Crossword Challenge Puzzle 760 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 760? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Brought up”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 760: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Brought up”. 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.
BROUGHT UP
1Brought up
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ T _ _ N _ _. “After n” crosses it at the sixth square.
MENTIONED
DODGE
2Dodge
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. “Time in” crosses it at the fourth square.
AVOID
RAPID EYE SCAN
3Rapid eye scan
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RES
ROYAL NAVY
4Royal navy
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Royal navy” to its initials.
RN
INSIDE
5Inside
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. The third square is also part of “Grow old”.
EGGS
COLORING AGENT
7Coloring agent
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Grow old”.
DYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ R _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Inside”.
MARRIED
NOT ODD
9Not odd
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Rapid eye scan” crosses it at the third square.
EVEN
-e
10Vetoes
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-e”). What is left starts with N.
NOS
TIME IN
11Time in
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TI
ULTIMATE GOAL
12Ultimate goal
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Put down (past)”.
IDEAL
AFTER N
13After n
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
NECESSITY
14Necessity
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Vision organs” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
ENGINE REPAIR SHOP
15Engine repair shop
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Engine repair shop”.
ERS
ban--ge
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ban--ge” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GOT YOU
17Got you
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Got you” to its initials.
GY
CAPABLE
18Capable
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ultimate goal”.
ABLE
GROW OLD
19Grow old
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coloring agent”.
AGE
PUT DOWN (PAST)
20Put down (past)
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. “Give way” crosses it at the third square.
LAID
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
21London business school
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “London business school” to its initials.
LBS
VISION ORGANS
22Vision organs
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Necessity”.
EYES
MATURE PERSON
23Mature person
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hair product”.
ADULT
ACCEPT
24Accept
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Accept, nothing more.
A
LEGAL CLAIM
25Legal claim
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Hair product”.
LIEN
GIVE WAY
26Give way
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _. Solving “Legal claim” first gives you its fourth letter.
YIELD
PERIOD
27Period
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ERA
INTER-NATIONAL UNIT
28Inter-national unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
I _. “Mature person” crosses it at the second square.
IU
STRAN__R
29STRAN__R
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “STRAN__R” go in the grid. First one: G.
GE
HAIR PRODUCT
30Hair product
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. “Mature person” crosses it at the third square.
GEL
RUSTLE
31Rustle
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rustle, nothing more.
R
LEASE PAYMENT
32Lease payment
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal claim”.
RENT
Crossword Challenge Level 760 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 760 solved
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