Crossword Challenge Puzzle 72 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 72 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Basic”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Female ruler”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Basic”. 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.
BASIC
1Basic
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Roaming lifestyle”.
ELEMENTAL
SHEEP VARIETY
2Sheep variety
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _ _. Solving “Not serious” first gives you its fourth letter.
MERINO
-y
3____Y
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PEON
RECORD
4Record
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Record.
R
'FOR EXAMPLE'
5'for example'
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits E _. Check the second letter against “Break”.
EG
66
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. “GRA__ATE” crosses it at the third square.
SAD
ROTATED RAPIDLY
7Rotated rapidly
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “GRA__ATE” first gives you its third letter.
SPUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FEMALE RULER
8Female ruler
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “'for example'”.
EMPRESS
BRUCE OF MARTIAL ARTS
9Bruce of martial arts
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
LEE
GOD OF LOVE
10God of love
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EROS
NOT SERIOUS
11Not serious
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _. “Sun related” crosses it at the fourth square.
MINOR
f--ce
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fce” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
ROAMING LIFESTYLE
13Roaming lifestyle
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ A _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Purged”.
NOMADIC
1414
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with T.
T
"I GOT IT!"
15"i got it!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Butcher's product”.
AHA
MILITARY TOILET
16Military toilet
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ R _ _ E. “Wisconsin” crosses it at the fifth square.
LATRINE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BREAK
17Break
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Solving “Rotated rapidly” first gives you its third letter.
GAP
SUN RELATED
18Sun related
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Roaming lifestyle”.
SOLAR
GRA__ATE
19GRA__ATE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“GRA__ATE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DU
PURGED
20Purged
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Roaming lifestyle” crosses it at the third square.
RID
NURSE
21Nurse
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nurse.
N
AMERICAN BUFFALO
22American buffalo
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ O _. Solving “Stir-fry pan” first gives you its fourth letter.
BISON
FREEDOM ADVOCATE
23Freedom advocate
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “American buffalo” first gives you its third letter.
LIB
BUTCHER'S PRODUCT
24Butcher's product
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Solving “I got it!” first gives you its third letter.
MEAT
2523
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. Solving “Stir-fry pan” first gives you its third letter.
COKE
EMERGENCY ROOM
26Emergency room
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ER
LAUGHTER SOUND
27Laughter sound
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the second letter against “Military toilet”.
HA
IN THAT CASE
28In that case
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SO
WISCONSIN
29Wisconsin
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. The second square is also part of “Military toilet”.
WI
STIR-FRY PAN
30Stir-fry pan
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
WOK
AFTER Q
31After q
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 72 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 72 solved
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