Crossword Challenge Puzzle 715 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 715 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Job seeker”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Book writers”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Job seeker”. 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.
JOB SEEKER
1Job seeker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ A _ _. “After b” crosses it at the sixth square.
APPLICANT
MARRIAGE BOND
2Marriage bond
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Credit advance”.
UNION
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
HEWLETT-PACKARD
4Hewlett-packard
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hewlett-packard”.
HP
g-
5Not new
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “g” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OLD
ROAD CHOICE
6Road choice
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. “Trade-mark” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUTE
SCIENTIFIC BRANCH
7Scientific branch
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Expected time”.
STEM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BOOK WRITERS
8Book writers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ H _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AUTHORS
PRIVATE NETWORK
9Private network
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PN
MAP MARKER
10Map marker
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “Space agency” first gives you its third letter.
PIN
CREDIT ADVANCE
11Credit advance
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Space agency”.
LOAN
NOT OUTSIDE
12Not outside
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _ _. “Kindly” crosses it at the fourth square.
INSIDE
AFTER B
13After b
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
AFTER HOURS
14After hours
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “After hours”.
AH
coco-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “coco-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NUT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ C _ _ R. Solving “End of life” first gives you its fifth letter.
TEACHER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STORY LINE
17Story line
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. “Road choice” crosses it at the third square.
PLOT
SPACE AGENCY
18Space agency
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not outside”.
NASA
EXPECTED TIME
19Expected time
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against “Scientific branch”.
DUE
KINDLY
20Kindly
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Expert” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
TRADE-MARK
21Trade-mark
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Trade-mark”.
TM
END OF LIFE
22End of life
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Hot drink”.
DEATH
NIGH
23Nigh
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hot drink”.
NEAR
EXPERT
24Expert
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “End of life”.
ACE
COLOR PROPERTY
25Color property
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
HUE
NIRVANA
26Nirvana
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nirvana, nothing more.
N
GET
27Get
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SEE
RELAX-ATION
28Relax-ation
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Get” crosses it at the third square.
EASE
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
HOT DRINK
30Hot drink
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Nigh” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
AVERAGE GRADE
31Average grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 715 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 715 solved
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