Crossword Challenge Puzzle 730 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 730 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Reasoning behind”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ordinary”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Reasoning behind”, 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.
REASONING BEHIND
1Reasoning behind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Neural”.
RATIONALE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ O _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
ERROR
GLYCEMIC INDEX
3Glycemic index
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GI
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
4United states of america
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. The third square is also part of “Eons”.
USA
HUMAN LIMBS
5Human limbs
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Eons” first gives you its third letter.
LEGS
FIRST LETTER
6First letter
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
TOWNSHIP PEOPLE
7Township people
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Speech sound” first gives you its sixth letter.
RESIDENTS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ORDINARY
8Ordinary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Human limbs”.
REGULAR
STAND UP
9Stand up
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “United states of america”.
ARISE
TEST RUN
10Test run
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Test run”.
TR
lot-
11Atomic charge
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“lot-”). What is left starts with I.
ION
MINE ROCKS
12Mine rocks
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Not ever” first gives you its third letter.
ORES
NEURAL
13Neural
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Neural, nothing more.
N
CHANGE
14Change
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Musical pieces”.
AMEND
BIGGEST SIZE
15Biggest size
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. “Mental flash” crosses it at the fifth square.
LARGEST
-g
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-g” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MUSICAL NOTE
17Musical note
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
SINGER CLAPTON
18Singer clapton
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Identity”.
ERIC
EONS
19Eons
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Singer clapton”.
AGES
NOT EVER
20Not ever
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Change”.
NEVER
___ LANKA
21___ LANKA
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ LANKA” starts with S.
SRI
MUSICAL PIECES
22Musical pieces
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Biggest size”.
SONGS
IDENTITY
23Identity
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Township people” crosses it at the second square.
ID
MENTAL FLASH
24Mental flash
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Biggest size”.
IDEA
SPEECH SOUND
25Speech sound
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Singer clapton”.
VOICE
___AZINE
26___AZINE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___AZINE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MAG
NODULE
27Nodule
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Nodule starts with the answer.
N
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
28South yorkshire
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “South yorkshire” to its initials.
SY
"___ WHO?"
29"___ WHO?"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ WHO?” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ _.
SAYS
Crossword Challenge Level 730 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 730 solved
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