Crossword Challenge Puzzle 775 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 775 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Medical care”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Heat-related”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Medical care”, read top to bottom.
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.
MEDICAL CARE
1Medical care
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. “60 seconds” crosses it at the sixth square.
TREATMENT
60 MINUTES
260 minutes
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HOUR
ENGLISH
3English
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EN
AFTER Q
4After q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
-ble
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ble”). What is left starts with M.
MAR
CITY STREET
6City street
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. “Nevada abbr.” crosses it at the fourth square.
AVENUE
EXIT LOCATION
7Exit location
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Nevada abbr.” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HEAT-RELATED
8Heat-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
THERMAL
ap-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ap” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RON
mak--p
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mak--p”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EU
WEAPONS
11Weapons
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Coal site”.
ARMS
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T.
T
60 SECONDS
1360 seconds
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with M. “Take for granted” crosses it at the fourth square.
MINUTE
FOE
14Foe
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Take for granted” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENEMY
NICE TRY
15Nice try
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nice try” to its initials.
NT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its third letter is shared with “After x”.
TOY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALTA VELOCIDAD ESPAÑOLA
17Alta velocidad española
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AVE
TAKE FOR GRANTED
18Take for granted
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against “60 seconds”.
ASSUME
ZONE
19Zone
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “City street”.
AREA
COAL SITE
20Coal site
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “60 seconds”.
MINE
NEVADA ABBR.
21Nevada abbr.
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. Check the second letter against “Exit location”.
NV
VOGUE
22Vogue
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Other”.
STYLE
CONCERN
23Concern
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “City street”.
ISSUE
LIKING
24Liking
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nice try”.
INTO
FOR EACH
25For each
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Listener”.
PER
PUBLIC
26Public
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Public, nothing more.
P
MES__GE
27MES__GE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MES__GE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SA
OTHER
28Other
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “MES__GE” crosses it at the third square.
ELSE
AFTER X
29After x
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
LISTENER
30Listener
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “For each” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
Crossword Challenge Level 775 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 775 solved
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