Crossword Challenge Puzzle 779 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 779 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Cause to blush, maybe”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Blow up”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cause to blush, maybe”, 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.
CAUSE TO BLUSH, MAYBE
1Cause to blush, maybe
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ A _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After q”.
EMBARRASS
TIC-TAC-TOE PAIR
2Tic-tac-toe pair
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: X _. Check the second letter against “Fashion style”.
XO
PUBLIC DISPLAY AFFECTION
3Public display affection
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Public display affection” to its initials.
PDA
GIVE FOR USE
4Give for use
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fury or rage”.
LEND
OFFICE
5Office
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Office.
O
HEALTH-FOCUSED EATING
6Health-focused eating
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Fury or rage” crosses it at the third square.
DIET
"TO ___ IS HUMAN …"
7"TO ___ IS HUMAN …"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “TO ___ IS HUMAN …” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BLOW UP
8Blow up
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Office”.
EXPLODE
FASHION STYLE
9Fashion style
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Public display affection”.
MODE
BRAVE
10Brave
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Brave, nothing more.
B
str-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“str-”). What is left starts with A.
AW
RUN, HIT, OUT
12Run, hit, out
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Run, hit, out”.
RHO
AFTER Q
13After q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
COLLEGE ATHLETE
14College athlete
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Mythical female figure”.
AMATEUR
BASE FOR TOFU AND TEMPEH
15Base for tofu and tempeh
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All right, i get it!”.
SOY
SOME-BODY
16Some-body
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Some-body” to its initials.
SB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
G__LFRIEND
17G__LFRIEND
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “G__LFRIEND”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IR
MYTHICAL FEMALE FIGURE
18Mythical female figure
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with G. The fifth square is also part of “College athlete”.
GODDESS
FURY OR RAGE
19Fury or rage
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Health-focused eating”.
ANGER
WHITE HOUSE
20White house
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “White house” to its initials.
WH
SMALL SPOT
21Small spot
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Health-focused eating”.
DOT
"ALL RIGHT, I GET IT!"
22"all right, i get it!"
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “College athlete”.
OKAY
STRENGTH
23Strength
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ T _. Solving “Lay” first gives you its fourth letter.
FORTE
FOURTH LETTER
24Fourth letter
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fourth letter”.
D
THAT ONE
25That one
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. Its second letter is shared with “College athlete”.
IT
FAIL
26Fail
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fail.
F
SWORD FIGHT
27Sword fight
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Lay” crosses it at the third square.
DUEL
LITTLE BUD
28Little bud
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Sword fight”.
KIDDO
CRIMINAL SET
29Criminal set
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of “Some-body”.
MOB
LAY
30Lay
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Strength”.
SET
IMPALA
31Impala
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Impala starts with the answer.
I
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sword fight”.
ISLE
Crossword Challenge Level 779 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 779 solved
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