Crossword Challenge Puzzle 170 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 170? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Floor trim”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Bunch of flowers”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Floor trim”, 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.
FLOOR TRIM
1Floor trim
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Aware of”.
BASEBOARD
INDEBTED TO
2Indebted to
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “___YOU LATER!”.
OWE
AFTER T
3After t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
QUICK SERVICE
4Quick service
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QS
FLIP UPSIDE
5Flip upside
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Food in exodus”.
UPEND
MAKE MONEY
6Make money
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “C___MONY” crosses it at the third square.
EARN
MEDICAL CARE
7Medical care
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ A _ _ E _ _. “User manual” crosses it at the sixth square.
TREATMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUNCH OF FLOWERS
8Bunch of flowers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Check the fifth letter against “Flip upside”.
BOUQUET
j-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“j-”). What is left starts with A.
AW
"___YOU LATER!"
10"___YOU LATER!"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___YOU LATER!” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SEE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E.
E
ASSEMBLE
12Assemble
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “_____ VERA”.
BUILD
AWARE OF
13Aware of
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “TO ____ LIGHT”.
ONTO
re-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “re-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AD
REFERENCE
15Reference
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Fast internet”.
REF
SLOW LEAK
16Slow leak
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Fast internet” first gives you its third letter.
DRIP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BOXING PRACTICE
17Boxing practice
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Make money” crosses it at the third square.
SPAR
TO ____ LIGHT
18TO ____ LIGHT
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “TO ____ LIGHT”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EMIT
C___MONY
19C___MONY
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“C___MONY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERE
_____ VERA
20_____ VERA
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “_____ VERA”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ALOE
FOOD IN EXODUS
21Food in exodus
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ N _. Solving “Make money” first gives you its fourth letter.
MANNA
NOT OVER
22Not over
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ E _. Solving “Reference” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNDER
TANKER
23Tanker
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tanker.
T
CLIENT
24Client
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Marsh”.
USER
USER MANUAL
25User manual
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UM
AIR FORCE
26Air force
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AF
COMFORT
27Comfort
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Client”.
EASE
FAST INTERNET
28Fast internet
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FI
MARSH
29Marsh
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. “Medical care” crosses it at the third square.
FEN
AFTER O
30After o
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
RETWEET
31Retweet
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the second letter against “Medical care”.
RT
Crossword Challenge Level 170 Solved Grid
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