Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1817 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1817? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial”.
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 “Financial”. 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.
FINANCIAL
1Financial
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BUDGETARY
OPERA MELODY
2Opera melody
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ARIA
NEURAL NETWORK
3Neural network
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Neural network” to its initials.
NN
AFTER J
4After j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after J.
K
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Suspect, slangily”.
ICE
USUAL STATE
6Usual state
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ M _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Missis-sippi”.
NORMAL
___ ROSE LEE
7___ ROSE LEE
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ ROSE LEE”. Shape: G _ _ S _.
GYPSY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ K _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BANKING
ASHES HOLDER
9Ashes holder
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Solving “Neural network” first gives you its third letter.
URN
-ce
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ce” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DI
FANCY PARTY
11Fancy party
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Most recent”.
GALA
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ S _ _. “Overtaker on the road” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASSEL
CHANGE
14Change
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Overtaker on the road”.
ALTER
RUGBY SCORE
15Rugby score
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
"___ DON'T SAY!"
16"___ DON'T SAY!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ DON'T SAY!” starts with Y.
YOU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHY, EVASIVE
17Shy, evasive
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Solving “___ ROSE LEE” first gives you its third letter.
COY
OVERTAKER ON THE ROAD
18Overtaker on the road
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
PASSER
SUSPECT, SLANGILY
19Suspect, slangily
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Usual state” first gives you its third letter.
PERP
MOST RECENT
20Most recent
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LAST
MISSIS-SIPPI
21Missis-sippi
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MS
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Red gemstone”.
SERUM
TEST A SAMPLE
23Test a sample
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Usual state”.
ASSAY
IN ADDITION
24In addition
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rugby score”.
ALSO
WORKOUT PLACE
25Workout place
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
GYM
GOLD
26Gold
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gold starts with the answer.
G
BASE UNIT
27Base unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Base unit” to its initials.
BU
RED GEMSTONE
28Red gemstone
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Base unit” crosses it at the third square.
RUBY
USEFUL
29Useful
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Useful.
U
maxi-
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “maxi” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MUM
Crossword Challenge Level 1817 Solved Grid
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