Crossword Challenge Puzzle 655 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 655? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Food to-go”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “First letter”.
TIMETABLE
BUILDING BLOCK
2Building block
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Energy buffer bank”.
ADOBE
KNOW IT
3Know it
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Know it” to its initials.
KI
surg-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “surg-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EON
DIVINE SIGN
5Divine sign
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Want” first gives you its third letter.
OMEN
UMBRELLA
6Umbrella
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Umbrella.
U
JOT
7Jot
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Want”.
TAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FOOD TO-GO
8Food to-go
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. “Divine sign” crosses it at the fifth square.
TAKEOUT
COMMON SAYING
9Common saying
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
IDIOM
le--n
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“le--n”). What is left starts with M.
MO
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
11Energy buffer bank
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EBB
INFORM
12Inform
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Loud noise”.
TELL
FIRST LETTER
13First letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
GARBAGE BOAT
14Garbage boat
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _. “Tree trunk” crosses it at the fourth square.
BARGE
UNTRUTH
15Untruth
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Check the third letter against “Loud noise”.
LIE
tir-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “tir-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANSWER
17Answer
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Answer.
A
LEAVE
18Leave
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Identity”.
EXIT
WANT
19Want
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Leave” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
LOUD NOISE
20Loud noise
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Garbage boat”.
BLARE
NO XTRA
21No xtra
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No xtra”.
NX
TREE TRUNK
22Tree trunk
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “Garbage boat”.
LOG
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ S _. Solving “Bash” first gives you its fourth letter.
DAISY
IDENTITY
24Identity
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ID
FIX UP
25Fix up
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Bash” first gives you its third letter.
REDO
BLOOD LINE
26Blood line
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Leave”.
AORTA
SUPPORT
27Support
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AID
FIRST IN LINE
28First in line
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First in line”.
I
QU__
29QU__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “QU__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IZ
BASH
30Bash
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
DIS
_OLLEGE
31_OLLEGE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OLLEGE” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
COMFY AND WARM
32Comfy and warm
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “QU__”.
COZY
Crossword Challenge Level 655 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 655 solved
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