Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1741 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1741? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Eager to succeed”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1741: 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 “Eager to succeed”. 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.
EAGER TO SUCCEED
1Eager to succeed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Charged”.
AMBITIOUS
PUB OR TAVERN
2Pub or tavern
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Check the third letter against “Boast”.
BAR
NATIVE SAUDI
3Native saudi
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Boast” first gives you its third letter.
ARAB
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
locom--ive
5LOCOM__IVE
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “locom--ive”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OT
CHILDLIKE TRUST
6Childlike trust
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ V _. Solving “Well done!” first gives you its fourth letter.
NAIVE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “INQU__Y”.
EURO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ABALONE
MAX ATTACK RATING
9Max attack rating
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MAR
BOAST
10Boast
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Solving “Native saudi” first gives you its third letter.
BRAG
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
ca--h
12KE__HUP
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ca--h”). What is left starts with T.
TC
CHARGED
13Charged
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Hip area” first gives you its fourth letter.
IONIC
SIGN
14Sign
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “Colorful light” crosses it at the third square.
OMEN
ET'S RIDE
15Et's ride
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. Solving “Colorful light” first gives you its third letter.
UFO
SIMILAR MEANING
16Similar meaning
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ O _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Domain name”.
SYNONYM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ LEPTON
17___ LEPTON
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ LEPTON”. Shape: T _ _.
TAU
HIP AREA
18Hip area
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Charged”.
GROIN
INQU__Y
19INQU__Y
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “INQU__Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IR
BOW
20Bow
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Charged”.
ARC
WELL DONE!
21Well done!
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Childlike trust”.
BRAVO
NICE TO WEAR
22Nice to wear
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ F _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Et's ride”.
COMFY
MINED MATERIAL
23Mined material
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Childlike trust”.
ORE
COLORFUL LIGHT
24Colorful light
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Et's ride”.
NEON
*COUGH, COUGH*
25*cough, cough*
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Expected time”.
AHEM
ALPHABET
26Alphabet
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Alphabet, nothing more.
A
MAKE A PURCHASE
27Make a purchase
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
B _ _. The third square is also part of “Similar meaning”.
BUY
BEVERLY HILLS
28Beverly hills
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Beverly hills”.
BH
DOMAIN NAME
29Domain name
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DN
EXPECTED TIME
30Expected time
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of “*cough, cough*”.
DUE
OBEY
31Obey
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Obey starts with the answer.
O
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