Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1707 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1707 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
15 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Quack doctor”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1707: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Officially verify”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Quack doctor”. 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.
QUACK DOCTOR
1Quack doctor
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ R _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Aquatic”.
CHARLATAN
A BILLION YEARS
2A billion years
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EON
REWARD PATH
3Reward path
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RP
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ A _ _ U _. Check the fifth letter against “Send into space”.
TITANIUM
IBIS
5Ibis
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ibis, nothing more.
I
BECOME RED, AS A FACE
6Become red, as a face
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Skill effect”.
FLUSH
OLDEN TIMES
7Olden times
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Solving “Travel itinerary” first gives you its third letter.
YORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OFFICIALLY VERIFY
8Officially verify
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Ibis”.
CERTIFY
ARIZONA NATIVE
9Arizona native
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. “Reward path” crosses it at the third square.
HOPI
-aconda
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-aconda”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AN
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
SEND INTO SPACE
12Send into space
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LAUNCH
AQUATIC
13Aquatic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Aquatic, nothing more.
A
TRY COUNT
14Try count
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TC
[CLEARS THROAT]
15[clears throat]
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Eastern time”.
AHEM
infi---y
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “infi---y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOAN OFFICER
17Loan officer
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
OUT
18Out
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Out, nothing more.
O
TRAVEL ITINERARY
19Travel itinerary
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Become red, as a face”.
TOUR
BABY BEAR
20Baby bear
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits C _ _. Solving “Life story” first gives you its third letter.
CUB
BROAD__ST
21BROAD__ST
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BROAD__ST” go in the grid. First one: C.
CA
_COUSTIC
22_COUSTIC
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_COUSTIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
SKILL EFFECT
23Skill effect
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Skill effect” to its initials.
SE
POLICE OFFICER
24Police officer
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The third square is also part of “Shortly after”.
COP
FALL IN WINTER
25Fall in winter
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “__SEWATER”.
SNOW
LIFE STORY
26Life story
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. “Police officer” crosses it at the third square.
BIO
___-SQUARE
27___-SQUARE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___-SQUARE”. Shape: C _ _.
CHI
SHE
28She
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of She.
S
EARTH DEPOSIT
29Earth deposit
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Not a lot” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
SHORTLY AFTER
30Shortly after
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. “Earth deposit” crosses it at the third square.
UPON
EASTERN TIME
31Eastern time
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern time”.
ET
__SEWATER
32__SEWATER
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__SEWATER” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RO
AFTER E
33After e
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from E in the alphabet.
F
NOT A LOT
34Not a lot
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Fall in winter”.
FEW
Crossword Challenge Level 1707 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1707 solved
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