Crossword Challenge Puzzle 783 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 783 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Music genre”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 783: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “100 years”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Music genre”. 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.
MUSIC GENRE
1Music genre
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. “Ice” crosses it at the sixth square.
CLASSICAL
OUR WORLD
2Our world
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “System test data”.
EARTH
NORTH KOREA
3North korea
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NK
ho-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ho-”). What is left starts with T.
TEL
NOT NEW
5Not new
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Camera's eye”.
USED
RECEPTOR
6Receptor
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Receptor.
R
PAST DAY
7Past day
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Y _ _ T _ _ D _ _. “Steam” crosses it at the sixth square.
YESTERDAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
100 YEARS
8100 years
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _ _ Y. “Not new” crosses it at the fifth square.
CENTURY
INLAND WATERS
9Inland waters
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
LAKES
doll-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“doll-”). What is left starts with A.
AR
SYSTEM TEST DATA
11System test data
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “System test data” to its initials.
STD
-l
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “l” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SHAW
ICE
13Ice
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ice, nothing more.
I
14Great wall country
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “GREAT WALL COUNTRY” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CHINA
VIENNA'S COUNTRY
15Vienna's country
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ T _ _ A. “Scalp line” crosses it at the fifth square.
AUSTRIA
LAUNCH EVENT
16Launch event
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Launch event”.
LE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EAST DIRECTION
17East direction
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “East direction”.
E
MILITARY ALLIANCE
18Military alliance
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Tellur-ium” first gives you its third letter.
NATO
CAMERA'S EYE
19Camera's eye
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Military alliance”.
LENS
TENNIS'S ___ CUP
20TENNIS'S ___ CUP
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “TENNIS'S ___ CUP” starts with D.
DAVIS
NOT DIS
21Not dis
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Past day”.
DAT
NEEDS
22Needs
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Vienna's country”.
WANTS
TELLUR-IUM
23Tellur-ium
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. The second square is also part of “Past day”.
TE
SCALP LINE
24Scalp line
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. “Vienna's country” crosses it at the third square.
PART
STEAM
25Steam
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Military alliance”.
VAPOR
COLOR PROPERTY
26Color property
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Launch event” first gives you its third letter.
HUE
FOURTH LETTER
27Fourth letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
INTERNAL AUDIT
28Internal audit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
NOT LEAVE
29Not leave
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Internal audit” crosses it at the third square.
STAY
Crossword Challenge Level 783 Solved Grid
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