Crossword Challenge Puzzle 726 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 726, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 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; 4 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 “Losing balance”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Glittery”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Losing balance”, 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.
LOSING BALANCE
1Losing balance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Long”.
STUMBLING
KIND OF COLONY
2Kind of colony
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PENAL
-mal
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-mal”). What is left starts with A.
ANI
ROAD ABBR.
4Road abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. “See to” crosses it at the second square.
RD
KNOW
5Know
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Know, nothing more.
K
NOBLE DAME
6Noble dame
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Same day sleep”.
LADY
ABBR. FOR YEARS
7Abbr. for years
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Same day sleep”.
YRS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GLITTERY
8Glittery
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Know”.
SPARKLY
SEE TO
9See to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TEND
-corn
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-corn”). What is left starts with U.
UNI
-rtini
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-rtini”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MA
DRINK FOR DRACULA
12Drink for dracula
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Part of house”.
BLOOD
LONG
13Long
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Long.
L
THING ON LIST
14Thing on list
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Deep blue”.
ITEM
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
15Nano emission array
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEA
NOT FAKE
16Not fake
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with G. “Assisted input” crosses it at the fifth square.
GENUINE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARGON SYMBOL
17Argon symbol
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. The second square is also part of “Abbr. for years”.
AR
FIZZY DRINK
18Fizzy drink
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Drink for dracula” first gives you its third letter.
SODA
SAME DAY SLEEP
19Same day sleep
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Same day sleep” to its initials.
SDS
PART OF HOUSE
20Part of house
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Solving “Sports team leader” first gives you its third letter.
ROOM
DEST___
21DEST___
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“DEST___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
ROY
DEEP BLUE
22Deep blue
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “Nano emission array”.
OCEAN
HAND GESTURE
23Hand gesture
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “REM___”.
SHAKE
SHIP
24Ship
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ship, nothing more.
S
POPCORN BASE
25Popcorn base
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “REM___”.
CORN
SPORTS TEAM LEADER
26Sports team leader
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ C _. Solving “Popcorn base” first gives you its fourth letter.
COACH
GOLF PEG
27Golf peg
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Not fake”.
TEE
OFFICE ASSISTANT
28Office assistant
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Office assistant” to its initials.
OA
ASSISTED INPUT
29Assisted input
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Assisted input”.
AI
REM___
30REM___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “REM___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ARK
USEFUL
31Useful
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Useful.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 726 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 726 solved
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