Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1751 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1751 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not feminine”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not feminine”. 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.
NOT FEMININE
1Not feminine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After k”.
MASCULINE
CREAMY WHITE
2Creamy white
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ R _. Solving “Rocky outcrop” first gives you its fourth letter.
IVORY
-wboat
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-wboat”). What is left starts with R.
RO
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the fifth letter against “Leafy giant”.
RINGTOSS
"___ TO A NIGHTINGALE"
5"___ TO A NIGHTINGALE"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ TO A NIGHTINGALE” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ODE
AFTER Q
6 after q
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
PAPYRUS PLANT
7Papyrus plant
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Video game”.
SEDGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ R _ _ S. “___ TO A NIGHTINGALE” crosses it at the fifth square.
MIRRORS
DODGE
9Dodge
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AVOID
SMART OPTION
10Smart option
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SO
ROCKY OUTCROP
11Rocky outcrop
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. “Amenity” crosses it at the third square.
CRAG
URUGUAY
12Uruguay
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: U _. Check the second letter against “Creamy white”.
UY
AFTER K
13After k
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
LIKE MANY ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRANTS
14Like many st. patrick's day celebrants
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IRISH
NEW HAMPSHIRE
15New hampshire
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New hampshire” to its initials.
NH
COUNTLESS YEARS
16Countless years
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Nirvana”.
EON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EASY
17Easy
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Easy.
E
"IF ___ I SHOULD LEAVE…"
18"IF ___ I SHOULD LEAVE…"
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “IF ___ I SHOULD LEAVE…” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVER
FOOD OR AIR
19Food or air
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “IF ___ I SHOULD LEAVE…”.
NEED
AMENITY
20Amenity
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Amenity.
A
VIDEO GAME
21Video game
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Video game”.
VG
RECOVERY CENTER
22Recovery center
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Dismiss from job”.
REHAB
LEAFY GIANT
23Leafy giant
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “IF ___ I SHOULD LEAVE…”.
TREE
GLOBAL INITIATIVE
24Global initiative
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GI
ATTENDEE
25Attendee
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Recovery center”.
GOER
REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE
26Regional health office
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Regional health office” to its initials.
RHO
BLUE EXPANSE
27Blue expanse
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Young male”.
SKY
_HORE
28_HORE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_HORE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
ABBR. FOR COMPANY
29Abbr. for company
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
C _. Its second letter is shared with “Young male”.
CO
DISMISS FROM JOB
30Dismiss from job
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Abbr. for company” first gives you its third letter.
SACK
NIRVANA
31Nirvana
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nirvana, nothing more.
N
YOUNG MALE
32Young male
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blue expanse”.
BOY
Crossword Challenge Level 1751 Solved Grid
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