Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1766 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1766 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Higher-ups”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Vocalists”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Higher-ups”, 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.
HIGHER-UPS
1Higher-ups
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Industrial design”.
SUPERIORS
"ROCKS" IN A DRINK
2"rocks" in a drink
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ICE
AFTER M
3After m
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ M _ _ R _. The fifth square is also part of “Scarce”.
GEOMETRY
ALLEVIATE
5Alleviate
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EASE
REQUEST SENT
6Request sent
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RS
PIG PEN
7Pig pen
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Letter after x”.
STY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VOCALISTS
8Vocalists
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ G _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Alleviate”.
SINGERS
USER CONTROL
9User control
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User control” to its initials.
UC
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
PESOS
ELECTOR
11Elector
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Elector.
E
SCARCE
12Scarce
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___DINE”.
RARE
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
13Industrial design
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Industrial design”.
ID
SMELLS
14Smells
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ODORS
AFTER Q
15 after q
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
SHADY, IN MODERN SLANG
16Shady, in modern slang
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of “C___CIOUS”.
SUS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
90° FROM NORTH
1790° from north
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Request sent”.
EAST
___DINE
18___DINE
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___DINE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SAR
LETTER AFTER X
19Letter after x
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to X; the answer is its next letter.
Y
ENGI___R
20ENGI___R
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“ENGI___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEE
END OF A PRAYER
21End of a prayer
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Alleviate”.
AMEN
DO SOME BASIC MATH
22Do some basic math
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Smells”.
ADD
23Coliseum site
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “COLISEUM SITE”. The answer opens with A.
ARENA
ECON. AREA
24Econ. area
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
___ OF CAPRI
25___ OF CAPRI
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ OF CAPRI” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
ISLE
RANK
26Rank
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ENGI___R”.
TIER
C___CIOUS
27C___CIOUS
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “C___CIOUS” go in the grid. First one: O.
ONS
EVIDENCE
28Evidence
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Evidence starts with the answer.
E
CARR__
29CARR__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CARR__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OT
SYNTHETIC FABRIC
30Synthetic fabric
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “CARR__”.
NYLON
USER
31User
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
User starts with the answer.
U
GPS GUESS
32Gps guess
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Coliseum site”.
ETA
Crossword Challenge Level 1766 Solved Grid
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