Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1703 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1703 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Nuclear emission”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Achieved”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Nuclear emission”. 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.
NUCLEAR EMISSION
1Nuclear emission
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RADIATION
BE AT FAULT
2Be at fault
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ERR
BEFORE B
3Before b
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before B.
A
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Astronaut shepard” crosses it at the fifth square.
CYLINDER
STOP
5Stop
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HALT
prop--ler
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“prop--ler”). What is left starts with E.
EL
APPOINTS PROXIES
7Appoints proxies
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Facts”.
DELEGATES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACHIEVED
8Achieved
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ C _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Stop”.
REACHED
ACTIVE ROUND
9Active round
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Active round” to its initials.
AR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ L _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
DRILL
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
ASTRONAUT SHEPARD
12Astronaut shepard
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Italy code”.
ALAN
po--to
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “poto” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TA
BOOK LIST
14Book list
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
INDEX
AFTER N
15After n
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)
16___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)” starts with N.
NAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOCK MAKER
17Lock maker
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
YALE
ITALY CODE
18Italy code
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Astronaut shepard”.
ITA
AFTER K
19After k
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
RENT OUT
20Rent out
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against “Facts”.
LET
POSITION NAME
21Position name
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. Solving “Rent out” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITLE
LOCAL ACTION NODE
22Local action node
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Local action node” to its initials.
LAN
END GRAIN
23End grain
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “End grain”.
EG
ALLIANCE
24Alliance
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Stand up” crosses it at the third square.
AXIS
FACTS
25Facts
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “Rent out” crosses it at the third square.
DATA
OPPOSITE OF DIS
26Opposite of dis
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Solving “___ GEO (CABLE CHANNEL)” first gives you its third letter.
DAT
TRUTH
27Truth
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Truth.
T
LAW__IT
28LAW__IT
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “LAW__IT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SU
STAND UP
29Stand up
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ S _. Solving “LAW__IT” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARISE
ANSWER
30Answer
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Answer.
A
SUSPICI-OUS, SLANG
31Suspici-ous, slang
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Appoints proxies”.
SUS
Crossword Challenge Level 1703 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1703 solved
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