Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1754 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1754 is an 8×10 board with 33 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 15 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wake-up call”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stuck ashore”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wake-up call”, 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.
WAKE-UP CALL
1Wake-up call
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ K _ _ I _ _. “Central point” crosses it at the sixth square.
AWAKENING
bun--low
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bun--low”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GA
MATURE
3Mature
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Parts of a kingdom”.
RIPE
NOT THIS OR THAT
4Not this or that
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
OTHER
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
SHEER STOCKINGS
6Sheer stockings
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _ _. Solving “NARR__” first gives you its fourth letter.
NYLONS
SKETCH
7Sketch
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Parts of a kingdom” first gives you its third letter.
DRAW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STUCK ASHORE
8Stuck ashore
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “After t”.
AGROUND
HOLD ON
9Hold on
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. “Mature” crosses it at the third square.
WAIT
ACOUSTIC
10Acoustic
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Acoustic.
A
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. K _ _ _. Solving “Mature” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
EARLY ACCESS
12Early access
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early access”.
EA
CENTRAL POINT
13Central point
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “LO__TER”.
NUB
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
14Problem to solve
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Us navy”.
ISSUE
du-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“du-”). What is left starts with N.
NE
DECORATE FOOD
16Decorate food
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ N _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “Impart”.
GARNISH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YEAR
17Year
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Y _. Its second letter is shared with “Sketch”.
YR
_OURSELF
18_OURSELF
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_OURSELF” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
Y
PARTS OF A KINGDOM
19Parts of a kingdom
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
P _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sheer stockings”.
PHYLA
UPSET STOMACH
20Upset stomach
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ S _ _. Solving “Problem to solve” first gives you its fourth letter.
NAUSEA
NARR__
21NARR__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NARR__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OW
PRO
22Pro
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Problem to solve” crosses it at the third square.
ACE
JOGGED
23Jogged
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Sheer stockings”.
RAN
LO__TER
24LO__TER
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “LO__TER” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BS
ENGINEER'S SCHOOL
25Engineer's school
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “State code” crosses it at the third square.
TECH
CHICAGO HRS.
26Chicago hrs.
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The third square is also part of “Engineer's school”.
CST
US NAVY
27Us navy
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
U _ _. Solving “Decorate food” first gives you its third letter.
USN
EXAM
28Exam
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exam.
E
STEAM SHIP
29Steam ship
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SS
BACK-WARD Z
30Back-ward z
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Back-ward z”.
S
ROMANTIC
31Romantic
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Romantic, nothing more.
R
STATE CODE
32State code
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SC
IMPART
33Impart
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Impart, nothing more.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 1754 Solved Grid
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