Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1736 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1736, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Back to sender”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Decrepit”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Back to sender”, 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.
BACK TO SENDER
1Back to sender
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
RETURNING
SINGLE ENTITY
2Single entity
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)”.
UNIT
NOBODY
3Nobody
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nobody, nothing more.
N
DIESEL ENGINE
4Diesel engine
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DE
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “DIAME___”.
OCT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ L _. Solving “SA__ON” first gives you its fourth letter.
WHELK
RULE
7Rule
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. “DIAME___” crosses it at the third square.
NORM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DECREPIT
8Decrepit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ D _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
RUNDOWN
bl--der
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bl--der” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EN
___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)
10___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TIC
FOUR CORNERS STATE
11Four corners state
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “60's vocalist vikki”.
UTAH
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Old "psst!”.
NURSE
LOG__TIC
14LOG__TIC
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “LOG__TIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IS
JUST-MADE
15Just-made
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “AWK__RD”.
NEW
LANGUAGE RULES
16Language rules
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ M _ _ R. Solving “Hospital fluid” first gives you its fifth letter.
GRAMMAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SOUND REBOUND
17Sound rebound
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ECHO
60'S VOCALIST VIKKI
1860's vocalist vikki
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Danger-ous chance”.
CARR
DIAME___
19DIAME___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“DIAME___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TER
OLD "PSST!"
20Old "psst!"
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HIST
SA__ON
21SA__ON
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SA__ON” go in the grid. First one: L.
LM
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _. Solving “___CORN” first gives you its fourth letter.
SERUM
DANGER-OUS CHANCE
23Danger-ous chance
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hospital fluid”.
RISK
___ NAME AND PASSWORD
24___ NAME AND PASSWORD
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ NAME AND PASSWORD” starts with U.
USER
FAMILY INHERITOR
25Family inheritor
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___CORN”.
HEIR
BEFORE I
26Before i
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to I; the answer is its previous letter.
H
LATIN FOR 'A'
27Latin for 'a'
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. The third square is also part of “Language rules”.
UNA
"T" ON A TEST
28"t" on a test
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Latin for 'a'” first gives you its third letter.
TRUE
AWK__RD
29AWK__RD
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“AWK__RD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WA
___CORN
30___CORN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___CORN” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
UNI
MIDTERM
31Midterm
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Midterm.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 1736 Solved Grid
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