Crossword Challenge Puzzle 728 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 728? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 “Finished”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Sure”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Finished”, 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.
FINISHED
1Finished
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Build”.
COMPLETED
TEXT REVISER
2Text reviser
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Physical therapy”.
EDITOR
i-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “i” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RON
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Natural resource” first gives you its third letter.
TREE
TOP OF ALPHABET
5Top of alphabet
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Top of alphabet”.
A
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Snaky fish”.
ITALY
NOTICE OF LOSS
7Notice of loss
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NOL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SURE
8Sure
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Top of alphabet”.
CERTAIN
STINK
9Stink
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ODOR
NATURAL RESOURCE
10Natural resource
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ E _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Takes a break”.
MINERAL
PHYSICAL THERAPY
11Physical therapy
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Physical therapy” to its initials.
PT
OPPOSITE OF HIGH
12Opposite of high
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Fuse by heat”.
LOW
BUILD
13Build
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Money in hand”.
ERECT
AFTER S
14After s
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
FINISHES
15Finishes
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Fuse by heat” crosses it at the third square.
ENDS
DRIVING LICENSE
16Driving license
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TOWARDS
17Towards
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. Check the second letter against “Notice of loss”.
TO
TAKES A BREAK
18Takes a break
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Build”.
RESTS
SNAKY FISH
19Snaky fish
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EEL
FUSE BY HEAT
20Fuse by heat
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pointer pen”.
WELD
STANDARD RULES
21Standard rules
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Electro-magnetic”.
NORMS
PREFIX FOR 'ONYM'
22Prefix for 'onym'
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Standard rules”.
SYN
MONEY IN HAND
23Money in hand
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Finishes”.
CASH
OUTLET
24Outlet
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Outlet.
O
BETW___
25BETW___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BETW___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EEN
POINTER PEN
26Pointer pen
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Solving “BETW___” first gives you its fourth letter.
LASER
NATIONS LEAGUE
27Nations league
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NL
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
28Electro-magnetic
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electro-magnetic”.
EM
ACTOR
29Actor
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Actor, nothing more.
A
COMPOSER ZIMMER
30Composer zimmer
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. “BETW___” crosses it at the third square.
HANS
Crossword Challenge Level 728 Solved Grid
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