Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1677 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1677? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1677: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Escape plan”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ O _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Apartment you own”.
GYROSCOPE
ELITE OPTION
2Elite option
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Elite option”.
EO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Pesto herb” first gives you its third letter.
TUBE
ADMIT
4Admit
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Admit.
A
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ H _ _ W _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Core muscles”.
WASHBOWL
PEN NAME
6Pen name
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “PER___S”.
ALIAS
CRY OUT
7Cry out
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pesto herb”.
YELP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ESCAPE PLAN
8Escape plan
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ A _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GETAWAY
NOT ME OR THEM
9Not me or them
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
YOU
AFTER Q
10 after q
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
BE BEHOLDEN TO
11Be beholden to
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OWE
dam--n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dam--n”). What is left starts with S.
SO
APARTMENT YOU OWN
13Apartment you own
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Legally take”.
CONDO
AFTER N
14After n
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
PRESENT VALUE
15Present value
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PV
90° FROM NORTH
1690° from north
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Start”.
EAST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TYPE OF BEER
17Type of beer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Cry out” first gives you its third letter.
ALE
_UDIO
18_UDIO
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_UDIO” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
PESTO HERB
19Pesto herb
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Pen name”.
BASIL
ROMANCE
20Romance
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. Check the third letter against “Apartment you own”.
WOO
PER___S
21PER___S
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PER___S” go in the grid. First one: H.
HAP
LEGALLY TAKE
22Legally take
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Story line”.
ADOPT
CORE MUSCLES
23Core muscles
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Pen name” first gives you its third letter.
ABS
NEW MEXICO
24New mexico
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NM
LIKE MANY INDIE FILMS
25Like many indie films
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Story line” crosses it at the third square.
ARTY
ALLOW
26Allow
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Allow.
A
AGES UPON AGES
27Ages upon ages
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “New york”.
EON
GRASS CUTTER
28Grass cutter
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Ages upon ages”.
MOWER
PRI__TE
29PRI__TE
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PRI__TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VA
STORY LINE
30Story line
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ages upon ages”.
PLOT
START
31Start
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Start starts with the answer.
S
NEW YORK
32New york
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NY
Crossword Challenge Level 1677 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 16788×10 · 31 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 16798×10 · 28 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 1677 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1677 with us. Puzzle 1678 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.