Crossword Challenge Puzzle 740 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 740 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bacterial invasion”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Make an impact”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bacterial invasion”. 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.
BACTERIAL INVASION
1Bacterial invasion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Talk”.
INFECTION
2City train
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CITY TRAIN” point to the same word. It begins with M.
METRO
-k
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “k” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PAC
RAILROAD
4Railroad
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: R _. Check the second letter against “Nigh”.
RR
FIFTH LETTER
5Fifth letter
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
SUDDEN FLOOD
6Sudden flood
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _. “Littlest bit” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPATE
"BUONA ___" (ITALIAN GREETING)
7"BUONA ___" (ITALIAN GREETING)
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “BUONA ___" (ITALIAN GREETING)”. Shape: S _ _ _.
SERA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE AN IMPACT
8Make an impact
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Fifth letter” first gives you its fifth letter.
IMPRESS
NIGH
9Nigh
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NEAR
FOREIGN TAX CREDIT
10Foreign tax credit
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
FTC
powd-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“powd-”). What is left starts with E.
ER
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ F _ _. Solving “In doubt” first gives you its fourth letter.
COFFEE
TALK
13Talk
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Talk starts with the answer.
T
LAZILY
14Lazily
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tradition-al people”.
IDLY
ACORN PRODUCER
15Acorn producer
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Tradition-al people”.
OAK
NEW YORK
16New york
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__OPLE
17__OPLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__OPLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PE
VERSE WRITER
18Verse writer
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
POET
AVERAGE
19Average
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “BUONA ___" (ITALIAN GREETING)” first gives you its third letter.
PAR
IN DOUBT
20In doubt
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Many a time”.
IFFY
LITTLEST BIT
21Littlest bit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sudden flood”.
IOTA
TRADITION-AL PEOPLE
22Tradition-al people
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. “Lazily” crosses it at the third square.
FOLK
PUT IN HOLD
23Put in hold
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cow sound”.
STOW
MANY A TIME
24Many a time
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Verse writer”.
OFT
24 HOURS
2524 hours
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “New york” first gives you its third letter.
DAY
SHIP
26Ship
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ship, nothing more.
S
ROMANCE
27Romance
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving “Barge type” first gives you its third letter.
WOO
WEIGHT
28Weight
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
W _. Check the second letter against “Put in hold”.
WT
MAIN CHAR.
29Main char.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MC
COW SOUND
30Cow sound
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “Put in hold” first gives you its third letter.
MOO
SAD
31Sad
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sad.
S
BARGE TYPE
32Barge type
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Romance” first gives you its third letter.
SCOW
Crossword Challenge Level 740 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 740 solved
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