Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1713 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1713? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Drawing power”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Drawing power”. 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.
DRAWING POWER
1Drawing power
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ N _ _ I _ _. Solving “Time keeper” first gives you its sixth letter.
MAGNETISM
KEEN ON
2Keen on
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gross ton”.
INTO
ba-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ba-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
ND
BEL_EVE
4BEL_EVE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BEL_EVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: V _ _ E _ _ R _. Check the fifth letter against “Informal greeting”.
VINEYARD
ARROW'S PATH
6Arrow's path
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving “One time” first gives you its third letter.
ARC
NECESSITY
7Necessity
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “One time” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ I _ _ N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MINIVAN
NOW ___ THEN
9NOW ___ THEN
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “NOW ___ THEN” starts with A.
AND
GROSS TON
10Gross ton
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GT
HIGH-BORN
11High-born
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Oil source”.
NOBLE
ETERNAL
12Eternal
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Eternal.
E
TIME KEEPER
13Time keeper
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TK
MATHEMATICAL OPPOSITE
14Mathematical opposite
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
INVERSE
OFFSHORE WATERS
15Offshore waters
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “CARA___” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
FIX TEAR
16Fix tear
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “CARA___”.
MEND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WRATH
17Wrath
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Necessity” crosses it at the third square.
IRE
OIL SOURCE
18Oil source
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Broad”.
OLIVE
ONE TIME
19One time
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Arrow's path”.
ONCE
BEVERLY HILLS
20Beverly hills
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Beverly hills”.
BH
FOURTH LETTER
21Fourth letter
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
TEST A SAMPLE
22Test a sample
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. “Water barrier” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSAY
INFORMAL GREETING
23Informal greeting
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HIYA
LEG JOINT
24Leg joint
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits K _ _ _. “Offshore waters” crosses it at the third square.
KNEE
FILL-IN WORKER
25Fill-in worker
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Water barrier”.
TEMP
BROAD
26Broad
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Test a sample”.
VAST
CARA___
27CARA___
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CARA___” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VAN
WATER BARRIER
28Water barrier
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Fill-in worker” first gives you its third letter.
DAM
DARK
29Dark
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Dark starts with the answer.
D
YOUNG PERSON
30Young person
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YP
Crossword Challenge Level 1713 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1713 solved
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