Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1710 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1710, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 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 “Doubtful feeling”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Highest court”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Doubtful feeling”. 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.
DOUBTFUL FEELING
1Doubtful feeling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Selected”.
SUSPICION
EMPLOYS
2Employs
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Salt water”.
USES
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Solving “Salt water” first gives you its third letter.
PEA
RETRY REWARD
4Retry reward
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Retry reward” to its initials.
RR
PLAC_
5PLAC_
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “PLAC_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
ACTRESS CLARKE OF "THE FRONT PAGE"
6Actress clarke of "the front page"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “___ABYTE” first gives you its third letter.
MAE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _. Solving “Labor” first gives you its fourth letter.
EAGLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HIGHEST COURT
8Highest court
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “PLAC_”.
SUPREME
WEBSITE MEMBER
9Website member
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
USER
SALT WATER
10Salt water
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SEA
li--tick
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “li--tick”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PS
AFTER H
12After h
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
SELECTED
13Selected
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Some writing samples”.
CHOSEN
IMPART
14Impart
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Impart, nothing more.
I
CONSENTING WORD
15Consenting word
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Big ten team” first gives you its third letter.
OKAY
NEXT YIELD
16Next yield
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Next yield”.
NY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BAZ__R
17BAZ__R
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “BAZ__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AA
EXODUS LEADER
18Exodus leader
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Selected”.
MOSES
___ABYTE
19___ABYTE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ABYTE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MEG
SOME WRITING SAMPLES
20Some writing samples
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Garbage heap”.
ESSAYS
ENERGY OUTPUT
21Energy output
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy output” to its initials.
EO
BIG TEN TEAM
22Big ten team
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Garbage heap”.
IOWA
LABOR
23Labor
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Labor, nothing more.
L
UP TO
24Up to
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ice level”.
UNTIL
CONCERN
25Concern
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Up to”.
ISSUE
HAMMOCK
26Hammock
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Hammock.
H
ANTLERED ANIMAL
27Antlered animal
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Smooth fabric”.
ELK
GARBAGE HEAP
28Garbage heap
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. “Up to” crosses it at the fourth square.
WASTE
KEY YIELD
29Key yield
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Key yield”.
KY
ICE LEVEL
30Ice level
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ice level” to its initials.
IL
IDIOM
31Idiom
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idiom.
I
SMOOTH FABRIC
32Smooth fabric
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Up to”.
SILK
Crossword Challenge Level 1710 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1710 solved
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