Crossword Challenge Puzzle 173 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 173 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Memory-driven feeling”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 173: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Help grow”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Memory-driven feeling”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
MEMORY-DRIVEN FEELING
1Memory-driven feeling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits N _ _ T _ _ G _ _. “Good fortune” crosses it at the sixth square.
NOSTALGIC
2Alien craft
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “ALIEN CRAFT”. The answer opens with U.
UFO
3Rabbit
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture plus words: “RABBIT”. The answer opens with R.
R
ME__L
4ME__L
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ME__L” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
WRINKLED CITRUS FRUITS
5Wrinkled citrus fruits
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Buddy in spanish”.
UGLIS
6Wedding band
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “WEDDING BAND” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RING
BUMP INTO
7Bump into
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “High noise”.
ENCOUNTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HELP GROW
8Help grow
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Wrinkled citrus fruits”.
NURTURE
FROM THE
9From the
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. “Alien craft” crosses it at the second square.
OF
PUB CRAWLER
10Pub crawler
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Baby powder”.
SOT
11Tiger
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Both the picture and the text “TIGER” point to the same word. It begins with T.
T
BOOK OF MAPS
12Book of maps
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cosmetic disguise”.
ATLAS
GOOD FORTUNE
13Good fortune
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Baby powder”.
LUCK
GUITAR RIFF
14Guitar riff
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Guitar riff” to its initials.
GR
SATISFY A DESIRE
15Satisfy a desire
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Clothing size”.
INDULGE
PITCH A TENT
16Pitch a tent
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. “Dungeon master” crosses it at the third square.
CAMP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IM____E
17IM____E
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
“IM____E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AGIN
BABY POWDER
18Baby powder
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Book of maps”.
TALC
LATE NIGHT COMEDY
19Late night comedy
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Late night comedy”.
LNC
COSMETIC DISGUISE
20Cosmetic disguise
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _ _. Solving “Leave” first gives you its fourth letter.
MAKEUP
BUDDY IN SPANISH
21Buddy in spanish
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wedding band”.
AMIGO
NOC_____L
22NOC_____L
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fill the gap in “NOC_____L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TURNA
UNIT
23Unit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Unit, nothing more.
U
UP THERE
24Up there
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. “Satisfy a desire” crosses it at the third square.
HIGH
HIGH NOISE
25High noise
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HN
CLOTHING SIZE
26Clothing size
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits X _. Solving “Satisfy a desire” first gives you its second letter.
XL
LEAVE
27Leave
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Up there”.
EXIT
DUNGEON MASTER
28Dungeon master
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Dungeon master” to its initials.
DM
t--oat
29T--oat
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “toat” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HR
Crossword Challenge Level 173 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 173 solved
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