Crossword Challenge Puzzle 770 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 770, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State of being”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 770: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Verify”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “State of being”. 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.
STATE OF BEING
1State of being
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ D _ _ I _ _. “Position name” crosses it at the sixth square.
CONDITION
BAD SMELL
2Bad smell
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ODOR
BEFORE O
3Before o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
FUTURE VALUE
4Future value
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Future value”.
FV
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
5Roman numeral 3
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Small hotel”.
III
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Glow up” crosses it at the fourth square.
RINGS
60 SECONDS
760 seconds
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Glow up”.
MINUTE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VERIFY
8Verify
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Roman numeral 3”.
CONFIRM
OLD DOMINION
9Old dominion
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OD
k-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“k-”). What is left starts with N.
NOT
SKETCH
11Sketch
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “_____-HARTLEY ACT”.
DRAW
INSIDE
12Inside
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
POSITION NAME
13Position name
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Untamed”.
TITLE
ma-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ma-”). What is left starts with I.
ID
CONS___
15CONS___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
“CONS___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OLE
NOT EITHER
16Not either
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Stretch for” first gives you its fifth letter.
NEITHER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER VII
17Number after vii
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
VIII
_____-HARTLEY ACT
18_____-HARTLEY ACT
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “_____-HARTLEY ACT” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ _.
TAFT
SMALL HOTEL
19Small hotel
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “60 seconds”.
INN
UNTAMED
20Untamed
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Position name”.
WILD
GLOW UP
21Glow up
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Glow up” to its initials.
GU
STRETCH FOR
22Stretch for
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Change your concept”.
REACH
NUMBER ONE
23Number one
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
FIRST
NOT WORKING
24Not working
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CONS___”.
IDLE
EDGE
25Edge
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Edge, nothing more.
E
EYE BURNER
26Eye burner
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. “Not either” crosses it at the third square.
LYE
SCAN___
27SCAN___
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“SCAN___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DAL
EAST INDIAN
28East indian
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EI
-ash
29Chromium
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ash” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CR
CHANGE YOUR CONCEPT
30Change your concept
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Change your concept”.
CYC
AFTER S
31After s
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 770 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 770 solved
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