Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1765 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1765 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 10 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not the same”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not the same”, 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.
NOT THE SAME
1Not the same
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ F _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Region of interest”.
DIFFERENT
INVITATION TO APPLY
2Invitation to apply
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Invitation to apply” to its initials.
ITA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with G. Solving “Result of action” first gives you its fifth letter.
GOLDFISH
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
INSTANT ACTION
5Instant action
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
lemo---e
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “lemoe” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NAD
PLAY OR MATCH
7Play or match
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Direct message”.
GAME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ G _ _ G. “Instant action” crosses it at the fifth square.
DIGGING
INSTANT TURN OPTION
9Instant turn option
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Instant turn option” to its initials.
ITO
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
FALL
AFTER E
11After e
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from E in the alphabet.
F
RESULT OF ACTION
12Result of action
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
E _ _ E _ _. “Bald-faced" thing” crosses it at the fourth square.
EFFECT
REGION OF INTEREST
13Region of interest
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ROI
"SO WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
14"SO WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “SO WHAT ___ IS NEW?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
NEGATIVE
15Negative
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Negative starts with the answer.
N
THANK GOD
16Thank god
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thank god”.
TG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRIPLE A
17Triple a
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. “Play or match” crosses it at the third square.
AAA
"BALD-FACED" THING
18"bald-faced" thing
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Result of action”.
LIE
DIRECT MESSAGE
19Direct message
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DM
REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
20Remote control device
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RCD
___ECTOR
21___ECTOR
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___ECTOR” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIR
___KLORE
22___KLORE
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___KLORE” and enter only the missing part, starting with F.
FOL
EGO
23Ego
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ego.
E
CRY DROPS
24Cry drops
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Inheritors”.
TEARS
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Inheritors”.
EAST
DON'T EVEN EXPLAIN
26Don't even explain
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Don't even explain” to its initials.
DEE
SLENDER FISH
27Slender fish
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Missing”.
EEL
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
28Anti-aircraft
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Anti-aircraft” to its initials.
AA
INPUT OUTPUT
29Input output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Input output” to its initials.
IO
INHERITORS
30Inheritors
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Cry drops”.
HEIRS
GIRL
31Girl
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Girl, nothing more.
G
MISSING
32Missing
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cry drops”.
LOST
Crossword Challenge Level 1765 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1765 solved
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