Crossword Challenge Puzzle 724 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 724 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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 “Job seeker”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 724: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Skill or talent”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Job seeker”. 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.
JOB SEEKER
1Job seeker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Musical note” first gives you its sixth letter.
APPLICANT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Left right”.
BOARD
ATOMIC CHARGE
3Atomic charge
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ION
bi-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bi-”). What is left starts with L.
LL
INPUT
5Input
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Input.
I
ARCHAIC YOU
6Archaic you
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “Marine” crosses it at the third square.
THEE
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
7Yield energy armor
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield energy armor”.
YEA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILL OR TALENT
8Skill or talent
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ Y. Solving “Input” first gives you its fifth letter.
ABILITY
SWIMMING AREA
9Swimming area
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Atomic charge”.
POOL
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _. “Atomic charge” crosses it at the third square.
PAN
LEFT RIGHT
11Left right
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LR
UTOPIAN GOAL
12Utopian goal
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Celebrated”.
IDEAL
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
TOO
14Too
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not west”.
ALSO
ORGANIC STATE
15Organic state
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ U _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “__BOT”.
NATURAL
THANK GOD
16Thank god
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT SHE
17Not she
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. “Yield energy armor” crosses it at the second square.
HE
FOOT BOTTOM
18Foot bottom
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Utopian goal”.
SOLE
MARINE
19Marine
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Yield energy armor” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
CELEBRATED
20Celebrated
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Too”.
FAMOUS
ENEMY
21Enemy
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. “Archaic you” crosses it at the third square.
FOE
NOT WEST
22Not west
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Too”.
EAST
MATURE PERSON
23Mature person
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Organic state”.
ADULT
ARTICLE
24Article
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Article.
A
NOT FAR
25Not far
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Organic state”.
NEAR
FIX, CHANGE
26Fix, change
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not far”.
AMEND
DELAY
27Delay
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “Thank god”.
LAG
ENTRY USER
28Entry user
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry user”.
EU
__BOT
29__BOT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“__BOT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RO
ARRANGE
30Arrange
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not far”.
SORT
Crossword Challenge Level 724 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 724 solved
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