Crossword Challenge Puzzle 731 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 731? All 32 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ancient stories”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 731: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Agatha christie genre”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ancient stories”. 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.
ANCIENT STORIES
1Ancient stories
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ H _ _ O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
MYTHOLOGY
EVER-GREEN TREE
2Ever-green tree
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Solving “Small branch” first gives you its third letter.
YEW
CUT WITH SCISSORS
3Cut with scissors
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “Small branch” first gives you its third letter.
SNIP
THEORY
4Theory
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Theory starts with the answer.
T
be-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“be-”). What is left starts with E.
EF
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Flute player” crosses it at the fourth square.
RODEO
365 DAYS
7365 days
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Direct address”.
YEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AGATHA CHRISTIE GENRE
8Agatha christie genre
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ T _ _ Y. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MYSTERY
JAPANESE CURRENCY
9Japanese currency
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cut with scissors”.
YEN
SMALL BRANCH
10Small branch
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Cut with scissors” crosses it at the third square.
TWIG
AFTER G
11After g
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
ORGANIC MACHINE
12Organic machine
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. The fourth square is also part of “Not boy”.
LADLE
FIRST NUMBER
14First number
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Study table”.
ONE
MAIN IDEA
15Main idea
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Study table”.
GIST
YOU ALREADY KNOW
16You already know
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You already know”.
YAK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENEMY
17Enemy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Solving “365 days” first gives you its third letter.
FOE
NOT BOY
18Not boy
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Run, hit, out”.
GIRL
DIRECT ADDRESS
19Direct address
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Direct address” to its initials.
DA
EXHALE OF RELIEF
20Exhale of relief
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PHEW
FLUTE PLAYER
21Flute player
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
PIPER
OBSESSION
22Obsession
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. Solving “Main idea” first gives you its fourth letter.
MANIA
RUN, HIT, OUT
23Run, hit, out
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RHO
STUDY TABLE
24Study table
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Main idea” first gives you its third letter.
DESK
FACTS
25Facts
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. “Science fiction” crosses it at the third square.
INFO
INVITING
26Inviting
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Inviting.
I
VOLCANIC RESIDUE
27Volcanic residue
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “___ KNOWS?”.
ASH
ASHEN
28Ashen
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
W _ _. “Facts” crosses it at the third square.
WAN
TAURUS
29Taurus
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Taurus, nothing more.
T
SCIENCE FICTION
30Science fiction
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Science fiction”.
SF
AFTER V
31After v
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after V.
W
"___ KNOWS?"
32"___ KNOWS?"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ KNOWS?”? It fits W _ _.
WHO
Crossword Challenge Level 731 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 731 solved
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