Crossword Challenge Puzzle 751 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 751 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Actually working”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 751: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Chosen by vote”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Actually working”. 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.
ACTUALLY WORKING
1Actually working
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
EFFECTIVE
BIG IN SIZE
2Big in size
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Self-inflation”.
LARGE
EXPECTED VALUE
3Expected value
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
-metic
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-metic”). What is left starts with C.
COS
NOT A LIE
5Not a lie
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Formal attire” first gives you its third letter.
TRUE
MUSICAL NOTE
6Musical note
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
OUT OF STYLE
7Out of style
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _. Solving “Poet's before” first gives you its fourth letter.
DATED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHOSEN BY VOTE
8Chosen by vote
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _ D. “Not a lie” crosses it at the fifth square.
ELECTED
HELPFUL ACT
9Helpful act
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
FAVOR
-eckle
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-eckle”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with F.
FR
SELF-INFLATION
11Self-inflation
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Born earlier”.
EGO
PRISON ROOM
12Prison room
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. “Born earlier” crosses it at the third square.
CELL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T.
T
THOUGHTS
14Thoughts
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Rent”.
IDEAS
UPDATED MODEL
15Updated model
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ S _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Where japan is”.
VERSION
B__INNER
16B__INNER
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “B__INNER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACT
17Act
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Act.
A
CLOTHES PRESSER
18Clothes presser
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Old dominion” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
FORMAL ATTIRE
19Formal attire
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clothes presser”.
SUIT
BORN EARLIER
20Born earlier
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Thoughts”.
OLDER
POET'S BEFORE
21Poet's before
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Out of style” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
RENT
22Rent
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Updated model” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEASE
OLD DOMINION
23Old dominion
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Old dominion” to its initials.
OD
WHERE JAPAN IS
24Where japan is
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Updated model”.
ASIA
FACULTY HEAD
25Faculty head
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Where japan is” first gives you its third letter.
DEAN
UNIT OF MEASURE
26Unit of measure
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. “B__INNER” crosses it at the third square.
DEG
EVEN ONE
27Even one
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “Simple” crosses it at the third square.
ANY
HIGH GRADE
28High grade
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “High grade”.
A
OPER. SYS.
29Oper. sys.
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
SIMPLE
30Simple
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Oper. sys.”.
EASY
Crossword Challenge Level 751 Solved Grid
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