Crossword Challenge Puzzle 748 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 748 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Strategic benefit”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 748: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mean value”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Strategic benefit”. 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.
STRATEGIC BENEFIT
1Strategic benefit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Exams”.
ADVANTAGE
ROMAN NUMERAL 7
2Roman numeral 7
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
V _ _. Check the third letter against “Scenic outlook”.
VII
NOT ODD
3Not odd
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Scenic outlook”.
EVEN
RAMP
4Ramp
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ramp.
R
cor-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cor-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AL
GRANTED
6Granted
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ E _. Solving “Given at birth” first gives you its fourth letter.
GIVEN
FINISHES
7Finishes
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Video disc” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MEAN VALUE
8Mean value
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
AVERAGE
-er
9Roman 504
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “er” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DIV
SCENIC OUTLOOK
10Scenic outlook
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. “Not odd” crosses it at the third square.
VIEW
ACT
11Act
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Act, nothing more.
A
NOTA BENE
12Nota bene
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NB
EXAMS
13Exams
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. Solving “Needs” first gives you its fourth letter.
TESTS
TIME SPANS
14Time spans
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Posted”.
AGES
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _. The third square is also part of “Posted”.
GUN
WENT IN
16Went in
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ D. “Argon symbol” crosses it at the fifth square.
ENTERED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VIO___
17VIO___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “VIO___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LIN
NEEDS
18Needs
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ T _. Solving “Exams” first gives you its fourth letter.
WANTS
VIDEO DISC
19Video disc
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Video disc” to its initials.
VD
___QUITO
20___QUITO
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“___QUITO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MOS
GIVEN AT BIRTH
21Given at birth
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Solving “Granted” first gives you its fourth letter.
NAMES
JUST STARTED
22Just started
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BEGUN
___STOP
23___STOP
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___STOP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NON
POSTED
24Posted
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SENT
NOT NEW
25Not new
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Urban route”.
USED
AFTER T
26After t
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
NIGHT BEFORE
27Night before
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Went in” first gives you its third letter.
EVE
EAST SIDE
28East side
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “East side” to its initials.
ES
ARGON SYMBOL
29Argon symbol
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Its second letter is shared with “Went in”.
AR
URBAN ROUTE
30Urban route
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Not new” crosses it at the third square.
AVE
EAST
31East
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
East starts with the answer.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 748 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 748 solved
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