Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1785 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1785 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State of mind”.
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 “State of mind”, 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.
STATE OF MIND
1State of mind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Failures” first gives you its sixth letter.
MENTALITY
LEER AT
2Leer at
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nether-lands”.
OGLE
sc--ll
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sc--ll”). What is left starts with R.
RO
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
CROWN OF LEGENDS
5Crown of legends
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
COL
+s
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CROWNS
VOWS
7Vows
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “White house”.
OATHS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ O _ _ O. Its fifth letter is shared with “Crown of legends”.
MOROCCO
FREUD CONCEPT
9Freud concept
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EGO
NETHER-LANDS
10Nether-lands
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nether-lands” to its initials.
NL
ENGINEER'S SCHOOL
11Engineer's school
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Medical sac” crosses it at the third square.
TECH
ACQUAINT
12Acquaint
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Acquaint.
A
FAILURES
13Failures
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
L _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “States of matter”.
LOSSES
BRAND OF CHIPS
14Brand of chips
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “States of matter”.
INTEL
TRY COUNT
15Try count
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TC
CASUAL YES
16Casual yes
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Paris”.
YEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___CULAR
17___CULAR
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___CULAR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
ORA
STATES OF MATTER
18States of matter
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Failures”.
PHASES
STORY LINE
19Story line
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PLOT
MEDICAL SAC
20Medical sac
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Failures”.
CYST
WHITE HOUSE
21White house
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WH
PASS ALONG
22Pass along
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Small fluid holders”.
RELAY
TALL TALES
23Tall tales
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Y _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
YARNS
"THE RAVEN" START
24"the raven" start
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Try count”.
ONCE
catf-
25SPAN___
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “catf-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ISH
ANALYS_S
26ANALYS_S
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “ANALYS_S”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
ELECTRI__L
27ELECTRI__L
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ELECTRI__L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CA
SMALL FLUID HOLDERS
28Small fluid holders
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ELECTRI__L”.
SACS
PARIS
29Paris
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Paris.
P
"BOO-___!"
30"BOO-___!"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “BOO-___!”? It fits Y _ _.
YAH
Crossword Challenge Level 1785 Solved Grid
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