Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 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; 2 want 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 “Jewelry maker”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Small particle”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Jewelry maker”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues 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.
JEWELRY MAKER
1Jewelry maker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Human condition”.
GOLDSMITH
FROSTY COATING
2Frosty coating
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RIME
go-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “go” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AL
AFTER M
4After m
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
"EWW, GROSS!"
5"eww, gross!"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Dull sound”.
UGH
WINNER'S CROWN
6Winner's crown
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “B__ATH”.
LAUREL
AGED MEMBER
7Aged member
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. “B__ATH” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELDER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SMALL PARTICLE
8Small particle
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ N _ _ E. “Eww, gross!” crosses it at the fifth square.
GRANULE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
OIL
lip ba-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“lip ba-”). What is left starts with L.
LM
TRIAL VERSION
11Trial version
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “GOOD ____ING”.
DEMO
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
HUMAN CONDITION
13Human condition
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Wobble slightly”.
MORTAL
NOT OUTER
14Not outer
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. Solving “Wobble slightly” first gives you its fourth letter.
INNER
TRAINING CAMP
15Training camp
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TC
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _. Check the third letter against “North”.
HEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YOUNG WOMAN
17Young woman
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Aged member”.
GAL
WOBBLE SLIGHTLY
18Wobble slightly
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _ _. “Human condition” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOTTER
DULL SOUND
19Dull sound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “Winner's crown” crosses it at the third square.
THUD
GOOD ____ING
20GOOD ____ING
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “GOOD ____ING” out loud and the blank fills itself: M _ _ _.
MORN
B__ATH
21B__ATH
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “B__ATH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RE
FORTUNE-TELLING CARDS
22Fortune-telling cards
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ O _. Solving “Decisive loss” first gives you its fourth letter.
TAROT
FURRY SWIMMER
23Furry swimmer
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. Solving “Winner's crown” first gives you its fourth letter.
OTTER
ONE TIME
24One time
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Training camp” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
ESTIMATED TIME ARRIVAL
25Estimated time arrival
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ETA
EXPONENT
26Exponent
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exponent.
E
UNREAL ENGINE
27Unreal engine
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UE
DECISIVE LOSS
28Decisive loss
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Unreal engine”.
ROUT
NORTH
29North
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of North, nothing more.
N
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the third letter against “Estimated time arrival”.
TEA
Crossword Challenge Level 767 Solved Grid
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