Crossword Challenge Puzzle 753 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 753? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Act of finding”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Operating a car”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Act of finding”. 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.
ACT OF FINDING
1Act of finding
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Opposite of lie”.
DETECTION
TRACK COMP-ONENT
2Track comp-onent
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RAIL
FROZEN WATER
3Frozen water
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ICE
VERY HIGH
4Very high
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VH
IMAGE
5Image
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Image.
I
MUST-HAVES
6Must-haves
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ D _. Solving “Created” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEEDS
HAND OVER
7Hand over
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Reverse direction”.
GIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPERATING A CAR
8Operating a car
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ V _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Image”.
DRIVING
EVERY
9Every
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Frozen water” crosses it at the third square.
EACH
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. “Frozen water” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
-even
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “even” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EL
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
C
OPPOSITE OF LIE
13Opposite of lie
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Female parent”.
TRUTH
p--no
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “p--no” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IA
ARRANGED
15Arranged
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “To some degree”.
ORDERED
CLOSE
16Close
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “BIRTH__Y” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REC__PT
17REC__PT
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “REC__PT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EI
TO SOME DEGREE
18To some degree
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ H _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of lie”.
RATHER
REVERSE DIRECTION
19Reverse direction
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Hand over” crosses it at the third square.
REV
FEMALE PARENT
20Female parent
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
M _ _ H _ _. “At this spot” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOTHER
CREATED
21Created
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Must-haves”.
MADE
LEVEL UP
22Level up
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Level up” to its initials.
LU
MANY
23Many
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “To some degree”.
LOTS
SCARCE
24Scarce
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Arranged” crosses it at the third square.
RARE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ _. Solving “Arranged” first gives you its third letter.
BEDS
BIT
26Bit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Bit.
B
REPRESEN-TATIVE
27Represen-tative
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
REP
AT THIS SPOT
28At this spot
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving “Represen-tative” first gives you its third letter.
HERE
BIRTH__Y
29BIRTH__Y
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BIRTH__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DA
bice-
30Post-script
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bice” gives the answer. First letter: P.
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