Crossword Challenge Puzzle 744 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 744? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Witness account”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 744: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Pondered idea”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Witness account”. 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.
WITNESS ACCOUNT
1Witness account
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Solving “Expert” first gives you its sixth letter.
TESTIMONY
ROBUST, HEALTHY
2Robust, healthy
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HALE
teap-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “teap-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OT
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
GOING TO EAT
5Going to eat
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GTE
AUTHOR LEE
6Author lee
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ P _ _. “Private network” crosses it at the fourth square.
HARPER
BE POPULAR ONLINE
7Be popular online
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Private network”.
TREND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PONDERED IDEA
8Pondered idea
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ U _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Going to eat”.
THOUGHT
DINE ON
9Dine on
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EAT
-ide
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ide” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SL
MODERN DEVICES
11Modern devices
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Play group” crosses it at the third square.
TECH
ICON
12Icon
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icon.
I
EXPERT
13Expert
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ T _ _. Solving “Certain laundry load” first gives you its fourth letter.
MASTER
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “Certain laundry load”.
OUTER
NUCLEAR TEST
15Nuclear test
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear test”.
NT
"___ ROCK!"
16"___ ROCK!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ ROCK!”. Shape: Y _ _.
YOU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROOF TOP
17Roof top
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Be popular online”.
TAR
CERTAIN LAUNDRY LOAD
18Certain laundry load
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
W _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Expert”.
WHITES
"NOW ___ TALKING!"
19"NOW ___ TALKING!"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “NOW ___ TALKING!” starts with W.
WERE
PLAY GROUP
20Play group
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. “Expert” crosses it at the third square.
CAST
PRIVATE NETWORK
21Private network
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Private network”.
PN
PARDON REQUEST
22Pardon request
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Read a bar code”.
MERCY
FOCUSED
23Focused
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Author lee” first gives you its fourth letter.
AIMED
CAR
24Car
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nuclear test”.
AUTO
SMALL HOTEL
25Small hotel
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ AND YANG”.
INN
IVY
26Ivy
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ivy, nothing more.
I
ASSISTED INPUT
27Assisted input
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Assisted input” to its initials.
AI
READ A BAR CODE
28Read a bar code
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Assisted input”.
SCAN
AFTER T
29After t
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
___ AND YANG
30___ AND YANG
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ AND YANG”. Shape: Y _ _.
YIN
Crossword Challenge Level 744 Solved Grid
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