Crossword Challenge Puzzle 762 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 762, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Negative thinker”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Negative thinker”, read top to bottom.
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.
NEGATIVE THINKER
1Negative thinker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Solving “Extra” first gives you its sixth letter.
PESSIMIST
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _. Solving “Cloud locale” first gives you its third letter.
INK
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
CORE HAMMER
4Core hammer
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rest”.
HOUSE
"OR ___!"
6"OR ___!"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “OR ___!”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
DELI BREAD
7Deli bread
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Employ”.
RYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ C _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PITCHER
END NOTE
9End note
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EN
CLOUD LOCALE
10Cloud locale
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “12 months”.
SKY
AFTER R
11After r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
PHOTO
12Photo
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “F.b.i. workers”.
IMAGE
EXTRA
13Extra
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “12 months”.
MORE
b-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “b” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IN
ENACTED LAW
15Enacted law
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Inter unit”.
STATUTE
NOT THAT
16Not that
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active intel”.
THIS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SACRED OR BLESSED
17Sacred or blessed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Solving “OR ___!” first gives you its third letter.
HOLY
12 MONTHS
1812 months
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. “Photo” crosses it at the third square.
YEAR
EMPLOY
19Employ
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Deli bread”.
USE
F.B.I. WORKERS
20F.b.i. workers
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ N _ _. Solving “6+3” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGENTS
REST
21Rest
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EASE
30 DAYS, TYPICALLY
2230 days, typically
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Enacted law”.
MONTH
ATHENS NATIVE
23Athens native
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. Solving “Enacted law” first gives you its fourth letter.
GREEK
GEN
24Gen
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gen starts with the answer.
G
AGAINST
25Against
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Enacted law” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
__TICLE
26__TICLE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TICLE” go in the grid. First one: A.
AR
INTER UNIT
27Inter unit
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IU
6+3
286+3
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Against” first gives you its third letter.
NINE
ACTIVE INTEL
29Active intel
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
SHORT FOR 'I KNOW'
30Short for 'i know'
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against “Athens native”.
IK
Crossword Challenge Level 762 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 762 solved
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