Crossword Challenge Puzzle 788 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 788? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 31 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Practice”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 788: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Snake or alligator”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Practice”. 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.
PRACTICE
1Practice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “QUA___R”.
REHEARSAL
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
2Electric vehicle
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
ANNOYING INSECT
3Annoying insect
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. “Stays idle” crosses it at the third square.
PEST
TESTED
4Tested
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Join in”.
TRIED
K_TCHEN
5K_TCHEN
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
“K_TCHEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
____ PALMAS
6____ PALMAS
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “____ PALMAS”? It fits L _ _.
LAS
toff-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “toff-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SNAKE OR ALLIGATOR
8Snake or alligator
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “K_TCHEN”.
REPTILE
NOT NEVER
9Not never
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Annoying insect”.
EVER
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to H.
H
JOIN IN
11Join in
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. “Tested” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENTER
ALPHA OMEGA
12Alpha omega
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Alpha omega” to its initials.
AO
QUA___R
13QUA___R
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “QUA___R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RTE
SCALE LEVELS
14Scale levels
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Our lang.”.
SIZES
-cordion
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cordion” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AC
EXTENT UNITS
16Extent units
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ G _ _ S. “Passage through” crosses it at the fifth square.
LENGTHS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANYTHING ELSE
17Anything else
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AE
PASSAGE THROUGH
18Passage through
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ N _ _ T. Solving “Scale levels” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRANSIT
STAYS IDLE
19Stays idle
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Passage through” crosses it at the third square.
SITS
SIGN OF CAUTION
20Sign of caution
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “Scale levels”.
NOTICE
PROBLEMS
21Problems
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Uranium” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUES
ION
22Ion
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ion, nothing more.
I
CRA__N
23CRA__N
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“CRA__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YO
CALENDAR UNITS
24Calendar units
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CRA__N”.
DAYS
ENERGY ZONE
25Energy zone
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy zone”.
EZ
VETOES
26Vetoes
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Problems” first gives you its third letter.
NOS
OUR LANG.
27Our lang.
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Extent units”.
ENG
URANIUM
28Uranium
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Uranium, nothing more.
U
NEW HAMPSHIRE
29New hampshire
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New hampshire” to its initials.
NH
3X3
303×3
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “New hampshire”.
NINE
NO
31No
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of No.
N
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