Crossword Challenge Puzzle 174 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 174 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Medieval scientist”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Agrees to”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Medieval scientist”. 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.
MEDIEVAL SCIENTIST
1Medieval scientist
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ H _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Sky light”.
ALCHEMIST
2Headwear
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “HEADWEAR”. The answer opens with C.
CAP
CARBON
3Carbon
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Carbon.
C
EAST AFRICA
4East africa
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
-pus
5Tropical fish
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-pus” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PLATY
____SCOPE
6____SCOPE
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “____SCOPE” go in the grid. First one: T.
TELE
7Field guardian
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “FIELD GUARDIAN” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SCARECROW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AGREES TO
8Agrees to
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACCEPTS
LATIN AMERICA
9Latin america
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LA
PC'S "BRAIN"
10Pc's "brain"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. The third square is also part of “To or toward”.
CPU
_EART
11_EART
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_EART” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
ADMIT-TANCE
12Admit-tance
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Stubborn”.
ENTRY
13Sky light
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “SKY LIGHT”. The answer opens with M.
MOON
TECH DEPART-MENT
14Tech depart-ment
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. The second square is also part of “Small cut”.
IT
15Zodiac sign
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “ZODIAC SIGN” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SCORPIO
NOT WE
16Not we
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “SH__”.
THEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACTOR BALDWIN
17Actor baldwin
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “____SCOPE” first gives you its third letter.
ALEC
TO OR TOWARD
18To or toward
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Admit-tance”.
UNTO
_____ CARTE
19_____ CARTE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ CARTE” starts with A.
ALA
STUBBORN
20Stubborn
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _ _. “Water pitcher” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORNERY
MEMO TAKER
21Memo taker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “____SCOPE”.
NOTER
SMALL CUT
22Small cut
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ C _. Solving “Zodiac sign” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTCH
MUSICAL NOTE
23Musical note
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
BLOOD VESSEL
24Blood vessel
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “Zodiac sign” crosses it at the third square.
VEIN
VENTURE CAPITAL
25Venture capital
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Venture capital” to its initials.
VC
WORD-PRESS
26Word-press
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WP
WATER PITCHER
27Water pitcher
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Blood vessel”.
EWER
SH__
28SH__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SH__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OE
COMPASS POINT
29Compass point
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. “Field guardian” crosses it at the second square.
NW
Crossword Challenge Level 174 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 174 solved
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