Crossword Challenge Puzzle 746 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 746 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stiff protocol”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Very mad”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stiff protocol”, read top to bottom.
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.
STIFF PROTOCOL
1Stiff protocol
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ M _ _ I _ _. Solving “Listen” first gives you its sixth letter.
FORMALITY
LOWER'S OPPOSITE
2Lower's opposite
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Cruel” first gives you its fourth letter.
UPPER
squa-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “squa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
– man
4___ MAN, COMICS HERO
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “- man”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IRON
OPTICAL ACCESS KIT
5Optical access kit
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Optical access kit” to its initials.
OAK
AFTER T
6After t
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
NOT PLENTIFUL
7Not plentiful
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. Solving “Operating room” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPARSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VERY MAD
8Very mad
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Optical access kit”.
FURIOUS
ARIA SOURCE
9Aria source
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
OPERA
ROLE-PLAYING
10Role-playing
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RP
CRUEL
11Cruel
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Oak nut”.
MEAN
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Solving “Oak nut” first gives you its third letter.
ARC
LISTEN
13Listen
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Listen.
L
PROGRESS
14Progress
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ O _ _. Solving “Swimming area” first gives you its fourth letter.
INROAD
DOVETAIL PART
15Dovetail part
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Swimming area”.
TENON
YOU'RE WELCOME
16You're welcome
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You're welcome”.
YW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PUBLIC
17Public
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Public.
P
BIG BAR ORDER
18Big bar order
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ N _. Solving “Express an opinion” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROUND
GREEN POD PLANT
19Green pod plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Big bar order”.
OKRA
OAK NUT
20Oak nut
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. Solving “Progress” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACORN
OPERATING ROOM
21Operating room
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OR
88-KEY INSTRUMENT
2288-key instrument
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Dovetail part”.
PIANO
INFECTED FLUID
23Infected fluid
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. “Not plentiful” crosses it at the third square.
PUS
SWIMMING AREA
24Swimming area
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. “Dovetail part” crosses it at the third square.
POOL
EXPRESS AN OPINION
25Express an opinion
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ N _. Solving “Big bar order” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPINE
NOT OLD
26Not old
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “You're welcome”.
NEW
squ-
27Identity
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“squ-”). What is left starts with I.
ID
SELF PRONOUN
28Self pronoun
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Self pronoun”.
I
RADIO
29Radio
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Radio.
R
NOBLE TITLE
30Noble title
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Radio”.
LORD
Crossword Challenge Level 746 Solved Grid
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