Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1761 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1761? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Role in story”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1761: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “School sessions”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Role in story”. 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.
ROLE IN STORY
1Role in story
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Shed tears”.
CHARACTER
___ CRUCES, N.M.
2___ CRUCES, N.M.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ CRUCES, N.M.” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LAS
SHORT FOR ASSISTANT
3Short for assistant
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Make certain” crosses it at the third square.
ASST
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S.
S
BUTTER OR MAYO
5Butter or mayo
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Current style”.
SPREAD
CALENDAR ITEM
6Calendar item
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _. “Current style” crosses it at the fourth square.
EVENT
-age
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-age” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
ST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
8School sessions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ S _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Butter or mayo”.
CLASSES
POSSESSES
9Possesses
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Short for assistant”.
HAS
MAKE CERTAIN
10Make certain
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _. Solving “Pushed to do” first gives you its fourth letter.
ASSURE
LETTER AFTER Q
11Letter after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
n-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“n-”). What is left starts with A.
AP
SHED TEARS
13Shed tears
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Pushed to do”.
CRIED
-ler
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “-ler”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TODD
ADAM'S MATE
15Adam's mate
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Gist”.
EVE
ACHIEVED
16Achieved
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ C _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Very high”.
REACHED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRIVATE VALUE TOKEN
17Private value token
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Private value token” to its initials.
PVT
PUSHED TO DO
18Pushed to do
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Shed tears”.
URGED
RELY ON
19Rely on
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _. Solving “__SSIMIST” first gives you its fourth letter.
DEPEND
CURRENT STYLE
20Current style
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Calendar item”.
TREND
CONFIRM WITH FACTS
21Confirm with facts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Adam's mate”.
PROVE
GARDEN ENTRY
22Garden entry
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Calendar item” first gives you its third letter.
GATE
GIST
23Gist
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. “Adam's mate” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
PROBLEM
24Problem
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Problem.
P
EDGAR ALLAN ___
25EDGAR ALLAN ___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “EDGAR ALLAN ___” starts with P.
POE
__SSIMIST
26__SSIMIST
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__SSIMIST” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PE
VERY HIGH
27Very high
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VH
WERNHER ___ BRAUN
28WERNHER ___ BRAUN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “WERNHER ___ BRAUN” starts with V.
VON
CITY
29City
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of City.
C
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