Crossword Challenge Puzzle 69 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 69, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Infield player”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ M _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Synthetic fabric”.
BADMINTON
YEARS LIVED
2Years lived
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Regard as”.
AGE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. Solving “Regard as” first gives you its third letter.
SEER
ECHO
4Echo
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Echo starts with the answer.
E
MULTI-FUNCTION
5Multi-function
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Multi-function” to its initials.
MF
RAM SIGN
6Ram sign
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _. Solving “Start anew” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARIES
POLAR BOUND
7Polar bound
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ T _ _ R _ _. Solving “Fifth letter” first gives you its sixth letter.
NORTHERLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
INFIELD PLAYER
8Infield player
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “Multi-function” first gives you its fifth letter.
BASEMAN
gar-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gar-”). What is left starts with A.
AGE
REGARD AS
10Regard as
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
DEEM
MOBILE
11Mobile
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Mobile.
M
INTERS. HIGHWAY
12Inters. highway
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inters. highway”.
IH
SYNTHETIC FABRIC
13Synthetic fabric
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _. Solving “Reminder” first gives you its fourth letter.
NYLON
1414
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not have”.
TEA
ONE TIME
15One time
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Not have” crosses it at the third square.
ONCE
WITHOUT COVERING
16Without covering
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _ _ Y. Solving “Drive” first gives you its fifth letter.
NAKEDLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TO AND ___
17TO AND ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “TO AND ___”. Shape: F _ _.
FRO
REMINDER
18Reminder
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving “Pulp” first gives you its third letter.
MEMO
A__PORT
19A__PORT
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “A__PORT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IR
WITHOUT
20Without
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Synthetic fabric” first gives you its third letter.
SANS
START ANEW
21Start anew
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Solving “Ram sign” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESET
SPOTTED HUNTER
22Spotted hunter
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. “One time” crosses it at the fourth square.
HYENA
PULP
23Pulp
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ram sign”.
MASH
NOT HAVE
24Not have
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “One time”.
LACK
FIFTH LETTER
25Fifth letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
SICK
26Sick
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Without covering”.
ILL
MISTER
27Mister
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Polar bound”.
SIR
DOUBLE E
28Double e
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
E _. Check the second letter against “Without covering”.
EE
LIFELONG LEARNING
29Lifelong learning
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LL
DRIVE
30Drive
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Drive starts with the answer.
D
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Puzzle 69 solved
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