Crossword Challenge Puzzle 7 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 7 is a 7×9 board with 24 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
7 of the 24 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 8 letters and belongs to “Lunch staple”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 6 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Loud cry”, and the first letters of the 8 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Lunch staple”. 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.
1Lunch staple
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
Use the text “LUNCH STAPLE” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SANDWICH
cir-
2Cir---
Top row 2/6 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cir-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CLE
NOT A DREAMER
3Not a dreamer
Top row 3/6 · 7 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Caprice”.
REALIST
k-y
4K-y
Top row 4/6 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “k-y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
E
FIT
5Fit
Top row 5/6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Almost”.
ABLE
6Fifth month
Top row 6/6 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “FIFTH MONTH”. The answer opens with M.
MAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOUD CRY
7Loud cry
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SCREAM
BAR ORDER
8Bar order
Left column 2/8 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not a dreamer”.
ALE
ALMOST
9Almost
Left column 3/8 · 6 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Brink”.
NEARLY
FOURTH LETTER
10Fourth letter
Left column 4/8 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fourth letter”.
D
CAPRICE
11Caprice
Left column 5/8 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not a dreamer”.
WHIM
INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE
12Internal audit service
Left column 6/8 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IAS
LEMON OR LIME
13Lemon or lime
Left column 7/8 · 6 letters · across
Fits C _ _ R _ _. Solving “Role-playing” first gives you its fourth letter.
CITRUS
HUMAN RE-SOURCES
14Human re-sources
Left column 8/8 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. The second square is also part of “Tresses”.
HR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BRITISH AIRWAYS
15British airways
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “British airways” to its initials.
BA
BRINK
16Brink
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Caprice”.
RIM
UNTRUTH
17Untruth
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. “Fit” crosses it at the third square.
LIE
TRESSES
18Tresses
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Lemon or lime”.
HAIR
19Big stinger
Row 5, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “BIG STINGER” if the picture is unclear. First letter W.
WASP
WIN
20Win
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Win, nothing more.
W
___STION
21___STION
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___STION” go in the grid. First one: Q.
QUE
QUAL. ASSUR.
22Qual. assur.
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QA
ROLE-PLAYING
23Role-playing
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Role-playing” to its initials.
RP
ENERGY BOOST
24Energy boost
Row 9, col 4 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. “Big stinger” crosses it at the third square.
PEP
Crossword Challenge Level 7 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 7 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 7 with us. Puzzle 8 is next, with 25 clues on a 7×9 board.