Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1722 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1722 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.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want 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 “Craft of building with wood”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Craft of building with wood”. 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.
CRAFT OF BUILDING WITH WOOD
1Craft of building with wood
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
CARPENTRY
k-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “k” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
"___ NOT MY FAULT!"
3"___ NOT MY FAULT!"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ NOT MY FAULT!”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shoot from cover”.
LINK
SWEET GLAZE
5Sweet glaze
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Trick" body part”.
ICING
NOTIFY
6Notify
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Notify.
N
AVARICE
7Avarice
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trick" body part”.
GREED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fifth letter against “Sweet glaze”.
CEILING
SILLY STUNT
9Silly stunt
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ANTIC
BEFORE S
10Before s
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from S in the alphabet.
R
PUBLIC DISPLAY
11Public display
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PD
BRING TO A CLOSE
12Bring to a close
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Opera star” first gives you its third letter.
END
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opera star”.
NAIL
TASTER
14Taster
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taster.
T
OVEN-COOKED MEAT
15Oven-cooked meat
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Speech problem”.
ROAST
YEAR LEVEL
16Year level
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Year level”.
YL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LITE_
17LITE_
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “LITE_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
FLASHY FLOWER
18Flashy flower
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ N _. “Noun” crosses it at the fourth square.
PEONY
SHOOT FROM COVER
19Shoot from cover
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “Flashy flower” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNIPE
GENETIC MATERIAL
20Genetic material
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DNA
"TRICK" BODY PART
21"trick" body part
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. Solving “Flashy flower” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
OPERA STAR
22Opera star
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Old record material” crosses it at the third square.
DIVA
OH MY ___!
23OH MY ___!
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “OH MY ___!”? It fits G _ _.
GOD
SPEECH PROBLEM
24Speech problem
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Oven-cooked meat” first gives you its third letter.
LISP
NOUN
25Noun
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Noun starts with the answer.
N
LAST DEGREE, IN MATH
26Last degree, in math
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Exhale of relief”.
NTH
27Legal system
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “LEGAL SYSTEM”. The answer opens with L.
LAW
OLD RECORD MATERIAL
28Old record material
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ Y _. Check the fourth letter against “Flashy flower”.
VINYL
WO__
29WO__
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “WO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OL
AVIATOR
30Aviator
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Aviator.
A
_ARTHLY
31_ARTHLY
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
“_ARTHLY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
EXHALE OF RELIEF
32Exhale of relief
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “_ARTHLY” crosses it at the third square.
PHEW
Crossword Challenge Level 1722 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1722 solved
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