Crossword Challenge Puzzle 793 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 793, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Showing up”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 793: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not being there”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Showing up”. 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.
SHOWING UP
1Showing up
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “After q” crosses it at the sixth square.
APPEARING
-ger
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ger”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BUR
NOT QUICKLY
3Not quickly
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Say again?” first gives you its fourth letter.
SLOWLY
ELECTRIC LIGHT
4Electric light
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EL
BEFORE O
5Before o
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
PRICE TAG
6Price tag
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “PR___NER”.
COST
EARLY GRANT OFFICE
7Early grant office
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EGO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT BEING THERE
8Not being there
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. “Before o” crosses it at the fifth square.
ABSENCE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. Check the third letter against “Not quickly”.
PULL
PROFES-SIONAL
10Profes-sional
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not quickly”.
PRO
EDIT
11Edit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Edit starts with the answer.
E
FILM-MAKER WOODY
12Film-maker woody
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Coin flip result” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALLEN
AFTER Q
13After q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
k--ney
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “k--ney”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ID
HOSPITAL JOB
15Hospital job
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _ _ G. “Liquid fossil fuel” crosses it at the fifth square.
NURSING
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. Its third letter is shared with “Real life”.
GEL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CATAL__
17CATAL__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“CATAL__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OG
ACTOR MCKELLEN
18Actor mckellen
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving “Film-maker woody” first gives you its third letter.
IAN
PR___NER
19PR___NER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PR___NER” go in the grid. First one: I.
ISO
COIN FLIP RESULT
20Coin flip result
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ D _. Solving “Room entrance” first gives you its fourth letter.
HEADS
SAY AGAIN?
21Say again?
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Actor mckellen”.
WHAT
LEAGUE
22League
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
League starts with the answer.
L
BIG IN SIZE
23Big in size
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Hospital job”.
LARGE
LEAGUE
24League
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
League starts with the answer.
L
AREA
25Area
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Z. Its third letter is shared with “Hospital job”.
ZONE
YOU ALL
26You all
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You all”.
YA
EXPECTED TIME
27Expected time
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DUE
ZONE ALARM
28Zone alarm
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZA
LIQUID FOSSIL FUEL
29Liquid fossil fuel
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Check the third letter against “S___PWALK”.
OIL
ROOM ENTRANCE
30Room entrance
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Area”.
DOOR
REAL LIFE
31Real life
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RL
S___PWALK
32S___PWALK
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S___PWALK” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LEE
Crossword Challenge Level 793 Solved Grid
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