Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1786 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1786 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spotless”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Spotless”. 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.
SPOTLESS
1Spotless
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ I _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “_____ HAMILTON F1”.
STAINLESS
con---ent
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “con---ent”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TIN
ENLARGE A HOLE IN
3Enlarge a hole in
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Not digital”.
REAM
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ T _ _. Solving “Fables and legends” first gives you its fourth letter.
PHOTOS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fables and legends”.
EIGHT
SHINE EVERYDAY
7Shine everyday
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Shine everyday” to its initials.
SE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ I _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
STRIPES
CLASSIC FATHER'S DAY GIFT
9Classic father's day gift
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Enlarge a hole in” first gives you its third letter.
TIE
NOT DIGITAL
10Not digital
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Song text”.
ANALOG
_NTEREST
11_NTEREST
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NTEREST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
NEW MEXICO
12New mexico
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New mexico” to its initials.
NM
_____ HAMILTON F1
13_____ HAMILTON F1
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ HAMILTON F1” starts with L.
LEWIS
___ THE RED (VIKING EXPLORER)
14___ THE RED (VIKING EXPLORER)
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ THE RED (VIKING EXPLORER)” starts with E.
ERIC
KNIGHTED MAN
15Knighted man
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Metal strand” first gives you its third letter.
SIR
CLAMBAKE ITEM
16Clambake item
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Centi-meter”.
STEAMER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUSH
17Rush
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. “Shine everyday” crosses it at the third square.
HIE
SONG TEXT
18Song text
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “_____ HAMILTON F1”.
LYRIC
19Picture clue
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ S _ _. Solving “Field service” first gives you its fourth letter.
SENSOR
FABLES AND LEGENDS
20Fables and legends
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ H _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
MYTHS
VALUE
21Value
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Knighted man”.
MERIT
REPETITIVE LEARNING
22Repetitive learning
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ROTE
METAL STRAND
23Metal strand
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Knighted man”.
WIRE
TOW_
24TOW_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “TOW_” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
ENEMY
25Enemy
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. “Clambake item” crosses it at the third square.
FOE
FIELD SERVICE
26Field service
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FS
CENTI-METER
27Centi-meter
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
COST OF OUTCOME
28Cost of outcome
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Cost of outcome”.
COO
HIGH GRADE
29High grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “High grade”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1786 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1786 solved
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