Crossword Challenge Puzzle 917 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 917, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Home unit”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Naval officer”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Home unit”. 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.
HOME UNIT
1Home unit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ R _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Machine”.
APARTMENT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “R twice”.
DIARY
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
3Multi-element analysis
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Multi-element analysis” to its initials.
MEA
INFRA-RED
4Infra-red
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Infra-red”.
IR
'ARE'
5'are'
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “'are'”.
R
BIG LOT
6Big lot
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not wet”.
ACRE
PUT DOWN
7Put down
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. The third square is also part of “Not wet”.
LAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NAVAL OFFICER
8Naval officer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “'are'” first gives you its fifth letter.
ADMIRAL
YACHT SPOT
9Yacht spot
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Multi-element analysis”.
PIER
TRIPLE A
10Triple a
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Multi-element analysis” crosses it at the third square.
AAA
R TWICE
11R twice
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RR
SORTS
12Sorts
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. “Hawk, as wares” crosses it at the fourth square.
TYPES
MACHINE
13Machine
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Machine, nothing more.
M
NOT LATER
14Not later
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “In spite of” first gives you its fifth letter.
EARLIER
cabi-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “cabi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NET
TIME-STAMP
16Time-stamp
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CALIFORNIA
17California
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: C _. The second square is also part of “Put down”.
CA
IN SPITE OF
18In spite of
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with D. “Not later” crosses it at the fifth square.
DESPITE
NOT WET
19Not wet
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Put down” crosses it at the third square.
DRY
HAWK, AS WARES
20Hawk, as wares
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Dog pack boss” crosses it at the third square.
SELL
SPOT
21Spot
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Big lot” crosses it at the third square.
SEE
ROLE
22Role
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not later”.
PART
23Deck items
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “DECK ITEMS”. The answer opens with C.
CARDS
CAB
24Cab
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Cab.
C
BODY PART WITH FACE
25Body part with face
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Jot”.
HEAD
DOG PACK BOSS
26Dog pack boss
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Body part with face”.
ALPHA
M___TRO
27M___TRO
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “M___TRO” go in the grid. First one: A.
AES
JOT
28Jot
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Deck items” crosses it at the third square.
TAD
BRAVE
29Brave
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Brave, nothing more.
B
RESTING PLACES
30Resting places
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Body part with face”.
BEDS
Crossword Challenge Level 917 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 917 solved
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