Crossword Challenge Puzzle 769 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 769, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Fit and well”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ S _ _ T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
HOPSCOTCH
ENTER REACH EXIT
2Enter reach exit
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Enter reach exit” to its initials.
ERE
"NOT ON _ __!" ("NO WAY!")
3"NOT ON _ __!" ("NO WAY!")
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “NOT ON _ __!" ("NO WAY!")”? It fits A _ _ _.
ABET
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
TRAIN TRACK
5Train track
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
OPPOSITE OF SAD
6Opposite of sad
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the fourth letter against “Entice, lure”.
HAPPY
GLAMPING OPTION
7Glamping option
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Press release”.
YURT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIT AND WELL
8Fit and well
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Train track” first gives you its fifth letter.
HEALTHY
GLOBE SHAPE
9Globe shape
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “NOT ON _ __!" ("NO WAY!")”.
ORB
LOOK CLOSELY
10Look closely
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “NOT ON _ __!" ("NO WAY!")” first gives you its third letter.
PEER
SPORT
11Sport
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Sport.
S
COMP. SCIENCE
12Comp. science
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CS
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Fresh start” crosses it at the fourth square.
ONION
-ebag
14Kiddie
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ebag”). What is left starts with T.
TOT
CAPTAIN AND COMPANY
15Captain and company
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. “Thing” crosses it at the third square.
CREW
SKIRT'S LOWER EDGE
16Skirt's lower edge
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ L _ _ E. “Invite” crosses it at the fifth square.
HEMLINE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___RUS
17___RUS
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___RUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TAU
FRESH START
18Fresh start
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Sunrise to sunset” crosses it at the third square.
REDO
PRESS RELEASE
19Press release
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Press release”.
PR
LOTS
20Lots
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
MANY
ENTICE, LURE
21Entice, lure
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Opposite of sad”.
TEMPT
SOUND OF SLEEP
22Sound of sleep
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Captain and company”.
SNORE
SUNRISE TO SUNSET
23Sunrise to sunset
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of sad”.
DAY
THING
24Thing
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Captain and company” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
ABBEY AREA
25Abbey area
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Right side”.
APSE
ART
26Art
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Art.
A
UNIFORM RESOURCE NAME
27Uniform resource name
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Uniform resource name” to its initials.
URN
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
28Yale university press
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YUP
WAVE-LENGTH
29Wave-length
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Wave-length” to its initials.
WL
RIGHT SIDE
30Right side
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
INVITE
31Invite
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Invite.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 769 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 769 solved
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