Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1712 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1712, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relating to lungs”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Formal word for people”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Relating to lungs”. 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.
RELATING TO LUNGS
1Relating to lungs
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ M _ _ A _ _. “No error end” crosses it at the sixth square.
PULMONARY
TIME PERIOD
2Time period
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Put down” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The fifth square is also part of “Aged the most”.
REINDEER
SAME
4Same
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Same, nothing more.
S
c--tume
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “c--tume”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OS
do---e
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“do---e”). What is left starts with N.
NAT
ROSE PART
7Rose part
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “SCOO__R” first gives you its third letter.
STEM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORMAL WORD FOR PEOPLE
8Formal word for people
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PERSONS
meas-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “meas” gives the answer. First letter: U.
URE
PUT DOWN
10Put down
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LAID
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
AGED THE MOST
12Aged the most
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _ _. Solving “To pass away” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDEST
NO ERROR END
13No error end
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “No error end” to its initials.
NEE
TIME SPANS
14Time spans
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AGES
AFTER Q
15 after q
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
PLA__FF
16PLA__FF
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PLA__FF” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WAS IDLE
17Was idle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Rose part” first gives you its third letter.
SAT
TO PASS AWAY
18To pass away
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Aged the most”.
DIE
SCOO__R
19SCOO__R
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SCOO__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TE
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
20Local sidereal time
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
AUGHT
21Aught
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Solving “Local sidereal time” first gives you its third letter.
NIL
KNEE'S PLACE
22Knee's place
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against “Time spans”.
LEG
MUSIC
23Music
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Music starts with the answer.
M
SENSE OF FLAVOR
24Sense of flavor
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ T _. “Takes a break” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASTE
RESEARCH ORG.
25Research org.
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Takes a break”.
INST
MAI ___ (DRINK)
26MAI ___ (DRINK)
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “MAI ___ (DRINK)” starts with T.
TAI
SMART ENERGY MODE
27Smart energy mode
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Smart energy mode”.
SEM
SOCIAL NETWORK
28Social network
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SN
LICEN__
29LICEN__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “LICEN__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SE
TAKES A BREAK
30Takes a break
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Sense of flavor”.
RESTS
BADMINT_N
31BADMINT_N
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “BADMINT_N” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
COME FACE TO FACE
32Come face to face
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the third square.
MEET
Crossword Challenge Level 1712 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1712 solved
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