Crossword Challenge Puzzle 771 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 771 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 3 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 “Was made up of”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Assess side-by-side”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Was made up of”. 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.
WAS MADE UP OF
1Was made up of
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _ T _ _. “Female sibling” crosses it at the sixth square.
CONSISTED
ABOARD
2Aboard
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nice try”.
ONTO
MONTANA
3Montana
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. “Optical network terminal” crosses it at the second square.
MT
u-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “u-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
P
pir-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pir-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ATE
LIBRARY VISITOR
6Library visitor
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ D _ _. Solving “__NTIST” first gives you its fourth letter.
READER
GO INSIDE
7Go inside
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “__NTIST”.
ENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASSESS SIDE-BY-SIDE
8Assess side-by-side
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
COMPARE
OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL
9Optical network terminal
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Optical network terminal” to its initials.
ONT
NICE TRY
10Nice try
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
NOT ALL
11Not all
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Have to” first gives you its third letter.
SOME
INPUT
12Input
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Input.
I
FEMALE SIBLING
13Female sibling
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Of the mind”.
SISTER
ENTIRE SUM
14Entire sum
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ A _. Solving “Of the mind” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOTAL
d-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d-”). What is left starts with E.
EW
"HAPPY MOTHER'S ___!"
16"HAPPY MOTHER'S ___!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “HAPPY MOTHER'S ___!”. Shape: D _ _.
DAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FINGER COUNT
17Finger count
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Go inside”.
TEN
OF THE MIND
18Of the mind
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ T _ _. “Female sibling” crosses it at the fourth square.
MENTAL
ANIMAL PROTEIN
19Animal protein
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Library visitor”.
MEAT
HAVE TO
20Have to
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Female sibling”.
MUST
__NTIST
21__NTIST
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__NTIST” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DE
POSTPONE
22Postpone
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Not on time”.
DELAY
NOT OVER
23Not over
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Library visitor”.
UNDER
HAWKEYE STATE
24Hawkeye state
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IOWA
-troom
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-troom”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RES
RIGHT
26Right
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Right.
R
TIGHT END
27Tight end
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Tight end” to its initials.
TE
NOT ON TIME
28Not on time
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “Tight end” crosses it at the third square.
LATE
YEAR
29Year
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Year starts with the answer.
Y
POSITIVE REPLY
30Positive reply
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
YES
Crossword Challenge Level 771 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 771 solved
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