Crossword Challenge Puzzle 787 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 787, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not regular”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 787: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Called to event”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not regular”. 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.
NOT REGULAR
1Not regular
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ L _ _. “Father's brother” crosses it at the sixth square.
IRREGULAR
STANDARD PRACTICE
2Standard practice
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “Double r” crosses it at the third square.
NORM
VOLUME LEVEL
3Volume level
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Volume level”.
VL
gor---a
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “gor---a” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ILL
TIME
5Time
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Time, nothing more.
T
BORDERS
6Borders
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “___DLE”.
EDGES
MEDICINAL UNIT
7Medicinal unit
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “Human limbs” first gives you its third letter.
DOSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CALLED TO EVENT
8Called to event
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _ _ D. “Time” crosses it at the fifth square.
INVITED
TYPE OF SUSHI
9Type of sushi
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Volume level” first gives you its third letter.
ROLL
DOUBLE R
10Double r
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
R _. The second square is also part of “Standard practice”.
RR
ECLIPSE MODELING FRAME
11Eclipse modeling frame
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eclipse modeling frame”.
EMF
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G.
G
FATHER'S BROTHER
13Father's brother
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Obvious”.
UNCLE
NOT VERTICAL
14Not vertical
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ E _ _ L. Solving “Goes inside” first gives you its fifth letter.
LATERAL
g--e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ge” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AM
BACK SECTION
16Back section
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Art”.
REAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WIN__W
17WIN__W
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “WIN__W” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DO
GOES INSIDE
18Goes inside
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Father's brother”.
ENTERS
HUMAN LIMBS
19Human limbs
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Borders”.
LEGS
TRUTH, NOT FICTION
20Truth, not fiction
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Father's brother”.
FACT
___DLE
21___DLE
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___DLE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NEE
OBVIOUS
22Obvious
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Where japan is”.
CLEAR
PLAYS A ROLE
23Plays a role
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Goes inside”.
ACTS
PERSONAL IDENTIFIER
24Personal identifier
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NAME
LARGE CHUNK
25Large chunk
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Where japan is”.
SLAB
SHELF
26Shelf
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Shelf.
S
BE IN PAIN
27Be in pain
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Lunch break”.
AIL
WHERE JAPAN IS
28Where japan is
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Be in pain” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
ART
29Art
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Art starts with the answer.
A
LUNCH BREAK
30Lunch break
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Lunch break”.
LB
Crossword Challenge Level 787 Solved Grid
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