Crossword Challenge Puzzle 772 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 772 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Entry point”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Made fit”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Entry point”. 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.
ENTRY POINT
1Entry point
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Hay”.
THRESHOLD
SPAN
2Span
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RANGE
AIRSPEED
3Airspeed
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. “Urgency” crosses it at the second square.
AS
INCEPTION-TO-DATE
4Inception-to-date
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inception-to-date”.
ITD
MUST-HAVE
5Must-have
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Owed money”.
NEED
FIFTH LETTER
6Fifth letter
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Fifth letter”.
E
HELD AFTER CLASS
7Held after class
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the sixth letter against “Spread”.
DETENTION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MADE FIT
8Made fit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Must-have”.
TRAINED
URGENCY
9Urgency
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with H. The fourth square is also part of “Inception-to-date”.
HASTE
RIGHT NOW
10Right now
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. The third square is also part of “Big faux pas”.
EGG
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. “Big faux pas” crosses it at the third square.
SEAT
HAY
13Hay
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hay.
H
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
14Proposal to make
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Total energy exchange” first gives you its fourth letter.
OFFER
UNTRUTH
15Untruth
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Big faux pas” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
-ip
16Delivery receipt
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ip”). What is left starts with D.
DR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXAM
17Exam
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exam.
E
IT'S NOT FAIR
18It's not fair
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. Solving “Author's note” first gives you its third letter.
BIAS
OWED MONEY
19Owed money
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “It's not fair” crosses it at the third square.
DEBT
BIG FAUX PAS
20Big faux pas
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ F _. Check the fourth letter against “Proposal to make”.
GAFFE
END OF LIFE
21End of life
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Held after class”.
DIE
TOTAL ENERGY EXCHANGE
22Total energy exchange
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TEE
AUTHOR'S NOTE
23Author's note
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Author's note”.
AN
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Early grant office” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
SPREAD
25Spread
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ S _. “It's not fair” crosses it at the fourth square.
FEAST
CONE SOURCE
26Cone source
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FIR
IRE
27Ire
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ire.
I
__NGER
28__NGER
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__NGER” go in the grid. First one: G.
GI
EARLY GRANT OFFICE
29Early grant office
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EGO
LEAVE
30Leave
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Leave.
L
RESTED
31Rested
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “__NGER”.
LAIN
Crossword Challenge Level 772 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 772 solved
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