Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1750 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1750? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Music genre”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1750: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Calculate”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Music genre”. 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.
MUSIC GENRE
1Music genre
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _ _ C _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
CLASSICAL
LIQUID FOSSIL FUEL
2Liquid fossil fuel
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Actor alda” crosses it at the third square.
OIL
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ T _ _ L _. The fifth square is also part of “Hand in”.
MEATBALL
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
UNIV. HOSPITAL
5Univ. hospital
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. Check the third letter against “Orig. equip.”.
TWO
"MONA LISA" FEATURES THAT "FOLLOW" THE VIEWER
7"mona lisa" features that "follow" the viewer
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Orig. equip.”.
EYES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CALCULATE
8Calculate
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ P _ _ E. Solving “Univ. hospital” first gives you its fifth letter.
COMPUTE
BE A BAD WITNESS
9Be a bad witness
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LIE
ACTOR ALDA
10Actor alda
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ALAN
AFTER R
11 after r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
HAND IN
12Hand in
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ LOCK (PC KEY)”.
SUBMIT
p---nha
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “pnha” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IRA
PRISON ROOM
14Prison room
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CELL
ACOUSTIC
15Acoustic
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Acoustic starts with the answer.
A
LOWER-CASE
16Lower-case
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Lower-case” to its initials.
LC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HIGH WIN YIELD
17High win yield
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High win yield”.
HWY
___ LOCK (PC KEY)
18___ LOCK (PC KEY)
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ LOCK (PC KEY)” starts with N.
NUM
ORIG. EQUIP.
19Orig. equip.
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
OFFER
20Offer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Solving “___ECTOR” first gives you its third letter.
BID
BATH VESSEL
21Bath vessel
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Offer”.
TUB
SUFFIX WITH DEPART
22Suffix with depart
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Prison room”.
URE
_ILICONE
23_ILICONE
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ILICONE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
S
CRY DROPS
24Cry drops
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Actor hagman”.
TEARS
CHILD'S CLOSETFUL
25Child's closetful
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Actor hagman”.
TOYS
___ECTOR
26___ECTOR
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___ECTOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DET
GETAWAY
27Getaway
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Long for someone”.
LAM
ACCOUNT OF
28Account of
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
RHODE ISLAND
29Rhode island
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rhode island”.
RI
ACTOR HAGMAN
30Actor hagman
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cry drops”.
LARRY
ROMAN HUNDRED
31Roman hundred
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman hundred”.
C
LONG FOR SOMEONE
32Long for someone
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving “Cry drops” first gives you its third letter.
MISS
Crossword Challenge Level 1750 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1750 solved
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