Crossword Challenge Puzzle 794 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 794? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Training sessions”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Oath”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Training sessions”, read top to bottom.
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.
TRAINING SESSIONS
1Training sessions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ C _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Ferrous material”.
PRACTICES
QUITE A BIT
2Quite a bit
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ H _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
RATHER
RES___
3RES___
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
“RES___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
ORT
GATHER
4Gather
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Give it a go” crosses it at the third square.
MEET
IDIOM
5Idiom
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idiom.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ T _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Massa-chusetts”.
SEPTEMBER
DIG IN
7Dig in
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Give it a go” crosses it at the third square.
EAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OATH
8Oath
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ M _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Idiom”.
PROMISE
SCARCE
9Scarce
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “RES___” crosses it at the third square.
RARE
GIVE IT A GO
10Give it a go
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The fifth square is also part of “___HER”.
ATTEMPT
-ain
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ain”). What is left starts with C.
CH
SYS___
12SYS___
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SYS___” go in the grid. First one: T.
TEM
FERROUS MATERIAL
13Ferrous material
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Fashion style” first gives you its third letter.
IRON
CARBON
14Carbon
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Carbon.
C
NOT ODD
15Not odd
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fashion style”.
EVEN
-ack
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ack”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EAST AFRICA
17East africa
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “East africa”.
EA
___HER
18___HER
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___HER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MOT
KID
19Kid
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TOT
FASHION STYLE
20Fashion style
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Suspect”.
MODE
ITALIAN ANCESTOR
21Italian ancestor
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “N__GHBOR”.
LATIN
PHONE ABBR.
22Phone abbr.
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Italian ancestor”.
TEL
NOTHING AT ALL
23Nothing at all
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not odd”.
NONE
MASSA-CHUSETTS
24Massa-chusetts
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. “Italian ancestor” crosses it at the second square.
MA
_RGENT
25_RGENT
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_RGENT” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
SUSPECT
26Suspect
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DOUBT
VOICE NOTE
27Voice note
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VN
N__GHBOR
28N__GHBOR
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“N__GHBOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EI
_IRPLANE
29_IRPLANE
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_IRPLANE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
GAIN PROFIT
30Gain profit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EARN
Crossword Challenge Level 794 Solved Grid
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