Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1726 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1726 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Ease or soothe”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Notify”.
CARPENTER
PATH OF PLANETS
2Path of planets
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cotton candy color”.
ORBIT
MESSAGE BOARD
3Message board
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MB
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ K _ _ F _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not quiet”.
FORKLIFT
OFFICE REGULATORY AFFAIRS
5Office regulatory affairs
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Office regulatory affairs” to its initials.
ORA
RENT
6Rent
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Rent starts with the answer.
R
CURRENT STYLE
7Current style
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Online”.
TREND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EASE OR SOOTHE
8Ease or soothe
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ F _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Office regulatory affairs”.
COMFORT
9Leafy shelter
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “LEAFY SHELTER”. The answer opens with A.
ARBOR
GA__AGE
10GA__AGE
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GA__AGE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RB
COTTON CANDY COLOR
11Cotton candy color
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “North”.
PINK
she-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “she-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ET
NOTIFY
13Notify
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Notify.
N
ROAD CONGESTION
14Road congestion
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Proposal to make”.
TRAFFIC
EDUCATION INDEX
15Education index
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
ap-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ap” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUNNER
17Runner
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Runner starts with the answer.
R
DAILY HABIT
18Daily habit
Row 3, col 7 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “Road congestion” first gives you its fifth letter.
ROUTINE
UN-COMMON
19Un-common
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Daily habit”.
RARE
NORTH
20North
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
North starts with the answer.
N
ONLINE
21Online
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Check the second letter against “Current style”.
ON
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
22Proposal to make
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Camping shelter”.
OFFER
NOT QUIET
23Not quiet
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Daily habit” first gives you its third letter.
LOUD
CARDI__N
24CARDI__N
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CARDI__N” go in the grid. First one: G.
GA
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
25Birthday surprise
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Solving “Proposal to make” first gives you its third letter.
GIFT
___ DE JANEIRO
26___ DE JANEIRO
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ DE JANEIRO” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
RIO
CLEAR TO SEND
27Clear to send
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CTS
CAMPING SHELTER
28Camping shelter
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Daily habit” crosses it at the third square.
TENT
COMPASS DIRECTION
29Compass direction
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Compass direction”.
N
_____ GESTAE (DEEDS)
30_____ GESTAE (DEEDS)
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “_____ GESTAE (DEEDS)” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
RES
Crossword Challenge Level 1726 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1726 solved
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