Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1748 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1748, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Medical doctor”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Doctor's client”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Medical doctor”, read top to bottom.
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.
MEDICAL DOCTOR
1Medical doctor
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Its sixth letter is shared with “Large towns”.
PHYSICIAN
CAR
2Car
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AUTO
THROW-BACK
3Throw-back
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Throw-back” to its initials.
TB
BEL_EVE
4BEL_EVE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BEL_EVE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
SENSE OF SELF
5Sense of self
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Extra” crosses it at the third square.
EGO
ANXIETY
6Anxiety
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Vietnam”.
NERVES
FASHION MOVEMENT
7Fashion movement
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Vietnam”.
TREND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DOCTOR'S CLIENT
8Doctor's client
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ I _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sense of self”.
PATIENT
CONNECT-ION SPOT
9Connect-ion spot
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Throw-back” first gives you its third letter.
HUB
famil- -ree
10Your turn
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“famil- -ree”). What is left starts with Y.
YT
IN PAIN
11In pain
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Amount charged”.
SORE
AFTER H
12After h
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
LARGE TOWNS
13Large towns
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits C _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Highway feature”.
CITIES
GOAL
14Goal
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Highway feature”.
IDEAL
SHORT FOR ALBERT
15Short for albert
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Aimless” first gives you its second letter.
AL
inter-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “inter” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIN___
17FIN___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FIN___” go in the grid. First one: G.
GER
HIGHWAY FEATURE
18Highway feature
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _ _. “Large towns” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDIAN
EXTRA
19Extra
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. “Anxiety” crosses it at the third square.
MORE
AMOUNT CHARGED
20Amount charged
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Large towns”.
RATE
VIETNAM
21Vietnam
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. Check the second letter against “Fashion movement”.
VN
POSTPONE
22Postpone
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Abbr. for national”.
DELAY
TACKED ON
23Tacked on
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _. Solving “Anxiety” first gives you its fourth letter.
ADDED
AIMLESS
24Aimless
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Short for albert”.
IDLE
25Cold's kin
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “COLD'S KIN” point to the same word. It begins with F.
FLU
_LEXIBLE
26_LEXIBLE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_LEXIBLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
F
TOWARDS
27Towards
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Not me or them” first gives you its second letter.
TO
ABBR. FOR NATIONAL
28Abbr. for national
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Towards”.
NATL
_ORCH
29_ORCH
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_ORCH” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
NOT ME OR THEM
30Not me or them
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. “Cold's kin” crosses it at the third square.
YOU
Crossword Challenge Level 1748 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1748 solved
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