Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1706 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1706? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Impact on others”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1706: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Hinted at”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Impact on others”. 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.
IMPACT ON OTHERS
1Impact on others
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Extra energy node”.
INFLUENCE
MAX ITEM LEVEL
2Max item level
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MIL
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _ _ U _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Labor groups”.
PLATINUM
LADEN
4Laden
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Laden.
L
I WISH
5I wish
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “I wish” to its initials.
IW
DINE
6Dine
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “__TORIAL”.
EAT
MEDICINE
7Medicine
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “__TORIAL” crosses it at the third square.
DRUG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HINTED AT
8Hinted at
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ L _ _ D. Solving “I wish” first gives you its fifth letter.
IMPLIED
VOID AMOUNT
9Void amount
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NIL
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
FLAG
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
LABOR GROUPS
12Labor groups
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Earth-related”.
UNIONS
EXTRA ENERGY NODE
13Extra energy node
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extra energy node” to its initials.
EEN
SUBJECT WORD
14Subject word
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NOUN
AFTER B
15After b
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
hide and se-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “hide and se-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BATTLE
17Battle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Medicine”.
WAR
EARTH-RELATED
18Earth-related
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. Solving “Labor groups” first gives you its third letter.
GEO
__TORIAL
19__TORIAL
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__TORIAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TU
AMERICAN NAME SOCIETY
20American name society
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ANS
AFTER-DINNER OFFERING
21After-dinner offering
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “American name society” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
___-LATIN
22___-LATIN
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Say “___-LATIN” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _.
NEO
GIRL
23Girl
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Girl.
G
PEBBLE
24Pebble
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ N _. “Augusta is its capital” crosses it at the fourth square.
STONE
PREOWNED
25Preowned
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Solving “Augusta is its capital” first gives you its third letter.
USED
GE___RE
26GE___RE
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GE___RE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
STU
DOMI___T
27DOMI___T
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“DOMI___T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NAN
OVERALL SCORE
28Overall score
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OS
INSIGHT ENGINE
29Insight engine
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Insight engine”.
IE
AUGUSTA IS ITS CAPITAL
30Augusta is its capital
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pebble”.
MAINE
STAL_ER
31STAL_ER
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “STAL_ER” go in the grid. First one: K.
K
MUST-HAVE
32Must-have
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Pebble” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
Crossword Challenge Level 1706 Solved Grid
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