Crossword Challenge Puzzle 719 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 719, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Home loans”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not minimum”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Home loans”, read top to bottom.
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.
HOME LOANS
1Home loans
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits M _ _ T _ _ G _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MORTGAGES
OPPOSITE OF PRO
2Opposite of pro
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Raid the enemy” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
ROMAN TEN
3Roman ten
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman ten”.
X
ma-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ma-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IL
1,000 G'S
51,000 g's
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. “VIO___” crosses it at the third square.
MIL
ALL OF SPACE
6All of space
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
U _ _ V _ _ S _. Check the fifth letter against “Inland sea”.
UNIVERSE
REST. LIST
7Rest. list
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. “VIO___” crosses it at the third square.
MENU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT MINIMUM
8Not minimum
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _ M. “1,000 g's” crosses it at the fifth square.
MAXIMUM
coup-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “coup” gives the answer. First letter: O.
ON
RAID THE ENEMY
10Raid the enemy
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Raid the enemy”.
RTE
BINDERS
11Binders
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “Long fish” crosses it at the third square.
TIES
GEN
12Gen
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gen.
G
j-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“j-”). What is left starts with A.
AW
BREAK
14Break
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Solving “Map marker” first gives you its third letter.
GAP
DEVIL'S DOING
15Devil's doing
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Map marker” crosses it at the third square.
EVIL
TOUCH OR TASTE
16Touch or taste
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Least squares”.
SENSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STRAIGHT PATH
17Straight path
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “All of space”.
LINE
LONG FISH
18Long fish
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “Inland sea” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
VIO___
19VIO___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “VIO___” go in the grid. First one: L.
LIN
___URAI
20___URAI
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“___URAI” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SAM
VOLUME UNIT
21Volume unit
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VU
KINETIC AI
22Kinetic ai
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. “Follower suffix” crosses it at the third square.
KAI
INLAND SEA
23Inland sea
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kinetic ai”.
LAKE
SURFER'S NEED
24Surfer's need
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Solving “Devil's doing” first gives you its third letter.
WAVE
ROSE PART
25Rose part
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Early english” first gives you its third letter.
STEM
RED PLANET
26Red planet
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All of space”.
MARS
MAP MARKER
27Map marker
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Check the third letter against “Touch or taste”.
PIN
FOLLOWER SUFFIX
28Follower suffix
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Rose part”.
IST
LEAST SQUARES
29Least squares
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Least squares” to its initials.
LS
EARLY ENGLISH
30Early english
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early english”.
EE
FIFTH LETTER
31Fifth letter
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
MINIMAL
32Minimal
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Minimal.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 719 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 719 solved
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