Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1734 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1734 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Future time”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Severely”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Future time”, 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.
FUTURE TIME
1Future time
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Not factual” first gives you its sixth letter.
HEREAFTER
v---nda
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “v---nda”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
CREATIVE FIELD
3Creative field
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ARTS
VEGAN
4Vegan
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Vegan starts with the answer.
V
IMPACT RATING
5Impact rating
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ E _ _ A _. The fifth square is also part of “Taxi”.
LIFEBOAT
BELONGING TO YOU
7Belonging to you
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Follow-up, abbr.”.
YOUR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEVERELY
8Severely
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ V _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Impact rating”.
HEAVILY
DROP A BRICK
9 drop a brick
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Creative field”.
ERR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Creative field”.
RATS
AFTER D
11After d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
c-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “c-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AP
NOT FACTUAL
13Not factual
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. The fifth square is also part of “Hold on”.
FICTION
swea-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “swea-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TER
ECONOMY CLASS, FOR SHORT
15Economy class, for short
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Cut short”.
ECON
ANSWER
16Answer
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ L _. “Nations league” crosses it at the fourth square.
REPLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SE___US
17SE___US
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SE___US”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RIO
IN____
18IN____
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “IN____” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SECT
FOLLOW-UP, ABBR.
19Follow-up, abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
F _. Solving “Belonging to you” first gives you its second letter.
FU
HOLD ON
20Hold on
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Solving “Not factual” first gives you its third letter.
WAIT
CULVERT
21Culvert
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SEWER
PART OF WHOLE
22Part of whole
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Economy class, for short”.
PIECE
TAXI
23Taxi
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CAB
CUT SHORT
24Cut short
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. “Economy class, for short” crosses it at the third square.
CROP
SNACK CHOICE
25Snack choice
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Trend topic” first gives you its third letter.
NUTS
TACTICAL ASSAULT UNIT
26Tactical assault unit
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tactical assault unit”.
TAU
NATIONS LEAGUE
27Nations league
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NL
TREND TOPIC
28Trend topic
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
AFTER X
29After x
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
SHY
30Shy
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Shy, nothing more.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1734 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1734 solved
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