Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1740 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1740 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cowboy, perhaps”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Sumo activity”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cowboy, perhaps”, 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.
COWBOY, PERHAPS
1Cowboy, perhaps
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ T _ _ N _ _. “Round-about” crosses it at the sixth square.
WESTERNER
GREEK LETTER AFTER PI
2Greek letter after pi
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RHO
AFTER D
3After d
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
SPEED NORMAL
4Speed normal
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SN
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ R _ _ O _. “Insert deeply” crosses it at the fifth square.
TEARDROP
-motive
6____MOTIVE
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-motive” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LOCO
DOORWAY ACCESS
7Doorway access
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _. Solving “System glitch” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUMO ACTIVITY
8Sumo activity
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ S _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
WRESTLE
ENERGY HEAL
9Energy heal
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy heal”.
EH
-ium
10EPI___E
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ium”). What is left starts with S.
SOD
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
INSERT DEEPLY
12Insert deeply
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Enlarge a hole in”.
EMBED
ROUND-ABOUT
13Round-about
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Enlarge a hole in” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROTARY
NEW TRIAL
14New trial
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New trial”.
NT
veg---ble
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“veg---ble”). What is left starts with E.
ETA
SAUCE THICKENER
16Sauce thickener
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “C__SAL” crosses it at the third square.
ROUX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GLOWING GAS
17Glowing gas
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
NEON
OWED MONEY
18Owed money
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Insert deeply”.
DEBT
DO SOMETHING
19Do something
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Doorway access”.
ACT
ENLARGE A HOLE IN
20Enlarge a hole in
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Round-about”.
REAM
SYSTEM GLITCH
21System glitch
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ERROR
SLOGAN
22Slogan
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MOTTO
YACHT
23Yacht
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Yacht.
Y
THREAD
24Thread
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Expert”.
YARN
DRAG BEHIND, AS A TRAILER
25Drag behind, as a trailer
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Northwest direction”.
TOW
CASTLE'S WATER BARRIER
26Castle's water barrier
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Thread”.
MOAT
C__SAL
27C__SAL
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “C__SAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AU
EXPERT
28Expert
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. The third square is also part of “Drag behind, as a trailer”.
PRO
AFTER IX
29After ix
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “After ix”.
X
NORTHWEST DIRECTION
30Northwest direction
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Drag behind, as a trailer”.
NW
Crossword Challenge Level 1740 Solved Grid
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