Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1721 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1721 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hotel reservation”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. The sixth square is also part of “___-LA-LA!”.
BIRDHOUSE
ALTERNATIVE WORD
2Alternative word
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Fe, in chemistry” first gives you its second letter.
OR
"I DROPPED IT!"
3"i dropped it!"
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coral producer”.
OOPS
DOOR SOUND
4Door sound
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ C _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
KNOCK
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
NO VOTE
6No vote
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. “Coral producer” crosses it at the third square.
NAY
WIDE BREACH
7Wide breach
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coral producer”.
GAPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HOTEL RESERVATION
8Hotel reservation
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “After h” first gives you its fifth letter.
BOOKING
FE, IN CHEMISTRY
9Fe, in chemistry
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “I dropped it!”.
IRON
AFTER Q
10 after q
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ C _. Solving “Door sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
DISCO
HEALTH CARE
12Health care
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Health care” to its initials.
HC
"___-LA-LA!"
13"___-LA-LA!"
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___-LA-LA!” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
OOH
NEEDLESS
14Needless
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ U _. Solving “Alien's transport, for short” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNDUE
depo--t
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “depo--t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SI
SOUND'S REFLECTION
16Sound's reflection
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hotel”.
ECHO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE A BATTERY
17Double a battery
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
A _. “Wide breach” crosses it at the second square.
AA
HANG AROUND IDLY
18Hang around idly
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Color of sand”.
LOITER
CORAL PRODUCER
19Coral producer
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ Y _. “No vote” crosses it at the fourth square.
POLYP
SYMBOLIC
20Symbolic
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Needless”.
ICONIC
ELL
21Ell
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ell.
E
TURN AROUND
22Turn around
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
FIRST-AID BOX
23First-aid box
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. Check the third letter against “Turn around”.
KIT
HIGH DEF.
24High def.
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HD
WRITTEN MESSAGE
25Written message
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Be anxious”.
NOTE
COLOR OF SAND
26Color of sand
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Written message”.
TAN
ALIEN'S TRANSPORT, FOR SHORT
27Alien's transport, for short
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Sound's reflection” first gives you its third letter.
UFO
BL_CK
28BL_CK
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BL_CK” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
EAST COAST
29East coast
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “East coast” to its initials.
EC
BE ANXIOUS
30Be anxious
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “East coast”.
FRET
HOTEL
31Hotel
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Hotel.
H
-ll
32SAU__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ll” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CE
Crossword Challenge Level 1721 Solved Grid
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