Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1719 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1719 of Crossword Challenge gives you 34 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
14 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tiny bits”.
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 “Tiny bits”. 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.
TINY BITS
1Tiny bits
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ L _ _. “Crayon choice” crosses it at the sixth square.
PARTICLES
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Remote control”.
ARCH
REFRACTIVE INDEX
3Refractive index
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Refractive index”.
RI
CALLS FOR
4Calls for
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “FORT ___ (GOLD SITE)” first gives you its third letter.
ASKS
SAY EVERY NOTHING
5Say every nothing
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SEN
AFTER N
6After n
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
HIGH-END
7High-end
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
L _ _ U _ _. Solving “Russia” first gives you its fourth letter.
LUXURY
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. P _ _ A _ _ L. “Say every nothing” crosses it at the fifth square.
PARASOL
STAND UP
9Stand up
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Calls for” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARISE
REMOTE CONTROL
10Remote control
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Remote control”.
RC
"GET A LOAD OF ___!"
11"GET A LOAD OF ___!"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “GET A LOAD OF ___!”. Shape: T _ _ _.
THIS
INSPIRE
12Inspire
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Inspire.
I
CRAYON CHOICE
13Crayon choice
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ O _. Solving “J__FUL” first gives you its fourth letter.
COLOR
LESS WEIGHT
14Less weight
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Less weight”.
LW
p---er
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “p---er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EEL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Left out”.
SNOW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UP
17Up
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Up, nothing more.
U
METALLIC ROCK
18Metallic rock
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “OCTO___”.
ORE
FORT ___ (GOLD SITE)
19FORT ___ (GOLD SITE)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “FORT ___ (GOLD SITE)”? It fits K _ _ _.
KNOX
FEELING FLUISH, SAY
20Feeling fluish, say
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. “Crayon choice” crosses it at the third square.
ILL
RUSSIA
21Russia
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. Its second letter is shared with “High-end”.
RU
BROUGHT UP
22Brought up
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. “ARE WE THERE ___?” crosses it at the third square.
BRED
LOAD
23Load
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Load starts with the answer.
L
ACTOR WILSON
24Actor wilson
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OWEN
OCTO___
25OCTO___
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“OCTO___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BER
J__FUL
26J__FUL
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“J__FUL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OY
TEXTER'S WHY
27Texter's why
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Texter's why”.
Y
HINT
28Hint
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Protect yourself”.
TIP
"ARE WE THERE ___?"
29"ARE WE THERE ___?"
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “ARE WE THERE ___?” starts with Y.
YET
LEFT OUT
30Left out
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left out”.
LO
GENERAL YARD
31General yard
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GY
EXCAVATE
32Excavate
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “General yard” crosses it at the third square.
DIG
WEEKLY
33Weekly
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Weekly.
W
PROTECT YOURSELF
34Protect yourself
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PY
Crossword Challenge Level 1719 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1719 solved
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