Crossword Challenge Puzzle 704 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 704 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “School head”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 704: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Gift”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “School head”. 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.
SCHOOL HEAD
1School head
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ N _ _ P _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Icon”.
PRINCIPAL
AUDIO RECEIVER
2Audio receiver
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RADIO
-ser
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ser”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
SPECIAL EDITION
4Special edition
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Special edition” to its initials.
SE
MUSICAL NOTE
5Musical note
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
NOT FAR
6Not far
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “24 hours”.
NEAR
THE HIDDEN YAWN
7The hidden yawn
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
THY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Gift
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “GIFT” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PRESENT
SCARCE
9Scarce
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RARE
I DON'T ANSWER
10I don't answer
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “I don't answer”.
IDA
-ne
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ne” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NI
CHARGES
12Charges
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Stair part”.
COSTS
ICON
13Icon
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Icon, nothing more.
I
MAKE READY
14Make ready
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ P _ _ E. Solving “Illness” first gives you its fifth letter.
PREPARE
TARGET
15Target
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rose part”.
AIM
-ot
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ot”). What is left starts with L.
LO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CANADIAN VERBAL TIC
17Canadian verbal tic
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
E _. The second square is also part of “The hidden yawn”.
EH
ILLNESS
18Illness
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Make ready” first gives you its fifth letter.
DISEASE
24 HOURS
1924 hours
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against “The hidden yawn”.
DAY
STAIR PART
20Stair part
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bite tools”.
STEP
KNIGHTED MAN
21Knighted man
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Not far”.
SIR
ROSE PART
22Rose part
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Make ready”.
STEM
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: W _ _ E _. Solving “Legal action” first gives you its fourth letter.
WHEEL
AFTER V
24After v
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after V.
W
NOT A LIE
25Not a lie
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal action”.
TRUE
BITE TOOLS
26Bite tools
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Not a lie” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEETH
___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
27___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL”. Shape: R _ _.
RIO
LEGAL ACTION
28Legal action
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SUE
FAR
29Far
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Far.
F
PERCEIVE TOUCH
30Perceive touch
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. Solving “Not a lie” first gives you its third letter.
FEEL
Crossword Challenge Level 704 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 704 solved
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