Crossword Challenge Puzzle 718 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 718 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 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; 4 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 “Care-free”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 718: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Core nature”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Care-free”. 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.
CARE-FREE
1Care-free
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Eye-related” first gives you its sixth letter.
EASYGOING
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _. Check the third letter against “Set to wind”.
SPA
MIX
3Mix
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Set to wind”.
STIR
k-y
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “k-y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
E
NEVADA ABBR.
5Nevada abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. “Hauler” crosses it at the second square.
NV
TRANS-PORTED ITEMS
6Trans-ported items
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Mountain spine”.
CARGO
OPPOSITE OF BORE
7Opposite of bore
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Tennis”.
ENTERTAIN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CORE NATURE
8Core nature
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Nevada abbr.”.
ESSENCE
c-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
APT
10Set to wind
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “SET TO WIND”. The answer opens with S.
SAIL
AFTER X
11After x
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
ton--e
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ton--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GU
EYE-RELATED
13Eye-related
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fat or wax”.
OPTIC
APPLE MUSIC PLAYER
14Apple music player
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kid”.
IPOD
FISHING GEAR
15Fishing gear
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Kid” crosses it at the third square.
NET
GLOBAL REACH
16Global reach
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Global reach” to its initials.
GR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAULER
17Hauler
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of bore”.
VAN
FAT OR WAX
18Fat or wax
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. The fourth square is also part of “Eye-related”.
LIPID
RETWEET
19Retweet
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
R _. “Opposite of bore” crosses it at the second square.
RT
DOCTOR
20Doctor
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Eye-related”.
DOC
MOUNTAIN SPINE
21Mountain spine
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Trans-ported items”.
RIDGE
LOWER'S OPPOSITE
22Lower's opposite
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Fishing gear”.
UPPER
NOT WEALTHY
23Not wealthy
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. “Trans-ported items” crosses it at the third square.
POOR
KID
24Kid
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “Fishing gear” crosses it at the third square.
TOT
TENNIS
25Tennis
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Tennis starts with the answer.
T
RUN, HIT, OUT
26Run, hit, out
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RHO
RED ALERT
27Red alert
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RA
CARBON COPY
28Carbon copy
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Carbon copy”.
CC
___CKEN
29___CKEN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___CKEN” go in the grid. First one: C.
CHI
INTERNET
30Internet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Internet.
I
CULTURAL SYMBOL
31Cultural symbol
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Run, hit, out”.
ICON
Crossword Challenge Level 718 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 718 solved
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