Crossword Challenge Puzzle 713 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 713 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Nine-month term”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Actors or athletes”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Nine-month term”. 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.
NINE-MONTH TERM
1Nine-month term
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against “Trophies or medals”.
PREGNANCY
WAY
2Way
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. “Finale” crosses it at the third square.
LANE
ALTITUDE
3Altitude
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Altitude starts with the answer.
A
YEAR END
4Year end
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YE
SINC___
5SINC___
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
“SINC___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nature-friendly”.
RICE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Extended play”.
SCOPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACTORS OR ATHLETES
8Actors or athletes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ Y _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “SINC___”.
PLAYERS
-violi
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-violi” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RA
FINALE
10Finale
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “Facts” crosses it at the third square.
END
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Facts”.
GEAR
BEFORE O
12Before o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
TROPHIES OR MEDALS
13Trophies or medals
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _ _. Solving “Scarce” first gives you its fourth letter.
AWARDS
NORTH EAST
14North east
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NE
SHOUT IN PAIN
15Shout in pain
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “You all”.
CRY
POSITIVE REPLY
16Positive reply
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Solving “You all” first gives you its third letter.
YEAH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SINGER CLAPTON
17Singer clapton
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ERIC
FACTS
18Facts
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Truth and order”.
DATA
NATURE-FRIENDLY
19Nature-friendly
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ECO
SCARCE
20Scarce
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Trophies or medals”.
RARE
EXTENDED PLAY
21Extended play
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EP
CHANCES
22Chances
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “Rework” crosses it at the third square.
ODDS
TRUTH AND ORDER
23Truth and order
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Truth and order”.
TAO
EXISTED
24Existed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. “Shout in pain” crosses it at the third square.
WERE
EARL
25Earl
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Earl, nothing more.
E
NOT HEALTHY
26Not healthy
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “___ENCE”.
SICK
-ket
27___-TAC-TOE
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ket”). What is left starts with T.
TIC
REWORK
28Rework
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Not healthy” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
YOU ALL
29You all
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “You all” to its initials.
YA
___ENCE
30___ENCE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ENCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SCI
HANDLE
31Handle
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Handle.
H
KANSAS CITY
32Kansas city
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KC
Crossword Challenge Level 713 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 713 solved
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