Crossword Challenge Puzzle 604 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 604 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 “Mental disarray”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 604: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Shared beliefs”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mental disarray”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
MENTAL DISARRAY
1Mental disarray
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. The sixth square is also part of “Touch or taste”.
CONFUSION
j-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “j-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UDO
MANY
3Many
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wrote down”.
LOTS
CURRENT FASHIONS
4Current fashions
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Serpent”.
TRENDS
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
tshi-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “tshi” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
7Property rights
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ E _ _ N _ _. Solving “Exponent” first gives you its sixth letter.
EASEMENTS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHARED BELIEFS
8Shared beliefs
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “After t”.
CULTURE
STINK
9Stink
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Many” first gives you its third letter.
ODOR
WROTE DOWN
10Wrote down
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. “Current fashions” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTED
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: F.
F
clo-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “clo” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UD
TOUCH OR TASTE
13Touch or taste
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Current fashions”.
SENSE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fishing gear”.
ICE
PROMISE
15Promise
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fishing gear”.
OATH
NEW YORK
16New york
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__BLE
17__BLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__BLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
BRAVED DANGER
18Braved danger
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _. Solving “Touch or taste” first gives you its fourth letter.
DARED
SMARTLY
19Smartly
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Smartly.
S
KILO-AMPERE
20Kilo-ampere
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kilo-ampere”.
KA
SERPENT
21Serpent
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ K _. “Kilo-ampere” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNAKE
TOOTH PROBLEM
22Tooth problem
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _. “Promise” crosses it at the fourth square.
DECAY
SMALL AMOUNT
23Small amount
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Kilo-ampere” first gives you its third letter.
DRAM
FISHING GEAR
24Fishing gear
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Promise” first gives you its third letter.
NET
EXPONENT
25Exponent
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exponent.
E
UNIX DOMAIN SOCKET
26Unix domain socket
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UDS
DATA UNIT NODE
27Data unit node
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Data unit node” to its initials.
DUN
HIGH SCHOOL
28High school
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High school”.
HS
DOWN-TOWN
29Down-town
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down-town”.
DT
EAST
30East
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
East starts with the answer.
E
____ION
31____ION
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____ION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SESS
Crossword Challenge Level 604 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 604 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 604 with us. Puzzle 605 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.