Crossword Challenge Puzzle 605 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 605 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not primary”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not ordinary”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not primary”, 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.
NOT PRIMARY
1Not primary
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ O _ _ A _ _. “Trick” crosses it at the sixth square.
SECONDARY
PRO-MOTION
2Pro-motion
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. Its second letter is shared with “Echo rift reactor”.
PR
cam-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “cam-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
THIRD LETTER
4Third letter
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
SARCASTIC HUMOR
5Sarcastic humor
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of pro”.
IRONY
SISTER OF PARENT
6Sister of parent
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Onward”.
AUNT
MAKE LAWS
7Make laws
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Open library”.
LEGISLATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT ORDINARY
8Not ordinary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _ _ L. “Sarcastic humor” crosses it at the fifth square.
SPECIAL
ECHO RIFT REACTOR
9Echo rift reactor
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Echo rift reactor”.
ERR
CAN
10Can
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Can.
C
j-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“j-”). What is left starts with O.
OG
DIAPER IN UK
12Diaper in uk
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ P _. “Coat's fold” crosses it at the fourth square.
NAPPY
TRICK
13Trick
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Profile picture” first gives you its third letter.
DUPE
-orn
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-orn” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AC
RUN, HIT, OUT
15Run, hit, out
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Run, hit, out”.
RHO
BIND
16Bind
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Okay”.
YOKE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REGRET DEEPLY
17Regret deeply
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Make laws” crosses it at the third square.
RUE
COAT'S FOLD
18Coat's fold
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trick”.
LAPEL
ONWARD
19Onward
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Sister of parent”.
ALONG
SOUTH AMERICAN COWBOY
20South american cowboy
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
GAUCHO
OPPOSITE OF PRO
21Opposite of pro
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Sister of parent”.
ANTI
PROFILE PICTURE
22Profile picture
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PP
SKYHIGH
23Skyhigh
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Skyhigh starts with the answer.
S
COOKER
24Cooker
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “To place down”.
OVEN
OPEN LIBRARY
25Open library
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OL
LIKE THIS
26Like this
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. “To place down” crosses it at the second square.
AS
VOLCANO OUTPUT
27Volcano output
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Cooker” first gives you its third letter.
LAVA
OKAY
28Okay
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Bind”.
OK
TO PLACE DOWN
29To place down
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Make laws” crosses it at the third square.
SET
EVER
30Ever
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ever, nothing more.
E
-ws
31__IGHBOR
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ws”). What is left starts with N.
NE
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Puzzle 605 solved
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