Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1917 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1917 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Utterly amazed”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Loud enough to hear”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Utterly amazed”, 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.
UTTERLY AMAZED
1Utterly amazed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ S _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After q”.
AWESTRUCK
ULTRA HIGH
2Ultra high
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ultra high” to its initials.
UH
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ H _ _ S _. Solving “___ FUNNY!” first gives you its fifth letter.
DOGHOUSE
___ ROYALE NATIONAL PARK
4___ ROYALE NATIONAL PARK
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ ROYALE NATIONAL PARK” starts with I.
ISLE
AFTER A
5After a
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to A; the answer is its next letter.
B
ROADWAY DIVISION
6Roadway division
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Endocrine, e.g.”.
LANE
BE OVER
7Be over
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Endocrine, e.g.”.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR
8Loud enough to hear
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ I _ _ E. Solving “After a” first gives you its fifth letter.
AUDIBLE
"___ ON FIRST?"
9"___ ON FIRST?"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ ON FIRST?”? It fits W _ _ _.
WHOS
AFTER D
10After d
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “___ ROYALE NATIONAL PARK” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPHERE
"___ FUNNY!"
12"___ FUNNY!"
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ FUNNY!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TOO
AFTER Q
13After q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
BUFFALO AREA
14Buffalo area
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ T _ _ E. “Captain's band” crosses it at the fifth square.
UPSTATE
ACTOR'S PROMPT
15Actor's prompt
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
CUE
KOREAN POP
16Korean pop
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROM__CE
17ROM__CE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ROM__CE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AN
CAPTAIN'S BAND
18Captain's band
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. “Buffalo area” crosses it at the fifth square.
ARMBAND
ENDOCRINE, E.G.
19Endocrine, e.g.
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with G. “Roadway division” crosses it at the fourth square.
GLAND
PUBLIC OPINION
20Public opinion
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Public opinion” to its initials.
PO
21Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ P _. “Short sleep” crosses it at the fourth square.
CREPE
MOMENT
22Moment
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Moment.
M
MONTANA
23Montana
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
M _. Check the second letter against “Buffalo area”.
MT
VITAMIN LETTER
24Vitamin letter
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Vitamin letter”.
C
AND MORE
25And more
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Short sleep”.
ETAL
REDDISH-BROWN
26Reddish-brown
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “And more”.
UMBER
___PET
27___PET
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“___PET” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PUP
SHORT SLEEP
28Short sleep
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
NAP
SINGULAR PRONOUN
29Singular pronoun
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Singular pronoun”.
I
EMPTY
30Empty
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “And more”.
IDLE
Crossword Challenge Level 1917 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1917 solved
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