Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1724 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1724 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Identity verification”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Raised-dot code”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Identity verification”, read top to bottom.
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.
IDENTITY VERIFICATION
1Identity verification
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Merchant” first gives you its sixth letter.
BIOMETRIC
WANDER
2Wander
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ROVE
pr--k
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “pr--k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AN
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
LINE OUT ORDER
5Line out order
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Line out order” to its initials.
LOO
SHINE
6Shine
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
L _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “MINU__”.
LUSTER
HEAVENS
7Heavens
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “MINU__”.
ETHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RAISED-DOT CODE
8Raised-dot code
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits B _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Line out order”.
BRAILLE
ATOMIC CHARGE
9Atomic charge
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ION
gr--e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “gr--e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OV
TABLE-LAND
11Table-land
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “Hygiene item” first gives you its third letter.
MESA
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
MERCHANT
13Merchant
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
T _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Place for plants”.
TRADER
GET READY TO BE PICKED
14Get ready to be picked
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Place for plants”.
RIPEN
INTERCITY
15Intercity
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Not poor” crosses it at the second square.
IC
-ckpea
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ckpea”). What is left starts with C.
CHI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT IN
17Not in
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Heavens”.
OUT
PLACE FOR PLANTS
18Place for plants
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _ _. Solving “Merchant” first gives you its fourth letter.
GARDEN
"OH, MY!"
19"oh, my!"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shine”.
GOSH
HYGIENE ITEM
20Hygiene item
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Merchant” first gives you its third letter.
SOAP
MINU__
21MINU__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MINU__” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TE
JEANS MATERIAL
22Jeans material
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _. Solving “Near” first gives you its fourth letter.
DENIM
COMMAND
23Command
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Shine”.
ORDER
NOT POOR
24Not poor
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Intercity”.
RICH
LETTER AFTER PI
25Letter after pi
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Cow sound”.
RHO
ACTO_
26ACTO_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ACTO_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
LET'S __
27LET'S __
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Say “LET'S __” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _.
GO
NEAR
28Near
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “LET'S __”.
NIGH
_NJURY
29_NJURY
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_NJURY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
COW SOUND
30Cow sound
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Letter after pi”.
MOO
Crossword Challenge Level 1724 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1724 solved
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