Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1749 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1749 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 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 “Policy provider”, 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
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ O _ _ S _ _. “Energy heal” crosses it at the sixth square.
INDONESIA
ALMOST
2Almost
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
BEFORE T
3Before t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its previous letter.
S
USER BONUS
4User bonus
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UB
FISH EGGS
5Fish eggs
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. “Breakfast staple” crosses it at the third square.
ROE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ I _ _ E _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Early morning light”.
ENGINEER
FURY
7Fury
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Breakfast staple”.
RAGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POLICY PROVIDER
8Policy provider
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Fish eggs”.
INSURER
NEXT EPISODE
9Next episode
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
ce-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ce-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DAR
MOUTH-RELATED
11Mouth-related
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “PA___OX”.
ORAL
BEFORE O
12Before o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
ENERGY HEAL
13Energy heal
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EH
ANIMAL POUCH
14Animal pouch
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Combo finish score”.
SAC
DEETS AND DOPE
15Deets and dope
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Combo finish score”.
INFO
ATTY. IN THE FIRM
16Atty. in the firm
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Out of”.
ASSOC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ FIDE
17___ FIDE
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ FIDE” out loud and the blank fills itself: B _ _ _.
BONA
PA___OX
18PA___OX
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PA___OX”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RAD
BREAKFAST STAPLE
19Breakfast staple
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “Fury” crosses it at the third square.
EGG
G___IATOR
20G___IATOR
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “G___IATOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LAD
IMPORT-EXPORT
21Import-export
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
DRA___
22DRA___
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“DRA___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WER
EARLY MORNING LIGHT
23Early morning light
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “DRA___” first gives you its third letter.
DAWN
COMPOSER ZIMMER
24Composer zimmer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Deets and dope”.
HANS
TRACK COMP-ONENT
25Track comp-onent
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “__DICULOUS”.
RAIL
___ XING (ROAD SIGN)
26___ XING (ROAD SIGN)
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ XING (ROAD SIGN)”. Shape: D _ _ _.
DEER
COMBO FINISH SCORE
27Combo finish score
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CFS
REAL ENERGY ACTIVATED
28Real energy activated
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
REA
OUT OF
29Out of
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Out of”.
OO
__DICULOUS
30__DICULOUS
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__DICULOUS” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
CALCULUS
31Calculus
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Calculus.
C
LOWDOWN
32Lowdown
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Lowdown.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1749 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1749 solved
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