Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1673 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1673 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 30 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; 3 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 “Building supplies”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Building-block style”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Building supplies”. 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.
BUILDING SUPPLIES
1Building supplies
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving “After h” first gives you its sixth letter.
MATERIALS
jukeb-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “jukeb-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OX
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ R _ _ O _. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DOORKNOB
NULLIFY
4Nullify
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving “Smells” first gives you its third letter.
UNDO
LEGALISM
5Legalism
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Legalism.
L
HAUTEUR
6Hauteur
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Smells”.
AIRS
REMOTE ACCESS SERVICE
7Remote access service
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Remote access service” to its initials.
RAS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUILDING-BLOCK STYLE
8Building-block style
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ U _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Legalism”.
MODULAR
NERVE FIBER
9Nerve fiber
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AXON
AFTER S
10After s
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
FAULTS
11Faults
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Nullify”.
ERRORS
b---en
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ben” gives the answer. First letter: R.
ROK
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
GIVEN A HOME
14Given a home
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ P _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Like a planet's path”.
ADOPTED
CHEM CLASS
15Chem class
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LAB
SYSTEM HANDLER
16System handler
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
17Industrial arts
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IA
LIKE A PLANET'S PATH
18Like a planet's path
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Given a home”.
ORBITAL
SMELLS
19Smells
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Hauteur” first gives you its fourth letter.
ODORS
__OFTOP
20__OFTOP
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
“__OFTOP” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RO
– bear
21Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“- bear”). What is left starts with T.
TEDDY
BLOOD TYPE
22Blood type
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
B
NEWSP__ER
23NEWSP__ER
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“NEWSP__ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AP
TIMER
24Timer
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Timer starts with the answer.
T
___ CAVA
25___ CAVA
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ CAVA”. Shape: V _ _ _.
VENA
CHILDLIKE TRUST
26Childlike trust
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ CAVA”.
NAIVE
MORSE CODE UNIT
27Morse code unit
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “System handler”.
DAH
JOINS TWO PHRASES
28Joins two phrases
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
AND
_LEVER
29_LEVER
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_LEVER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
C
30Ceramic base
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “CERAMIC BASE” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
CLAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1673 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1673 solved
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