Crossword Challenge Puzzle 736 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 736, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 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; 5 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Reflex actions”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Mirror action”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Reflex actions”. 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.
REFLEX ACTIONS
1Reflex actions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Its sixth letter is shared with “Problems”.
REACTIONS
ACTRESS WATSON
2Actress watson
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EMMA
FIELD SERVICE
3Field service
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Field service”.
FS
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L.
L
fift-
5Poet's dusk
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “fift” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EEN
LARGE TOWNS
6Large towns
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Indiana university”.
CITIES
"RAINBOW" FISH
7"rainbow" fish
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ U _. “Indiana university” crosses it at the fourth square.
TROUT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MIRROR ACTION
8Mirror action
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
REFLECT
EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
9Express mail service
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EMS
stre-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“stre-”). What is left starts with A.
AM
BOTTLE TOPS
11Bottle tops
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gone by”.
CAPS
AFTER S
12After s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
PROBLEMS
13Problems
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Released”.
ISSUES
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. “Released” crosses it at the fourth square.
OUTER
NO PROBLEM
15No problem
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NP
MASSAGE HAVEN
16Massage haven
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Atlas” crosses it at the third square.
SPA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TH___
17TH___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “TH___” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EIR
RELEASED
18Released
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with I. “Problems” crosses it at the fourth square.
ISSUED
LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)
19LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INTO
GONE BY
20Gone by
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Problems”.
PAST
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
21Indiana university
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IU
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Assigned task”.
SERUM
VALUABLE RESOURCE
23Valuable resource
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Large towns” first gives you its fourth letter.
ASSET
____ORT
24____ORT
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “____ORT” go in the grid. First one: S.
SUPP
WORKOUT PLACE
25Workout place
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Check the third letter against “British mom”.
GYM
GEN
26Gen
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gen.
G
TRADE UNION
27Trade union
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TU
ASSIGNED TASK
28Assigned task
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Trade union”.
DUTY
ATLAS
29Atlas
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Atlas starts with the answer.
A
BRITISH MOM
30British mom
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. “Workout place” crosses it at the third square.
MUM
Crossword Challenge Level 736 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 736 solved
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