Crossword Challenge Puzzle 734 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 734 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bed cover”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Erode metal”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bed cover”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
BED COVER
1Bed cover
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ F _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Nuclear facility”.
COMFORTER
ORANGE-BLACK BIRD
2Orange-black bird
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ O _ _. “Book leaf” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORIOLE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Look”.
REEL
RUSTIC
4Rustic
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rustic starts with the answer.
R
ONE YUMMY
5One yummy
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OY
NATURE'S DROPLETS
6Nature's droplets
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Check the third letter against “Toilet”.
DEW
EVERY
7Every
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Toilet” first gives you its third letter.
EACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ERODE METAL
8Erode metal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ R _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “One yummy”.
CORRODE
sn-
9Metallic rock
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “sn-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ORE
LOOK
10Look
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MIEN
BOOK LEAF
11Book leaf
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ I _. “Nephew's sister” crosses it at the fourth square.
FOLIO
OFFICE LADY
12Office lady
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OL
NUCLEAR FACILITY
13Nuclear facility
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ C _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Cereal grain”.
REACTOR
TUNDRA
14Tundra
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tundra, nothing more.
T
pig-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pig-”). What is left starts with E.
EON
VOTE IN AGAIN
16Vote in again
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ L _ _ T. Solving “Base editor” first gives you its fifth letter.
REELECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YEAH, EXACTLY ALRIGHT
17Yeah, exactly alright
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yeah, exactly alright”.
YEA
NEPHEW'S SISTER
18Nephew's sister
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Nuclear facility”.
NIECE
TOILET
19Toilet
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
W _. Solving “Every” first gives you its second letter.
WC
CEREAL GRAIN
20Cereal grain
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. “Nuclear facility” crosses it at the third square.
OAT
HERO
21Hero
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Hero.
H
CHEMICAL HAZARD
22Chemical hazard
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Life story”.
TOXIC
DINE
23Dine
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Chemical hazard”.
EAT
FACIAL BLEMISH
24Facial blemish
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ACNE
PLANT BASE
25Plant base
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Life story” first gives you its third letter.
ROOT
COMMON ERA
26Common era
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Common era”.
CE
OLD ENGLISH
27Old english
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Old english” to its initials.
OE
HUGS AND KISSES
28Hugs and kisses
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with X; pattern X _. “Plant base” crosses it at the second square.
XO
BASE EDITOR
29Base editor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BE
LIFE STORY
30Life story
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Plant base”.
BIO
LAUNCH
31Launch
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Launch starts with the answer.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 734 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 734 solved
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