Crossword Challenge Puzzle 789 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 789, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Making”.
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 “Making”. 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.
MAKING
1Making
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “End of movie” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRODUCING
IPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM
2Iphone operating system
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IOS
-ay
3Roman 150
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ay”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CL
CHECKED
4Checked
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Affirm”.
TESTED
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mark”.
ROOT
EXTRA PART
7Extra part
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “End of movie”.
EXTENSION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “After t”.
PICTURE
FUNCTION IN PLAY
9Function in play
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ROLE
OPEN SOURCE
10Open source
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
DECIDE
11Decide
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Decide.
D
LOWER'S OPPOSITE
12Lower's opposite
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ E _. Solving “Checked” first gives you its fourth letter.
UPPER
END OF MOVIE
13End of movie
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ D _ _ S. Solving “French capital” first gives you its fifth letter.
CREDITS
"AM ___ TIME?"
14"AM ___ TIME?"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “AM ___ TIME?” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ION
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ _. “Used up” crosses it at the third square.
NOTE
GIRL FRIEND
16Girl friend
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GF
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAILB__
17MAILB__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MAILB__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OX
FRENCH CAPITAL
18French capital
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ I _. Solving “End of movie” first gives you its fourth letter.
PARIS
MARK
19Mark
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SPOT
USED UP
20Used up
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ N _. Solving “AM ___ TIME?” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPENT
AFFIRM
21Affirm
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
STATE
EVIDENCE
22Evidence
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PROOF
NORTH
23North
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of North.
N
ASIAN TONGUE
24Asian tongue
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Solving “Alpha omega” first gives you its third letter.
THAI
FA___ON
25FA___ON
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FA___ON” go in the grid. First one: S.
SHI
EXTENDED PLAY
26Extended play
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EP
ALPHA OMEGA
27Alpha omega
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
ALPHABET
28Alphabet
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Alphabet.
A
ACHE OR HURT
29Ache or hurt
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Asian tongue”.
PAIN
Crossword Challenge Level 789 Solved Grid
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