Crossword Challenge Puzzle 654 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 654 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Daytime drama”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Daytime drama”, 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.
DAYTIME DRAMA
1Daytime drama
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Solving “Picture” first gives you its sixth letter.
SOAPOPERA
2Big cat
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “BIG CAT”. The answer opens with T.
TIGER
sc-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sc-”). What is left starts with A.
ALE
POST-SCRIPT
4Post-script
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Post-script”.
PS
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
VORTEX
6Vortex
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Dual disk transfer”.
EDDY
DECAY
7Decay
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Solving “Dual disk transfer” first gives you its third letter.
ROT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “After k”.
STAPLER
COOKING LIQUIDS
9Cooking liquids
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
OILS
GROW OLD
10Grow old
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AGE
wi-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “wi” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PE
PATH OF PLANETS
12Path of planets
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ I _. Solving “Cunning” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORBIT
PICTURE
13Picture
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Picture.
P
NOT DIFFICULT
14Not difficult
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Starting point”.
EASY
ROUTE ABBR.
15Route abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Starting point”.
RTE
d-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d-”). What is left starts with A.
AM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACT UPON
17Act upon
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: D _. Solving “Decay” first gives you its second letter.
DO
CALENDAR DAY
18Calendar day
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Path of planets” crosses it at the third square.
DATE
DUAL DISK TRANSFER
19Dual disk transfer
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dual disk transfer”.
DDT
CUNNING
20Cunning
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Solving “Warning sign” first gives you its third letter.
WILY
"NO ___!"
21"NO ___!"
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Say “NO ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: W _ _.
WAY
STARTING POINT
22Starting point
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Not difficult” first gives you its third letter.
BASE
COLORLESS GAS
23Colorless gas
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “___ YOU SLEEPING?” crosses it at the fourth square.
ETHER
EASY
24Easy
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Easy starts with the answer.
E
UN-COMMON
25Un-common
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ YOU SLEEPING?”.
RARE
WARNING SIGN
26Warning sign
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Un-common”.
ALERT
BANK MACHINE
27Bank machine
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ATM
AFTER HOURS
28After hours
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AH
AUDIO-VISUAL
29Audio-visual
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
"___ YOU SLEEPING?"
30"___ YOU SLEEPING?"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOU SLEEPING?” starts with A.
ARE
EAT
31Eat
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Eat starts with the answer.
E
AT ALL TIMES
32At all times
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Un-common”.
EVER
Crossword Challenge Level 654 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 654 solved
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