Crossword Challenge Puzzle 175 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 175, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wide view”.
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 “Wide view”. 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.
WIDE VIEW
1Wide view
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ O _ _ M _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Photo book”.
PANORAMIC
WINTER HAZARD
2Winter hazard
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. “Tidy” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
3Green foliage
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “GREEN FOLIAGE”. The answer opens with L.
LEAF
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
DR__
5DR__
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
“DR__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OP
LADIES
6Ladies
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
W _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Earth-related”.
WOMEN
MOST POWER-FUL
7Most power-ful
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Musical note”.
STRONGEST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Sleep cushions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PILLOWS
EXPERT LEVEL
9Expert level
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Green foliage” crosses it at the third square.
ACE
TIDY
10Tidy
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Green foliage” first gives you its third letter.
NEAT
ORBIT
11Orbit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Orbit.
O
ROYALTY PAYMENT
12Royalty payment
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royalty payment”.
RP
PHOTO BOOK
13Photo book
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _. Solving “Expected time” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALBUM
14Not female
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “NOT FEMALE” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MALE
FURN___RE
15FURN___RE
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FURN___RE” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
ITU
16Right answer
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “RIGHT ANSWER”. The answer opens with C.
CORRECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAULDRON
17Cauldron
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Most power-ful”.
POT
TRUTH
18Truth
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Truth starts with the answer.
T
NOT MRS.
19Not mrs.
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. Its second letter is shared with “Most power-ful”.
MR
TOOTH HOLDER
20Tooth holder
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. “Photo book” crosses it at the third square.
GUM
FAIL
21Fail
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fail.
F
SOCRATIC STUDENT
22Socratic student
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “FURN___RE”.
PLATO
EARTH-RELATED
23Earth-related
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. “Most power-ful” crosses it at the third square.
GEO
EXPECTED TIME
24Expected time
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of “Not female”.
DUE
COMEDIAN NORA
25Comedian nora
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Ladies” first gives you its third letter.
DUNN
FUZZY IMAGE
26Fuzzy image
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “FURN___RE”.
BLUR
MUSICAL NOTE
27Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
G
AIR POL-LUTANT
28Air pol-lutant
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with V. “Right answer” crosses it at the third square.
VOC
VALUE EARNED
29Value earned
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VE
PARS__Y
30PARS__Y
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“PARS__Y” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LE
___ ANGELES
31___ ANGELES
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ANGELES” starts with L.
LOS
REVERSE
32Reverse
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Reverse.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 175 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 175 solved
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