Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1720 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1720 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Having matching sides”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “S2- ion”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Having matching sides”. 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.
HAVING MATCHING SIDES
1Having matching sides
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ M _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SYMMETRIC
KIDNEY WASTE
2Kidney waste
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
UREA
LAWSUIT
3Lawsuit
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Lawsuit.
L
-ll
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ll” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FU
IMPACT SCORE OUTPUT
5Impact score output
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ISO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ E _ _ E _. Solving “Lyric creation” first gives you its fifth letter.
DECEMBER
TIME PERIODS
7Time periods
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Orbital control array” crosses it at the third square.
ERAS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
S2- ION
8S2- ion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ F _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Impact score output”.
SULFIDE
YOUR
9Your
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. The second square is also part of “Kidney waste”.
YR
-sage
10___SAGE
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-sage”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MES
HOUSE CLEANER
11House cleaner
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “Drink slowly” crosses it at the third square.
MAID
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
jus--ce
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “jusce” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TI
DECAY
14Decay
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)”.
ROT
ANY OBJECT
15Any object
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)”.
ITEM
ACADEMY STUDENT
16Academy student
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ E _. Solving “Match end” first gives you its fourth letter.
CADET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WEBSITE MEMBER
17Website member
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
USER
DRINK SLOWLY
18Drink slowly
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Lyric creation” crosses it at the third square.
SIP
ORBITAL CONTROL ARRAY
19Orbital control array
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OCA
DROP OF DESTINY
20Drop of destiny
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Drop of destiny” to its initials.
DOD
SEM__TER
21SEM__TER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SEM__TER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORK
22European energy network
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “European energy network”.
EEN
LYRIC CREATION
23Lyric creation
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. “European energy network” crosses it at the third square.
POEM
LITTLEST BIT
24Littlest bit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Any object” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
POSTED
25Posted
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Royal navy”.
SENT
BELLES OF THE BALL
26Belles of the ball
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
DEBS
___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
27___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)”? It fits T _ _.
TED
NO ERROR END
28No error end
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No error end”.
NEE
MATCH END
29Match end
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Match end” to its initials.
ME
ROYAL NAVY
30Royal navy
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
TELLER
31Teller
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Teller, nothing more.
T
AFTER S
32After s
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1720 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1720 solved
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