Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1733 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1733? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ruling”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1733: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Dad's dad”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ruling”. 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.
RULING
1Ruling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Next stage” crosses it at the sixth square.
GOVERNING
MSNBC HOST JOY
2Msnbc host joy
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Namely: abbr.”.
REID
ACOUSTIC
3Acoustic
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Acoustic.
A
NEVADA
4Nevada
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
N _. Its second letter is shared with “Blood vessel”.
NV
NARC'S ORG.
5Narc's org.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “A bug's life" bug” first gives you its third letter.
DEA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ W _ _ E _. The fifth square is also part of “Garden walkway”.
PINWHEEL
OPPOSING
7Opposing
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “A bug's life" bug”.
ANTI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Dad's dad
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “DAD'S DAD”. The answer opens with G.
GRANDPA
OPEN ENCOUNTER
9Open encounter
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OE
NAMELY: ABBR.
10Namely: abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. The third square is also part of “___ YOUR LIP!”.
VIZ
CHANGE, AS TEXT
11Change, as text
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “___ YOUR LIP!” crosses it at the third square.
EDIT
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
NEXT STAGE
13Next stage
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Next stage” to its initials.
NS
med---tion
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“med---tion”). What is left starts with I.
ITA
"NO" VOTES
15"no" votes
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Yes, captain!”.
NAYS
FROM ATHENS, SAY
16From athens, say
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “FAL__”.
GREEK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BLOOD VESSEL
17Blood vessel
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VEIN
"___ YOUR LIP!"
18"___ YOUR LIP!"
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ YOUR LIP!”? It fits Z _ _.
ZIP
"A BUG'S LIFE" BUG
19"a bug's life" bug
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Opposing” crosses it at the third square.
ANT
___KSHOW
20___KSHOW
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___KSHOW”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TAL
S__MMER
21S__MMER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S__MMER” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WI
TABLE LEAVING
22Table leaving
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Lively energy”.
TIP
GARDEN WALKWAY
23Garden walkway
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Table leaving”.
PATH
BIG CELEBRITY
24Big celebrity
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “No" votes”.
STAR
VERY SOON AFTER
25Very soon after
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Loan officer”.
UPON
IN ___ OF (STANDING IN FOR)
26IN ___ OF (STANDING IN FOR)
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “IN ___ OF (STANDING IN FOR)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
"YES, CAPTAIN!"
27"yes, captain!"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “From athens, say”.
AYE
LIVELY ENERGY
28Lively energy
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Very soon after”.
PEP
FAL__
29FAL__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “FAL__” go in the grid. First one: S.
SE
LOAN OFFICER
30Loan officer
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LO
ICEPIC_
31ICEPIC_
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ICEPIC_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
K
BILLIO_
32BILLIO_
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BILLIO_” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 1733 Solved Grid
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