Crossword Challenge Puzzle 781 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 781 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Fellow student”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Fellow student”. 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.
FELLOW STUDENT
1Fellow student
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CLASSMATE
JOGGED
2Jogged
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___MATION”.
RAN
ALLOW
3Allow
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Allow.
A
-p
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-p”). What is left starts with C.
CU
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ F _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Go against”.
KNIFE
SWIRL
6Swirl
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “SEAS___”.
EDDY
FISH EGGS
7Fish eggs
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. “SEAS___” crosses it at the third square.
ROE
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 C _ _ C _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CRACKER
LATIN AMERICA
9Latin america
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LA
___MATION
10___MATION
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___MATION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ANI
-ail
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ail”). What is left starts with S.
S
VIEW
12View
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Complete”.
SCENE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mental image”.
MEAT
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
14Active directory
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AD
BALCONY AREA
15Balcony area
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ R _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “District attorney”.
TERRACE
FRINGE
16Fringe
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Radio-active gas”.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NULLIFY
17Nullify
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Swirl”.
UNDO
MENTAL IMAGE
18Mental image
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “View” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
SEAS___
19SEAS___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SEAS___” go in the grid. First one: I.
IDE
COMPLETE
20Complete
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Latin for 'same'”.
ENTIRE
GO AGAINST
21Go against
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
DEFY
GAVE UP
22Gave up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Balcony area”.
CEDED
LIGHT UNIT
23Light unit
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Balcony area”.
LUMEN
LEFT
24Left
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Left, nothing more.
L
"DARN!"
25"darn!"
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. “Balcony area” crosses it at the third square.
HECK
__SBAND
26__SBAND
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__SBAND” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HU
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
27District attorney
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “District attorney” to its initials.
DA
LATIN FOR 'SAME'
28Latin for 'same'
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. “Darn!” crosses it at the third square.
IDEM
RADIO-ACTIVE GAS
29Radio-active gas
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. The second square is also part of “Fringe”.
RG
KNOT
30Knot
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: K _. Its second letter is shared with “Light unit”.
KN
Crossword Challenge Level 781 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 781 solved
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