Crossword Challenge Puzzle 717 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 717 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 31 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Predicted future”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Series of steps”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Predicted future”. 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.
PREDICTED FUTURE
1Predicted future
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PROJECTED
EVALUATE VALUE
2Evaluate value
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Overtime” first gives you its third letter.
RATE
blo-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “blo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OM
ROMAN NUMERAL 100
4Roman numeral 100
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 100”.
C
HAVE BEING
5Have being
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Christian savior”.
EXIST
KNIGHTED MAN
6Knighted man
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. “Business” crosses it at the third square.
SIR
LIKEWISE
7Likewise
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “SIES__”.
SIMILARLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SERIES OF STEPS
8Series of steps
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ C _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Have being”.
PROCESS
-p
9Head-butt
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAM
OVERTIME
10Overtime
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. The second square is also part of “Evaluate value”.
OT
CHRISTIAN SAVIOR
11Christian savior
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits J _ _ U _. Solving “Money to use” first gives you its fourth letter.
JESUS
EXHIBIT
12Exhibit
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Exhibit, nothing more.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Prefix for 'name'”.
CARD
THROW-BACK
14Throw-back
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Throw-back” to its initials.
TB
HARD WOOD
15Hard wood
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “CLI__” first gives you its third letter.
ELM
OWED MONEY
16Owed money
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “CLI__”.
DEBT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROMAN 12
17Roman 12
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with X; pattern X _ _. Solving “Likewise” first gives you its third letter.
XII
MONEY TO USE
18Money to use
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FUNDS
BUSINESS
19Business
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Knighted man”.
FIRM
PREFIX FOR 'NAME'
20Prefix for 'name'
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SUR
IDIOM
21Idiom
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Idiom.
I
ROME'S COUNTRY
22Rome's country
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. “Sick” crosses it at the fourth square.
ITALY
UP TO
23Up to
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Rome's country”.
UNTIL
SKILLED
24Skilled
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Hard wood” crosses it at the third square.
ABLE
SIES__
25SIES__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SIES__” go in the grid. First one: T.
TA
TIME IN
26Time in
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TI
FAMOUS PERSON
27Famous person
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rome's country”.
STAR
CLI__
28CLI__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“CLI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MB
SICK
29Sick
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Likewise”.
ILL
TEMP
30Temp
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Temp.
T
Y TWICE
31Y twice
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. Check the second letter against “Likewise”.
YY
Crossword Challenge Level 717 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 717 solved
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