Crossword Challenge Puzzle 780 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 780, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 780: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with W. Check the sixth letter against “Strongly dislike”.
WINEGLASS
BOARD MEMBER
2Board member
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Recently made”.
EXEC
ANTIGEN
3Antigen
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Antigen.
A
PROFILE PICTURE
4Profile picture
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PP
f---er
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “f---er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OLD
UNWANTED SOUND
6Unwanted sound
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “South carolina”.
NOISE
ALIGN
7Align
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Loud noise”.
SYNC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ P _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
WEAPONS
ROMAN 9
9Roman 9
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Board member”.
IX
RECENTLY MADE
10Recently made
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Solving “Stop a horse” first gives you its third letter.
NEW
SOUND RETURN
11Sound return
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Stop a horse” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
GEN
12Gen
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Gen starts with the answer.
G
STRONGLY DISLIKE
13Strongly dislike
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _. Solving “On top of” first gives you its fourth letter.
LOATH
p--el
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--el”). What is left starts with A.
AN
SNEAKY
15Sneaky
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Yes or no”.
SLY
SIMILAR MEANING
16Similar meaning
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ O _ _ M. “Butter maker” crosses it at the fifth square.
SYNONYM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUSE OR TRICK
17Ruse or trick
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Unwanted sound” first gives you its third letter.
PLOY
STOP A HORSE
18Stop a horse
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. “One time” crosses it at the third square.
WHOA
LOUD NOISE
19Loud noise
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Align”.
DIN
ON TOP OF
20On top of
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Strongly dislike”.
ONTO
SOUTH CAROLINA
21South carolina
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SC
BUTTER MAKER
22Butter maker
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Run, hit, out”.
CHURN
ONE TIME
23One time
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Butter maker” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
JUST
24Just
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sneaky”.
ONLY
TINY PART
25Tiny part
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Run, hit, out”.
ATOM
APPRISE
26Apprise
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Apprise, nothing more.
A
TIMID PERSON
27Timid person
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Similar meaning”.
SHY
BOOT OUT
28Boot out
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. “Timid person” crosses it at the third square.
OUST
YES OR NO
29Yes or no
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: Y _. The second square is also part of “Similar meaning”.
YN
RUN, HIT, OUT
30Run, hit, out
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RHO
AFTER N
31After n
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 780 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 780 solved
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