Crossword Challenge Puzzle 620 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 620 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 5 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 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 “Useful approach”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Defend”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Useful approach”. 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.
USEFUL APPROACH
1Useful approach
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ C _ _. Solving “Notion” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRACTICAL
LIFTED UP
2Lifted up
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Comp. science”.
RAISED
rec-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “rec-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
ORD
remo-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “remo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TE
EXPONENT
5Exponent
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Exponent.
E
CAPABLE
6Capable
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Solving “Train” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMPETENT
SORTS
7Sorts
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Popeye's tooter” first gives you its fourth letter.
TYPES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DEFEND
8Defend
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ T _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Exponent”.
PROTECT
SCARCE
9Scarce
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RARE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AID
COMP. SCIENCE
11Comp. science
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Comp. science” to its initials.
CS
-nis
125×2
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nis”). What is left starts with T.
TEN
NOTION
13Notion
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “Close by” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
CITY
14City
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of City.
C
FIELD SIZE
15Field size
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Close by”.
ACRE
-zy
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “zy” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ONE YUMMY
17One yummy
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “One yummy”.
OY
TUNE
18Tune
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “___ISTANCE”.
AIR
VOLUME UNIT
19Volume unit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Sorts” crosses it at the third square.
AMP
PRESENT
20Present
Row 4, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Present.
P
POPEYE'S TOOTER
21Popeye's tooter
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Capable”.
PIPE
CLOSE BY
22Close by
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Loaded for battle”.
NEAR
___ISTANCE
23___ISTANCE
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ISTANCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RES
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Field size” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
TRAIN
25Train
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Train.
T
MENTHOL
26Menthol
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Menthol, nothing more.
M
-hboard
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-hboard”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DAS
LOADED FOR BATTLE
28Loaded for battle
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. “Capable” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARMED
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
29Creative assembly
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CA
IGUA__
30IGUA__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “IGUA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NA
RUSTIC
31Rustic
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rustic.
R
CREATIVE FIELDS
32Creative fields
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Capable” first gives you its third letter.
ARTS
Crossword Challenge Level 620 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 620 solved
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