-introvert
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PI
SODIUM
29Sodium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
N _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
NA
HARD SEED
30Hard seed
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Essential part”.
NUT
LEFT
31Left
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Left starts with the answer.
L
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