Crossword Challenge Puzzle 796 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 796? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 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 “Living space”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Facets”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Living space”. 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.
LIVING SPACE
1Living space
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ R _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Gather together”.
APARTMENT
mu-
2BA___
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “mu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SIC
PARIS
3Paris
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Paris, nothing more.
P
EXTENDED PLAY
4Extended play
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EP
NUMBER TOTAL
5Number total
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Housing cost”.
COUNT
QUIZ
6Quiz
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “United states of america”.
TEST
-ke
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ke”). What is left starts with S.
STA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FACETS
8Facets
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Number total”.
ASPECTS
-ckle
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ckle”). What is left starts with P.
PI
STAGE PLAY
10Stage play
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Exam answer”.
ACT
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
FAITH IN
12Faith in
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Property holding”.
TRUST
GATHER TOGETHER
13Gather together
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “Exam answer” first gives you its third letter.
MEET
ELECTRIC FIELD
14Electric field
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EF
NOT EITHER
15Not either
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Second hand” first gives you its fifth letter.
NEITHER
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. Solving “ANC__NT” first gives you its third letter.
TREE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VERSE WRITER
17Verse writer
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Quiz” first gives you its third letter.
POET
EXAM ANSWER
18Exam answer
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “Faith in” crosses it at the third square.
TRUE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
19United states of america
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
USA
PROPERTY HOLDING
20Property holding
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Tokyo's continent”.
ESTATE
HOUSING COST
21Housing cost
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Number total”.
RENT
ALLUDE TO
22Allude to
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Not either” first gives you its fourth letter.
REFER
POINTY END
23Pointy end
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. “Not either” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHARP
SUN
24Sun
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Sun.
S
LEGAL CLAIM
25Legal claim
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not either”.
LIEN
LEFT HAND
26Left hand
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LH
SECOND HAND
27Second hand
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Second hand”.
SH
TOKYO'S CONTINENT
28Tokyo's continent
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal claim”.
ASIA
ANC__NT
29ANC__NT
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ANC__NT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IE
NO PROBLEM
30No problem
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NP
Crossword Challenge Level 796 Solved Grid
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