Crossword Challenge Puzzle 773 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 773? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Goes on”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 773: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not simple”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Goes on”. 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.
GOES ON
1Goes on
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ T _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Not old”.
CONTINUES
may-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “may” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OR
GOOGLE ___
3GOOGLE ___
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “GOOGLE ___”? It fits M _ _ _.
MAPS
4Serving dish
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “SERVING DISH” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PLATE
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
LARGE DEER
6Large deer
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “CENTRAL ___, NYC”.
ELK
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
7Xavier university
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
XU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT SIMPLE
8Not simple
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. “After k” crosses it at the fifth square.
COMPLEX
EXAM FORMAT
9Exam format
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “GOOGLE ___”.
ORAL
AFTER M
10After m
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
SENSE OF FLAVOR
11Sense of flavor
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Serving dish”.
TASTE
kn--ht
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“kn--ht”). What is left starts with I.
IG
NOT OLD
13Not old
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. “__NTER” crosses it at the third square.
NEW
MARRIAGE
14Marriage
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ O _. Solving “___IONAL” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNION
EAST COAST
15East coast
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EC
KIND OF ANALYSIS
16Kind of analysis
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Business income”.
SYSTEMS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVEL UP
17Level up
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Level up” to its initials.
LU
BUSINESS INCOME
18Business income
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Marriage” first gives you its fifth letter.
REVENUE
CENTRAL ___, NYC
19CENTRAL ___, NYC
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Say “CENTRAL ___, NYC” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _ _.
PARK
CIA, FOR INSTANCE
20Cia, for instance
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ N _ _. Solving “Marriage” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGENCY
SPOTS
21Spots
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Musical note”.
PLACES
PERFECT
22Perfect
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Perfect starts with the answer.
P
INTER. PROTO.
23Inter. proto.
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Inter. proto.” to its initials.
IP
DEVIL'S DOING
24Devil's doing
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Inter. proto.”.
EVIL
__NTER
25__NTER
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__NTER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WI
END POINT ASSESS.
26End point assess.
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “End point assess.”.
EPA
___IONAL
27___IONAL
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___IONAL” go in the grid. First one: O.
OPT
MUSICAL NOTE
28Musical note
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
C
ROYAL MAIL
29Royal mail
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal mail”.
RM
CHASTE
30Chaste
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Royal mail”.
PURE
SKY
31Sky
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sky.
S
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