Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1782 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1782 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 1 wants 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Jealous”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELEVATORS
CHURCH LADY
2Church lady
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Be over” first gives you its third letter.
NUN
AFTER U
3After u
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
ju--e
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ju--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IC
DESERT HAVEN
5Desert haven
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ I _. “Exclusive” crosses it at the fourth square.
OASIS
SINGLE ENTITY
6Single entity
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hey, mister!”.
UNIT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _ _ C _ _. Check the sixth letter against “OPPO__UNE”.
STREETCAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
JEALOUS
8Jealous
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _ S. Solving “Desert haven” first gives you its fifth letter.
ENVIOUS
LIMITLESS UNITY
9Limitless unity
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LU
BE OVER
10Be over
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Lunch spot”.
END
VEGAN
11Vegan
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Vegan.
V
MAP BOOK
12Map book
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Recently”.
ATLAS
FOOL
13Fool
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Lunch spot” first gives you its third letter.
TWIT
OPEN ENCOUNTER
14Open encounter
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
EXACT COPY
15Exact copy
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fifth letter is shared with “__CCOLO”.
REPLICA
"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
16"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ _.
STAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CANNOT, IN TEXTS
17Cannot, in texts
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Single entity” first gives you its third letter.
CANT
LUNCH SPOT
18Lunch spot
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Map book”.
DELI
"HEY, MISTER!"
19"hey, mister!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SIR
RECENTLY
20Recently
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with L. “Grand tale” crosses it at the fourth square.
LATELY
EXCLUSIVE
21Exclusive
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Single entity”.
ELITE
BABY BIRD'S SOUND
22Baby bird's sound
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Exact copy”.
TWEET
BON_
23BON_
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BON_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
WELL-OFF
24Well-off
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Exact copy” crosses it at the third square.
RICH
OPPO__UNE
25OPPO__UNE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “OPPO__UNE” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RT
__CCOLO
26__CCOLO
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__CCOLO” go in the grid. First one: P.
PI
GRAND TALE
27Grand tale
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Well-off”.
EPIC
COM__NY
28COM__NY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“COM__NY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PA
HIT RATE
29Hit rate
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HR
Crossword Challenge Level 1782 Solved Grid
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