Crossword Challenge Puzzle 727 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 727 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.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Auto-mobile term”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Updated model”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Auto-mobile term”, 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.
AUTO-MOBILE TERM
1Auto-mobile term
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with V. “Most of time” crosses it at the sixth square.
VEHICULAR
CALENDAR ENTRIES
2Calendar entries
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Bay or cove”.
EVENTS
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Legacy receiver”.
RAIL
SECOND
4Second
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Second starts with the answer.
S
__ YOU SAY SO
5__ YOU SAY SO
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The missing word in “__ YOU SAY SO” starts with I.
IF
___ SCHOOL
6___ SCHOOL
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ SCHOOL”? It fits O _ _.
OLD
SUBJECT WORD
7Subject word
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Data unit”.
NOUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
UPDATED MODEL
8Updated model
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ S _ _ N. Solving “__ YOU SAY SO” first gives you its fifth letter.
VERSION
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
9Economic value added
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EVA
LEGACY RECEIVER
10Legacy receiver
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HEIR
BAY OR COVE
11Bay or cove
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Kidney-related” first gives you its fourth letter.
INLET
contra-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “contra-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CT
MOST OF TIME
13Most of time
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with U. “This american life” crosses it at the fifth square.
USUALLY
LOCAL
14Local
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Local.
L
pir-
15Had food
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pir-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ATE
AT A DISCOUNT
16At a discount
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The fifth square is also part of “South carolina”.
REDUCED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___WER
17___WER
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___WER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
FLO
KIDNEY-RELATED
18Kidney-related
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Most of time” crosses it at the fourth square.
RENAL
DATA UNIT
19Data unit
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data unit”.
DU
THIS AMERICAN LIFE
20This american life
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “This american life” to its initials.
TAL
NOW
21Now
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Now, nothing more.
N
LOCATION
22Location
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the fourth letter against “___EEN”.
PLACE
SHORT SLEEP
23Short sleep
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Location” crosses it at the third square.
NAP
PRE-OWNED
24Pre-owned
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
USED
25Garden space
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “GARDEN SPACE” if the picture is unclear. First letter Y.
YARD
SERVICE LEVEL
26Service level
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SL
TIGHT END
27Tight end
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
DOUBLE A
28Double a
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Its second letter is shared with “Garden space”.
AA
SOUTH CAROLINA
29South carolina
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “South carolina” to its initials.
SC
___EEN
30___EEN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___EEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SCR
UNIVER-SITY
31Univer-sity
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Univer-sity”.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 727 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 727 solved
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