Crossword Challenge Puzzle 616 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 616? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 616: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Usual”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ M _ _ T _ _. “Eat, rest, avoid” crosses it at the sixth square.
TRUMPETER
YEAR-END
2Year-end
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Year-end”.
YE
SCALP LINE
3Scalp line
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allude”.
PART
THOUGHTS
4Thoughts
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Music genre”.
IDEAS
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. C.
C
"___ WE COOL?"
6"___ WE COOL?"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ WE COOL?”? It fits A _ _.
ARE
FEUDAL TITLE
7Feudal title
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Allude”.
LORD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
USUAL
8Usual
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TYPICAL
PERUSE TEXT
9Peruse text
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Scalp line”.
READ
AFTER T
10After t
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
11Music genre
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “MUSIC GENRE” point to the same word. It begins with M.
METAL
-rse
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-rse” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PU
EAT, REST, AVOID
13Eat, rest, avoid
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ERA
SENSE OF FEEL
14Sense of feel
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___IZEN”.
TOUCH
EXTENDED PLAY
15Extended play
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EP
TAKE A BREAK
16Take a break
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Skyhigh”.
REST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROYAL ORDER
17Royal order
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Royal order” to its initials.
RO
AIR TRAVEL
18Air travel
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with F. Its fourth letter is shared with “Weapon”.
FLIGHT
ALLUDE
19Allude
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ WE COOL?”.
REFER
PARIS CON-TINENT
20Paris con-tinent
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Sense of feel” first gives you its fourth letter.
EUROPE
ROMAN 500
21Roman 500
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman 500”.
D
NAUTICAL UNIT
22Nautical unit
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Nautical unit” to its initials.
NU
WRONG
23Wrong
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Nautical unit” first gives you its third letter.
SIN
GOLD SYMBOL
24Gold symbol
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
A _. “Sense of feel” crosses it at the second square.
AU
PERSONAL TITLE
25Personal title
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Thing on list” crosses it at the third square.
NAME
WEAPON
26Weapon
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Personal title”.
GUN
___IZEN
27___IZEN
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“___IZEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CIT
TOP OF ALPHABET
28Top of alphabet
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Top of alphabet”.
A
PAST LOVER
29Past lover
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with E. “Xenon symbol” crosses it at the second square.
EX
THING ON LIST
30Thing on list
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. “Past lover” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
SKYHIGH
31Skyhigh
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Skyhigh, nothing more.
S
XENON SYMBOL
32Xenon symbol
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits X _. The second square is also part of “Personal title”.
XE
Crossword Challenge Level 616 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 616 solved
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