Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1753 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 33 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1753, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
15 of the 33 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Solo speech”.
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 “Solo speech”. 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.
SOLO SPEECH
1Solo speech
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _ _ G _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Raw material”.
MONOLOGUE
r--en
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “r--en”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AV
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the third letter against “Childlike trust”.
SAND
BATTLE
4Battle
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Chances”.
CLASH
FIRST LETTER
5First letter
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
REMODEL
6Remodel
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Austria” first gives you its fourth letter.
REVAMP
AID AND ___
7AID AND ___
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “AID AND ___” starts with A.
ABET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with M. Solving “First letter” first gives you its fifth letter.
MASCARA
0-SHAPED
90-shaped
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OVAL
NITROGEN SYMBOL
10Nitrogen symbol
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
CHANCES
11Chances
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ODDS
SHORT FOR LOUISIANA
12Short for louisiana
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with L. The second square is also part of “Under pressure”.
LU
RAW MATERIAL
13Raw material
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. “Extra terrestrial” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
OUTFIT
14Outfit
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
G _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “IT'S NO ___”.
GETUP
UNITED STATES
15United states
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
CORE NATURE
16Core nature
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Nitrogen symbol” first gives you its fifth letter.
ESSENCE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
E-BUSINESS
17E-business
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “E-business” to its initials.
EB
ARCT_C
18ARCT_C
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“ARCT_C” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
CHILDLIKE TRUST
19Childlike trust
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _. Solving “Remodel” first gives you its fourth letter.
NAIVE
UNDER PRESSURE
20Under pressure
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Outfit” first gives you its fourth letter.
DURESS
AUSTRIA
21Austria
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the second letter against “AID AND ___”.
AT
ATLAS PAGE
22Atlas page
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Outfit”.
MAP
SOUND OF THOUGHT
23Sound of thought
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. The third square is also part of “Remodel”.
HMM
EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
24Extra terrestrial
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra terrestrial”.
ET
LITERARY YARN
25Literary yarn
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wave-length”.
TALE
C___ION
26C___ION
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“C___ION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
APT
"IT'S NO ___"
27"IT'S NO ___"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Say “IT'S NO ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
USE
ADVENTURE
28Adventure
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Adventure.
A
TOILET
29Toilet
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _. Its second letter is shared with “Core nature”.
WC
_ILICONE
30_ILICONE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ILICONE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
S
SECRET
31Secret
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Secret starts with the answer.
S
WAVE-LENGTH
32Wave-length
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Wave-length” to its initials.
WL
NITROGEN SYMBOL
33Nitrogen symbol
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 1753 Solved Grid
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