Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1702 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1702? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Motion-related”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1702: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Well-informed”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Motion-related”. 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.
MOTION-RELATED
1Motion-related
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
K _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Before b”.
KINEMATIC
NET OUTCOME RATIO
2Net outcome ratio
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOR
d-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ D _ _ B _. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
WARDROBE
ANT_QUE
5ANT_QUE
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
“ANT_QUE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
FAME, OFTEN NEGATIVE
6Fame, often negative
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Solving “Gin partner” first gives you its sixth letter.
NOTORIETY
ATTENDEE
7Attendee
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Baptism or bris”.
GOER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WELL-INFORMED
8Well-informed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ W _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “ANT_QUE”.
KNOWING
LITTLEST BIT
9Littlest bit
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
IOTA
NUCLEAR REACTOR
10Nuclear reactor
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
EFFECT
11Effect
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Effect, nothing more.
E
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
MIRROR
BEFORE B
13Before b
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before B.
A
TOILET PAPER
14Toilet paper
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Toilet paper”.
TP
NOT IN USE
15Not in use
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Literature major” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. Check the third letter against “Literature major”.
CAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OUTD__R
17OUTD__R
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“OUTD__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OO
IMAGE
18Image
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Image starts with the answer.
I
BAPTISM OR BRIS
19Baptism or bris
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fame, often negative”.
RITE
CLASS WITH CRAYONS
20Class with crayons
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gin partner”.
ART
CASC__E
21CASC__E
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CASC__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AD
INVITE
22Invite
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Invite.
I
SUCCESS__
23SUCCESS__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SUCCESS__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OR
A QUARTER OF FOUR
24A quarter of four
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. “Pub favorite” crosses it at the third square.
ONE
SQUEEZE
25Squeeze
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “RO__TION”.
CRAM
GIN PARTNER
26Gin partner
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fame, often negative”.
TONIC
PUBLIC DISPLAY AFFECTION
27Public display affection
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PDA
PUB FAVORITE
28Pub favorite
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. “Fame, often negative” crosses it at the third square.
BEER
LITERATURE MAJOR
29Literature major
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LM
RO__TION
30RO__TION
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “RO__TION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TA
AFTER F
31After f
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
WORKOUT PLACE
32Workout place
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. “Squeeze” crosses it at the third square.
GYM
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