Crossword Challenge Puzzle 627 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 627 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Core belief”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not public”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Core belief”. 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.
CORE BELIEF
1Core belief
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ N _ _ P _ _. “After h” crosses it at the sixth square.
PRINCIPLE
ALL SET
2All set
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
READY
___OCENT
3___OCENT
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___OCENT” go in the grid. First one: I.
INN
VERMONT
4Vermont
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: V _. The second square is also part of “Lease payment”.
VT
ADO
5Ado
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ado, nothing more.
A
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Small spot”.
TOOL
ADDED PART
7Added part
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Charges”.
EXTENSION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT PUBLIC
8Not public
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ V _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Ado”.
PRIVATE
LEASE PAYMENT
9Lease payment
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___OCENT”.
RENT
ACTOR MCKELLEN
10Actor mckellen
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. The third square is also part of “___OCENT”.
IAN
wi-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “wi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
ND
FOUR SEASONS, E.G.
12Four seasons, e.g.
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Smooth area”.
CYCLE
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
STORY LINE
14Story line
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Angry” first gives you its third letter.
PLOT
marb-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“marb-”). What is left starts with L.
LES
NOT WESTERN
16Not western
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _ _ N. “Launch event” crosses it at the fifth square.
EASTERN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
X__O
17X__O
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“X__O” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OX
EATING PLAN
18Eating plan
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Four seasons, e.g.”.
DIET
SMALL SPOT
19Small spot
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. “Added part” crosses it at the third square.
DOT
SMOOTH AREA
20Smooth area
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Charges”.
FLAT
COMPUTER DATA
21Computer data
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
FILE
ANGRY
22Angry
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CROSS
NORDIC
23Nordic
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nordic.
N
FOR ALL TIME
24For all time
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Zodiac sign”.
EVER
CHARGES
25Charges
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “For all time”.
RATES
GREEN LAND
26Green land
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Not western”.
LEA
VIRGIN ISLANDS
27Virgin islands
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Virgin islands”.
VI
LAUNCH EVENT
28Launch event
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Launch event”.
LE
ZODIAC SIGN
29Zodiac sign
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. “Added part” crosses it at the third square.
LEO
TANKER
30Tanker
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Tanker starts with the answer.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 627 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 627 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 627 with us. Puzzle 628 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.