Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1731 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1731? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ M _ _ I _ _. “Property lease” crosses it at the sixth square.
SUBMARINE
PROFES-SIONAL
2Profes-sional
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PRO
IBIS
3Ibis
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ibis, nothing more.
I
NEW HAMPSHIRE
4New hampshire
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New hampshire”.
NH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ K _ _ C _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
NECKLACE
CANAL TO BUFFALO
6Canal to buffalo
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Spy grp.” crosses it at the third square.
ERIE
BYWAYS
7Byways
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Inquired”.
ROADS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ N _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SPINNER
USER RANK
9User rank
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User rank”.
UR
– marley
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “- marley” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BOB
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Solving “Venue” first gives you its fourth letter.
APRIL
PROPERTY LEASE
13Property lease
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Venue”.
RENTAL
IMPACT TIME
14Impact time
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Impact time” to its initials.
IT
AFTER-TAX TAKE
15After-tax take
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Time in”.
NET
CARTMAN'S FIRST NAME ON "SOUTH PARK"
16Cartman's first name on "south park"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Time in”.
ERIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIFESAVER
17Lifesaver
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Canal to buffalo”.
HERO
ANIMAL HOUSE
18Animal house
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BARN
SPY GRP.
19Spy grp.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Solving “Byways” first gives you its third letter.
CIA
VENUE
20Venue
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Property lease” first gives you its third letter.
SITE
INQUIRED
21Inquired
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Canal to buffalo”.
ASKED
"___ AND THE WOLF"
22"___ AND THE WOLF"
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___ AND THE WOLF” starts with P.
PETER
AFTER R
23 after r
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
FEUDAL TITLE
24Feudal title
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Enter reach exit” crosses it at the third square.
LORD
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
25Nano emission array
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEA
ABBR. FOR ECONOMICS
26Abbr. for economics
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Feudal title”.
ECON
TIME IN
27Time in
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time in”.
TI
ENTER REACH EXIT
28Enter reach exit
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ERE
ROMAN HUNDRED
29Roman hundred
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman hundred”.
C
FOUN__TION
30FOUN__TION
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FOUN__TION” go in the grid. First one: D.
DA
Crossword Challenge Level 1731 Solved Grid
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