Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1781 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1781 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 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 “Image effects”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ T _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “As a result”.
FOOTSTEPS
INSTANT MESSAGE PROTOCOL
2Instant message protocol
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Instant message protocol” to its initials.
IMP
AFTER K
3After k
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
TECHNICAL ERROR
4Technical error
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TE
+s
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EXAMS
CAR WASH NEED
6Car wash need
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. “A LONG TIME ___” crosses it at the third square.
RAG
CITY HAZARD
7City hazard
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “A LONG TIME ___”.
SMOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IMAGE EFFECTS
8Image effects
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
FILTERS
OWN MOMENTUM
9Own momentum
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OM
helic---er
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “helicer” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OPT
BEFORE U
11Before u
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
LIFE PARTNER
12Life partner
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ U _ _. “Sea mollusk” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPOUSE
AS A RESULT
13As a result
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Old "you”.
THUS
ENGINEER INTERN
14Engineer intern
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
AFTER O
15After o
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
GARDEN DIRT
16Garden dirt
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Business insider” first gives you its third letter.
SOIL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACADEMIC TEST
17Academic test
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Car wash need” first gives you its third letter.
EXAM
OLD "YOU"
18Old "you"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Life partner” crosses it at the third square.
THOU
"A LONG TIME ___"
19"A LONG TIME ___"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “A LONG TIME ___”? It fits A _ _.
AGO
SEA MOLLUSK
20Sea mollusk
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Shortly”.
MUSSEL
SOUND OF THOUGHT
21Sound of thought
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
HMM
SAP___RE
22SAP___RE
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “SAP___RE” go in the grid. First one: P.
PHI
GYM
23Gym
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Gym, nothing more.
G
WEAR AWAY
24Wear away
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ D _. “Like some eyes” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERODE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ _. Solving “Like some eyes” first gives you its third letter.
ONYX
__OFTOP
26__OFTOP
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__OFTOP” go in the grid. First one: R.
RO
OPENAI
27Openai
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. Check the second letter against “Like some eyes”.
OA
SHORTLY
28Shortly
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Wear away” first gives you its third letter.
SOON
BUSINESS INSIDER
29Business insider
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BI
LIKE SOME EYES
30Like some eyes
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Wear away”.
BEADY
ALL_W
31ALL_W
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
“ALL_W” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
-amine
32Previous spouse
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “amine” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EX
Crossword Challenge Level 1781 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1781 solved
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