Crossword Challenge Puzzle 754 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 754 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Act of finding”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 754: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Security payment”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Act of finding”. 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.
ACT OF FINDING
1Act of finding
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Clock reading”.
DETECTION
AT ALL TIMES
2At all times
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EVER
-ncake
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ncake”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PA
ZERO IN MATH
4Zero in math
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Zero in math”.
O
SHOP
5Shop
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Faulty result”.
STORE
mans-
6+ or – atom
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “mans-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ION
FINANCIAL OFFICER
7Financial officer
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “European union”.
TREASURER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECURITY PAYMENT
8Security payment
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ O _ _ T. “Shop” crosses it at the fifth square.
DEPOSIT
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
9Economic value added
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EVA
kara-
10Tight end
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“kara-”). What is left starts with T.
TE
FAULTY RESULT
11Faulty result
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. Solving “Memos” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERROR
ROMAN NUMERAL 100
12Roman numeral 100
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral 100”.
C
CLOCK READING
13Clock reading
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Brink”.
TIME
l--n
14Ignore often
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l--n”). What is left starts with I.
IO
"YOU ___ ME ONE"
15"YOU ___ ME ONE"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “YOU ___ ME ONE”? It fits O _ _.
OWE
DARK BLUE
16Dark blue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “__ERYDAY”.
NAVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROCKY PEAK
17Rocky peak
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Financial officer”.
TOR
MEMOS
18Memos
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. “Clock reading” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTES
NOTHING AT ALL
19Nothing at all
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NONE
BRINK
20Brink
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “Clock reading” first gives you its third letter.
RIM
TOP OF ALPHABET
21Top of alphabet
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Top of alphabet”.
A
SIGNIFIES
22Signifies
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ N _. Solving “___ MOMENT” first gives you its fourth letter.
MEANS
THINGS
23Things
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Signifies” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITEMS
HAWKEYE STATE
24Hawkeye state
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “YOU ___ ME ONE”.
IOWA
EUROPEAN UNION
25European union
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EU
TOWARD A PLACE
26Toward a place
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: T _. “___ MOMENT” crosses it at the second square.
TO
FAMOUS PERSON
27Famous person
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Signifies” crosses it at the third square.
STAR
__ERYDAY
28__ERYDAY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__ERYDAY” go in the grid. First one: E.
EV
"___ MOMENT"
29"___ MOMENT"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ MOMENT” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ONE
YES
30Yes
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Yes, nothing more.
Y
SENIOR
31Senior
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. The second square is also part of “Financial officer”.
SR
Crossword Challenge Level 754 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 754 solved
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