Crossword Challenge Puzzle 716 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 716, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Band members”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 716: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Meter or liter”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Band members”. 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.
BAND MEMBERS
1Band members
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Industry”.
MUSICIANS
AIR UP THERE
2Air up there
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Internet explorer”.
ETHER
BATTERY SIZE
3Battery size
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
AAA
di-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “di-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SH
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
PERUSE TEXT
6Peruse text
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Frying tool”.
READ
scr-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “scr” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
METER OR LITER
8Meter or liter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ S _ _ E. “After t” crosses it at the fifth square.
MEASURE
BEEHIVE STATE
9Beehive state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Battery size”.
UTAH
-ke
10___NA NA
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ke”). What is left starts with S.
SHA
INTERNET EXPLORER
11Internet explorer
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Internet explorer” to its initials.
IE
RUTHLESS
12Ruthless
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ E _. Solving “Extract” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRUEL
INDUSTRY
13Industry
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Industry.
I
"BESIDES THAT …"
14"besides that …"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cold war inits.”.
ALSO
ANXIOUS FEELING
15Anxious feeling
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not off”.
NERVOUS
hor-
16__ASIDE
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“hor-”). What is left starts with S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE E
17Double e
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
EE
HEAP
18Heap
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. “Ruthless” crosses it at the third square.
PILE
FRYING TOOL
19Frying tool
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PAN
EXTRACT
20Extract
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _. “Besides that …” crosses it at the fourth square.
REMOVE
CLEAR (OF)
21Clear (of)
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “Peruse text” crosses it at the third square.
RID
COLD WAR INITS.
22Cold war inits.
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Besides that …”.
USSR
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ S _. Solving “Anxious feeling” first gives you its fourth letter.
GLASS
GAME
24Game
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Game, nothing more.
G
NOT QUIET
25Not quiet
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Anxious feeling”.
LOUD
WHIFF
26Whiff
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Not quiet”.
SMELL
JUBI___
27JUBI___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“JUBI___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LEE
OFFICE ASST.
28Office asst.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OA
NOT OFF
29Not off
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
O _. “Finishes” crosses it at the second square.
ON
FINISHES
30Finishes
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “Not quiet” crosses it at the third square.
ENDS
Crossword Challenge Level 716 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 716 solved
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