Crossword Challenge Puzzle 417 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 417? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doubtful”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Window blind”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Doubtful”, 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.
DOUBTFUL
1Doubtful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _ C _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Mental image”.
SKEPTICAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HUG
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: U.
U
TOILET PAPER
4Toilet paper
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TP
CURRENT DAY
5Current day
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. “Swiftly moving” crosses it at the fourth square.
TODAY
HEROIC STORY
6Heroic story
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___OSAUR”.
EPIC
ECO-FRIENDLY ENERGY
7Eco-friendly energy
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ B _ _. Solving “Iowa postal” first gives you its sixth letter.
RENEWABLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WINDOW BLIND
8Window blind
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Current day” first gives you its fifth letter.
SHUTTER
KARAOKE UNIT
9Karaoke unit
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KU
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. “Big wind” crosses it at the third square.
EGG
AFTER O
11After o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
COUNTING SCORE
12Counting score
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mars or venus”.
TALLY
MENTAL IMAGE
13Mental image
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Big wind”.
IDEA
-al
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-al”). What is left starts with C.
CO
LONDON SOCCER TEAM
15London soccer team
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “__DER” first gives you its fifth letter.
ARSENAL
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
16Opposite of right
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “San francisco” first gives you its third letter.
LEFT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VATICAN LEADER
17Vatican leader
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “Heroic story” crosses it at the third square.
POPE
BIG WIND
18Big wind
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Counting score” crosses it at the third square.
GALE
___OSAUR
19___OSAUR
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___OSAUR” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIN
MARS OR VENUS
20Mars or venus
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not feeling”.
PLANET
SWIFTLY MOVING
21Swiftly moving
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Heroic story”.
APACE
LOVE INTENSELY
22Love intensely
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “London soccer team”.
ADORE
WIN
23Win
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Win starts with the answer.
W
MOSQUE LEADER
24Mosque leader
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “London soccer team”.
IMAM
IOWA POSTAL
25Iowa postal
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
I _. The second square is also part of “Eco-friendly energy”.
IA
__DER
26__DER
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__DER” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
UN
NOT FEELING
27Not feeling
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Mosque leader” first gives you its third letter.
NUMB
SAN FRANCISCO
28San francisco
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “San francisco” to its initials.
SF
fra-
29__AN
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fra-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
ME
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