Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1735 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1735? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spread out”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1735: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Teaching facilities”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Spread out”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
SPREAD OUT
1Spread out
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Energy buffer bank”.
SCATTERED
-ga
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ga” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CON
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. The fifth square is also part of “SINGER ______ SWIFT”.
HONEYBEE
ONLY
4Only
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Only.
O
spo-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“spo-”). What is left starts with O.
ON
F___IBLE
6F___IBLE
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “F___IBLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LEX
PERFORMED AN ARIA
7Performed an aria
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Xenon node” first gives you its third letter.
SANG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEACHING FACILITIES
8Teaching facilities
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ O _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SCHOOLS
COST OF OUTCOME
9Cost of outcome
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
COO
"___ KARENINA"
10"___ KARENINA"
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ KARENINA” starts with A.
ANNA
BEFORE U
11Before u
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
SINGER ______ SWIFT
12SINGER ______ SWIFT
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Say “SINGER ______ SWIFT” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ L _ _.
TAYLOR
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
13Energy buffer bank
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EBB
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
REED
AFTER D
15After d
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
GRA__ATE
16GRA__ATE
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“GRA__ATE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PI___PPLE
17PI___PPLE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“PI___PPLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEA
BE IN PAIN
18Be in pain
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “SINGER ______ SWIFT”.
AIL
XENON NODE
19Xenon node
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Xenon node” to its initials.
XN
FISHING TOOL
20Fishing tool
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Excavate”.
ROD
EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE
21Effective interest rate
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Effective interest rate”.
EIR
ALPH___T
22ALPH___T
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“ALPH___T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ABE
MUSICAL NOTE
23Musical note
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
G
LONG GUN
24Long gun
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Not late”.
RIFLE
DUDES
25Dudes
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not late”.
GUYS
EXCAVATE
26Excavate
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Dudes”.
DIG
"_____ BOOT" (1981 FILM)
27"_____ BOOT" (1981 FILM)
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Say “_____ BOOT" (1981 FILM)” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _.
DAS
FOLLOW-UP, ABBR.
28Follow-up, abbr.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _. Its second letter is shared with “Dudes”.
FU
__ACTOR
29__ACTOR
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__ACTOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RE
NOT LATE
30Not late
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _. Solving “Long gun” first gives you its fourth letter.
EARLY
UNIFORM
31Uniform
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Uniform, nothing more.
U
OBSERVES
32Observes
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Long gun” first gives you its third letter.
SEES
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Puzzle 1735 solved
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