Crossword Challenge Puzzle 797 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 797 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Title holding”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Material things”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Title holding”, 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.
TITLE HOLDING
1Title holding
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _ _ H _ _. Solving “Train stop” first gives you its sixth letter.
OWNERSHIP
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ _. “SMOKING OR ___?” crosses it at the third square.
BOOK
ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI
3ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI”? It fits J _ _.
JON
ECHO DELTA
4Echo delta
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Echo delta” to its initials.
ED
AFTER B
5After b
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the third letter against “Frying tool”.
TEA
GRAMMAR UNITS
7Grammar units
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ C _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Train stop”.
SENTENCES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MATERIAL THINGS
8Material things
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ E _ _ S. “After b” crosses it at the fifth square.
OBJECTS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ _. “ROCK SINGER ___ BON JOVI” crosses it at the third square.
WOOD
"SMOKING OR ___?"
10"SMOKING OR ___?"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “SMOKING OR ___?” starts with N.
NON
EXIT KIT
11Exit kit
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exit kit”.
EK
RADICAL
12Radical
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Radical starts with the answer.
R
TRAIN STOP
13Train stop
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ N. “French capital” crosses it at the fifth square.
STATION
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H.
H
MENTAL IMAGE
15Mental image
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Arrived”.
IDEA
ACID SCALE UNIT
16Acid scale unit
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
P _. Its second letter is shared with “Direct hit”.
PH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ASL__P
17ASL__P
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“ASL__P” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EE
FRENCH CAPITAL
18French capital
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Train stop”.
PARIS
FRYING TOOL
19Frying tool
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Grammar units”.
PAN
SHARED BY BOTH
20Shared by both
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Audio art”.
MUTUAL
MILLI-AMPERE
21Milli-ampere
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Milli-ampere” to its initials.
MA
ARRIVED
22Arrived
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Audio art”.
CAME
LETTER AFTER S
23Letter after s
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
SPEECH SOUND
24Speech sound
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “__NTRAL”.
VOICE
BEND IN ROAD
25Bend in road
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Speech sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
CURVE
TARGET
26Target
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Target.
T
AUDIO ART
27Audio art
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Speech sound”.
MUSIC
DIRECT HIT
28Direct hit
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DH
__NTRAL
29__NTRAL
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__NTRAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CE
IDLE
30Idle
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idle.
I
NOT TRUTHS
31Not truths
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Speech sound”.
LIES
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