Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1728 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1728 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Se on maps”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Moral qualm”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Se on maps”. 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.
SE ON MAPS
1Se on maps
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SOUTHEAST
CAPTAIN'S HIRES
2Captain's hires
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CREW
RESERVE BANK
3Reserve bank
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Reserve bank”.
RB
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ G _ _ N _. The fifth square is also part of “Nothing at all”.
PREGNANT
ESCAPE
6Escape
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Long truck”.
LAM
ARAB RULER
7Arab ruler
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Long truck” crosses it at the third square.
EMIR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MORAL QUALM
8Moral qualm
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SCRUPLE
CELESTIAL SPHERE
9Celestial sphere
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Reserve bank”.
ORB
bl-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bl-”). What is left starts with U.
UE
COUNTRY SINGER'S SOUND
11Country singer's sound
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ N _. Solving “Sleep sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
TWANG
AFTER G
12After g
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
rom-- and juliet
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “rom-- and juliet” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EO
STRESS HORMONE SOURCE
14Stress hormone source
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ADRENAL
___ SAUCE (SUSHI CONDIMENT)
15___ SAUCE (SUSHI CONDIMENT)
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ SAUCE (SUSHI CONDIMENT)” starts with S.
SOY
HIKE
16Hike
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Bar staple” crosses it at the third square.
TREK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEAD-BUTT
17Head-butt
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Arab ruler”.
RAM
SLEEP SOUND
18Sleep sound
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. “Skatepark feature” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNORE
LONG TRUCK
19Long truck
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Escape”.
SEMI
__YTHING
20__YTHING
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__YTHING” go in the grid. First one: A.
AN
RAM
21Ram
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ram, nothing more.
R
ITEM IN AN INBOX
22Item in an inbox
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. Solving “Knot in fabric” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMAIL
NOTHING AT ALL
23Nothing at all
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NONE
LANDFILL EMANATION
24Landfill emanation
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “___ SAUCE (SUSHI CONDIMENT)”.
ODOR
REQUEST
25Request
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Knot in fabric”.
PLEA
SKATEPARK FEATURE
26Skatepark feature
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Item in an inbox” crosses it at the third square.
RAMP
BAR STAPLE
27Bar staple
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Hike”.
RYE
KNOT IN FABRIC
28Knot in fabric
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Request” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
TA_E
29TA_E
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “TA_E” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
K
F__G
30F__G
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“F__G” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LA
Crossword Challenge Level 1728 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1728 solved
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