Crossword Challenge Puzzle 712 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 712 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Much wanted”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 712: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Security payment”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Much wanted”. 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.
MUCH WANTED
1Much wanted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _ B _ _. Solving “On top” first gives you its sixth letter.
DESIRABLE
FORE
2Fore
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Delivered to”.
ERE
ROLE
3Role
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Delivered to”.
PART
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. O.
O
APPEARED TO BE
5Appeared to be
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ M _ _. The fourth square is also part of “NEW YORK _____”.
SEEMED
BOOK LIST
6Book list
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “NEW YORK _____”.
INDEX
THANK GOD
7Thank god
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECURITY PAYMENT
8Security payment
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ O _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Appeared to be”.
DEPOSIT
op-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “op-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
DELIVERED TO
10Delivered to
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Essential”.
SERVED
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
RADIO WAVE
12Radio wave
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Radio wave” to its initials.
RW
ON TOP
13On top
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Essential”.
AHEAD
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ _. Solving “OR ___ WHAT?” first gives you its third letter.
BELL
te---cope
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “tecope” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LES
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
16Funda-mental part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Prefix for try”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OUR LANG.
17Our lang.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Thank god”.
ENG
ESSENTIAL
18Essential
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “On top”.
VITAL
AVENUE
19Avenue
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. “Selenium” crosses it at the fourth square.
STREET
NEW YORK _____
20NEW YORK _____
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “NEW YORK _____” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ E _.
TIMES
SPINNING PART
21Spinning part
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
WHEEL
SMS CONTENT
22Sms content
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Book list”.
TEXT
"OR ___ WHAT?"
23"OR ___ WHAT?"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “OR ___ WHAT?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
RAMP
24Ramp
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ramp, nothing more.
R
DAYLIGHT SOURCE
25Daylight source
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Funda-mental part” first gives you its third letter.
SUN
SELENIUM
26Selenium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. The second square is also part of “Avenue”.
SE
PREFIX FOR TRY
27Prefix for try
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
R _. The second square is also part of “Funda-mental part”.
RE
FEEL REGRET
28Feel regret
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Avenue”.
RUE
MOTOR
29Motor
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Motor.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 712 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 712 solved
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