Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1417 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1417 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 3 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 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State of being”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Came out”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “State of being”. 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.
STATE OF BEING
1State of being
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Solving “SYMM__RIC” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXISTENCE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ K _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
MARKET
EMIT
3Emit
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Emit, nothing more.
E
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
4Relative humidity
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Relative humidity”.
RH
"ELENI" AUTHOR NICHOLAS
5"eleni" author nicholas
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. “SQUEE___” crosses it at the third square.
GAGE
ENDLESS
6Endless
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “BROW__E”.
ETERNAL
-r
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “r” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAME OUT
8Came out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Eleni" author nicholas”.
EMERGED
E__MINE
9E__MINE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “E__MINE” go in the grid. First one: X.
XA
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
10Internal revenue service
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IRS
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ W _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Blank page color”.
SKEWER
ENGINEER'S SCHOOL
12Engineer's school
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “HANG ON JUST A ___”.
TECH
SYMM__RIC
13SYMM__RIC
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SYMM__RIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ET
BRIGHT_ESS
14BRIGHT_ESS
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BRIGHT_ESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
LEGAL MATTERS
15Legal matters
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Blank page color”.
CASES
p---can
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “p---can”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ELI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPPOSITE OF LOVE
17Opposite of love
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Endless”.
HATE
"HANG ON JUST A ___"
18"HANG ON JUST A ___"
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “HANG ON JUST A ___”. Shape: S _ _.
SEC
SQUEE___
19SQUEE___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SQUEE___” go in the grid. First one: G.
GEE
BLANK PAGE COLOR
20Blank page color
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Unmoving yet”.
WHITE
BAY OR HARBOR
21Bay or harbor
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ E _. “Exponent” crosses it at the fourth square.
INLET
BROW__E
22BROW__E
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “BROW__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
HAZARD
23Hazard
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Legal matters” crosses it at the third square.
RISK
TEHRAN'S LAND
24Tehran's land
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Endless” first gives you its third letter.
IRAN
SERVER SIDE INCLUDES
25Server side includes
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Server side includes” to its initials.
SSI
UNMOVING YET
26Unmoving yet
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ L _. Solving “Endless” first gives you its fourth letter.
STILL
SHORT FOR ALBERT
27Short for albert
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
AL
EXPONENT
28Exponent
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exponent.
E
SELF
29Self
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Self”.
I
MEDICAL BAG
30Medical bag
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
K _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bay or harbor”.
KIT
Crossword Challenge Level 1417 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1417 solved
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