Crossword Challenge Puzzle 749 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 749? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Steadfast”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ A _ _ O _ _. Solving “Fight or war” first gives you its sixth letter.
SCRAPBOOK
RIPPED
2Ripped
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Double r”.
TORN
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
3Active directory
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AD
UP
4Up
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Up starts with the answer.
U
1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___
51ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___”. Shape: N _ _.
NTH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Racing car”.
CHARGE
FROM THIS TIME
7From this time
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Racing car”.
HENCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STEADFAST
8Steadfast
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “1ST, 2ND, 3RD … ___”.
STAUNCH
CALL OF DUTY
9Call of duty
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Call of duty” to its initials.
COD
DOUBLE R
10Double r
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the second letter against “Ripped”.
RR
_____ BOLEYN
11_____ BOLEYN
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “_____ BOLEYN”? It fits A _ _ _.
ANNE
AFTER O
12After o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
FIGHT OR WAR
13Fight or war
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with B. The fourth square is also part of “Checked”.
BATTLE
ATTACK START
14Attack start
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. “Checked” crosses it at the fourth square.
ONSET
masc-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “masc-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OT
pump-
16Blood relative
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pump-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KIN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
17"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “YOU'RE ___ BEST!” starts with T.
THE
CHECKED
18Checked
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fight or war”.
TESTED
"EASIER SAID ___ DONE"
19"EASIER SAID ___ DONE"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “EASIER SAID ___ DONE” starts with T.
THAN
SQUIRREL'S STASH
20Squirrel's stash
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fight or war”.
NUTS
RACING CAR
21Racing car
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Racing car” to its initials.
RC
MODIFY
22Modify
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. “Unable to hear” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALTER
GAS BILL INFO
23Gas bill info
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ G _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
USAGE
OPPOSITE OF PRO
24Opposite of pro
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ANTI
BACK
25Back
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Real property tax” first gives you its third letter.
AFT
ACCEPT
26Accept
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Accept.
A
APART-MENT
27Apart-ment
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
A _. The second square is also part of “Real property tax”.
AP
UNABLE TO HEAR
28Unable to hear
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Apart-ment” first gives you its third letter.
DEAF
NO
29No
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of No.
N
REAL PROPERTY TAX
30Real property tax
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RPT
Crossword Challenge Level 749 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 749 solved
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