Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1739 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1739 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1739: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ R _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Code review”.
BARRACUDA
ONCE ___N A TIME
2ONCE ___N A TIME
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “ONCE ___N A TIME” starts with U.
UPO
AFTER E
3After e
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after E.
F
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ N _ _ I _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sister of parent”.
FOUNTAIN
SINGLES
5Singles
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Scamp” first gives you its third letter.
ONES
OBJECTIVE TIME
6Objective time
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Objective time”.
OT
NE ON COMPASS
7Ne on compass
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ T _ _ A _ _. “Pain” crosses it at the sixth square.
NORTHEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ F _ _ N. Solving “Singles” first gives you its fifth letter.
BUFFOON
ACTIVE PLAYERS
9Active players
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AP
SCAMP
10Scamp
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ROGUE
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
SISTER OF PARENT
12Sister of parent
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “OCTA___”.
AUNT
CODE REVIEW
13Code review
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Code review”.
CR
"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
14"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ WE MEET AGAIN!”? It fits U _ _ I _.
UNTIL
DEFT
15Deft
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Deft starts with the answer.
D
capt-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“capt-”). What is left starts with A.
AIN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AWARE OF
17Aware of
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Objective time”.
ONTO
OCTA___
18OCTA___
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “OCTA___” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GON
RAG
19Rag
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rag.
R
ORDINAL SUFFIX
20Ordinal suffix
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Pain” crosses it at the third square.
ETH
ATTACK START
21Attack start
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Solving “Ordinal suffix” first gives you its fourth letter.
ONSET
ASHES CONTAINER
22Ashes container
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. The third square is also part of “___ WE MEET AGAIN!”.
URN
TOWN HALL
23Town hall
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Town hall” to its initials.
TH
TRIM
24Trim
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. “Single entities” crosses it at the third square.
CLIP
PAIN
25Pain
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ordinal suffix”.
ACHE
FOR___E
26FOR___E
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “FOR___E” go in the grid. First one: T.
TUN
_PPLE
27_PPLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_PPLE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
TIME OUT
28Time out
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
SINGLE ENTITIES
29Single entities
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Time out”.
UNITS
IODINE
30Iodine
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Iodine, nothing more.
I
PLANT HOLDER
31Plant holder
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. “Ne on compass” crosses it at the third square.
POT
Crossword Challenge Level 1739 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1739 solved
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