Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1704 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1704? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 9 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Chats about”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “CARBON _______”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Chats about”, 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.
CHATS ABOUT
1Chats about
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DISCUSSES
ENGINEERING GROUP
2Engineering group
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Social energy isolated”.
IEEE
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
XTREME DEFINITION
4Xtreme definition
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
XD
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
5Internal revenue service
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internal revenue service”.
IRS
DAY-TO-DAY
6Day-to-day
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ L _. “Line number” crosses it at the fourth square.
DAILY
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ N _ _. “Line number” crosses it at the fourth square.
EGGNOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CARBON _______
8CARBON _______
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Complete the phrase “CARBON _______”. Shape: D _ _ X _ _ E.
DIOXIDE
pink-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “pink” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IE
SOCIAL ENERGY ISOLATED
10Social energy isolated
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SEI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Avid about”.
CENT
BEFORE V
12Before v
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its previous letter.
U
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ P _. “At the most” crosses it at the fourth square.
SCOPE
JUMP__IT
14JUMP__IT
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “JUMP__IT” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SU
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
15Energy buffer bank
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy buffer bank”.
EBB
FULFILL A NEED
16Fulfill a need
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _ _ Y. “Holds onto” crosses it at the fifth square.
SATISFY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PULL WITH EFFORT
17Pull with effort
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Day-to-day” first gives you its third letter.
DRAG
AVID ABOUT
18Avid about
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Japan's capital”.
INTO
___NAL
19___NAL
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___NAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SIG
AT THE MOST
20At the most
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
TOPS
LINE NUMBER
21Line number
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LN
HOLDS ONTO
22Holds onto
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. The fourth square is also part of “Personal flotation device”.
KEEPS
JAPAN'S CAPITAL
23Japan's capital
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ Y _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Day-to-day”.
TOKYO
HAVANA'S COUNTRY
24Havana's country
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy buffer bank”.
CUBA
GRADE
25Grade
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Grade starts with the answer.
G
ERROR FREE FUNCTION
26Error free function
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EFF
"CAN'T YOU ___?"
27"CAN'T YOU ___?"
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “CAN'T YOU ___?”? It fits S _ _.
SEE
BLUE-TOOTH
28Blue-tooth
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Blue-tooth” to its initials.
BT
DO YOU
29Do you
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Do you” to its initials.
DY
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE
30Personal flotation device
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Personal flotation device” to its initials.
PFD
ACADEM_C
31ACADEM_C
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “ACADEM_C” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
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