Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1779 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1779? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bone breaks”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Scientific result”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bone breaks”. 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.
BONE BREAKS
1Bone breaks
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the sixth letter against “After t”.
FRACTURES
ICEBOUND
2Icebound
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Icebound, nothing more.
I
NEW MEXICO
3New mexico
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NM
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ N _ _ A _. Solving “Honestly” first gives you its fifth letter.
DOWNLOAD
ITALY CODE
5Italy code
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. “Move in water” crosses it at the third square.
ITA
KNOTTY SWELLING
6Knotty swelling
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Move in water”.
NODE
AWESOME
7Awesome
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ A _. “Electro-nic arts” crosses it at the fourth square.
GREAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCIENTIFIC RESULT
8Scientific result
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ D _ _ G. Solving “Italy code” first gives you its fifth letter.
FINDING
AFTER Q
9 after q
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
AUTO FOCUS
10Auto focus
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AF
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Apply pressure”.
CORN
HONESTLY
12Honestly
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TRULY
AFTER T
13After t
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
ba--ecue
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ba--ecue”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RB
GAZED AT
15Gazed at
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “End note”.
EYED
SENATOR, ABBR.
16Senator, abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “End note”.
SEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENGINE PART
17Engine part
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Knotty swelling”.
MOTOR
BECAUSE OF
18Because of
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Honestly”.
FOR
MOVE IN WATER
19Move in water
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Knotty swelling”.
WADE
APPLY PRESSURE
20Apply pressure
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Library item”.
RUB
ELECTRO-NIC ARTS
21Electro-nic arts
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Awesome” first gives you its second letter.
EA
MA___NAISE
22MA___NAISE
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“MA___NAISE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YON
BEFORE U
23Before u
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
WAS AWARE OF
24Was aware of
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits K _ _ _. “Former partner” crosses it at the third square.
KNEW
LIBRARY ITEM
25Library item
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. “MA___NAISE” crosses it at the third square.
BOOK
EXIT GREETING
26Exit greeting
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Senator, abbr.”.
BYE
-ensive
27___ENSE
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ensive”). What is left starts with E.
EXP
ACTRESS BANCROFT
28Actress bancroft
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Was aware of” crosses it at the third square.
ANNE
END NOTE
29End note
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EN
FORMER PARTNER
30Former partner
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the second square.
EX
TOWN
31Town
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Town starts with the answer.
T
THE WINNING PLAY
32The winning play
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “The winning play” to its initials.
TWP
Crossword Challenge Level 1779 Solved Grid
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