Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1672 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1672 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 2 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 “Utterly clueless”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Utterly clueless”. 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.
UTTERLY CLUELESS
1Utterly clueless
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ I _ _ O _ _. “Perception” crosses it at the sixth square.
OBLIVIOUS
COST OF OUTCOME
2Cost of outcome
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
COO
BEFORE U
3Before u
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
SHORT FOR OHIO
4Short for ohio
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
O _. Check the second letter against “Savior”.
OH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ T _ _ O _. Check the fifth letter against “Cousin of a cello”.
PENTAGON
PROTEIN WASTE
6Protein waste
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Solving “Simpsons neighbor” first gives you its third letter.
UREA
EPI___E
7EPI___E
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “EPI___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SOD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ O _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OCTOPUS
BODY ODOR
9Body odor
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BO
PARKING AREA
10Parking area
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “New mexico town” first gives you its third letter.
LOT
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
11Roman numeral one
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral one”.
I
COUSIN OF A CELLO
12Cousin of a cello
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits V _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Trim”.
VIOLA
PERCEPTION
13Perception
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _ _ T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
INSIGHT
IS__OPE
14IS__OPE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “IS__OPE” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OT
sat---ay
15SAT___AY
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sat---ay”). What is left starts with U.
URD
BEAUTY QUEEN'S WEAR
16Beauty queen's wear
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Drive system”.
SASH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAVIOR
17Savior
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Protein waste”.
HERO
NEW MEXICO TOWN
18New mexico town
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cousin of a cello”.
TAOS
SIMPSONS NEIGHBOR
19Simpsons neighbor
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “EPI___E”.
NED
TRIM
20Trim
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Perception”.
CLIP
OFFICIAL RECORDS
21Official records
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ACTA
PREFIX FOR WITHIN
22Prefix for within
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ R _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
INTRA
SAY ALOUD
23Say aloud
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ E _. Solving “ENGI___R” first gives you its fourth letter.
UTTER
UMBRELLA
24Umbrella
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Umbrella.
U
PAY ATTENTION
25Pay attention
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “ENGI___R”.
HEED
VERSE WRITER
26Verse writer
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pay attention”.
POET
DRIVE SYSTEM
27Drive system
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DS
ENGI___R
28ENGI___R
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ENGI___R” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NEE
HAY
29Hay
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Hay, nothing more.
H
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
30Dominican republic
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DR
Crossword Challenge Level 1672 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1672 solved
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