Crossword Challenge Puzzle 656 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 656? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Care-free”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 656: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not more or less”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Care-free”. 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.
CARE-FREE
1Care-free
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ Y _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EASYGOING
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to Q _ _ L _. Solving “Yield loss” first gives you its fourth letter.
QUILL
sat-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “sat-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
URN
DOUBLE A
4Double a
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. “Ambiance” crosses it at the second square.
AA
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
JUMP FORWARD
6Jump forward
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. “___PINESS” crosses it at the third square.
LEAP
BARK
7Bark
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. The third square is also part of “___PINESS”.
YIP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT MORE OR LESS
8Not more or less
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ A _ _ Y. “After k” crosses it at the fifth square.
EQUALLY
AMBIANCE
9Ambiance
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AURA
-g
10Wrong
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-g”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SIN
YIELD LOSS
11Yield loss
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yield loss” to its initials.
YL
DARKNESS
12Darkness
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ O _. “Not wealthy” crosses it at the fourth square.
GLOOM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O.
O
PHYSICS PRINCIPLE
14Physics principle
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ R _ _ A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Caged pet”.
INERTIA
CHURCH LADY
15Church lady
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unlocked”.
NUN
GLOBAL TIME
16Global time
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENTRY INDEX
17Entry index
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
CAGED PET
18Caged pet
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits H _ _ S _ _ R. Solving “Physics principle” first gives you its fifth letter.
HAMSTER
___PINESS
19___PINESS
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___PINESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HAP
NOT WEALTHY
20Not wealthy
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. “Group of friends” crosses it at the third square.
POOR
MASH
21Mash
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “Jump forward” first gives you its third letter.
PAP
UNLOCKED
22Unlocked
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Physics principle”.
OPEN
ALL SET
23All set
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Last”.
READY
REVERSE
24Reverse
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Reverse, nothing more.
R
TRIG FUNCTION
25Trig function
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Last”.
SINE
GROUP OF FRIENDS
26Group of friends
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Trig function”.
POSSE
HARD SEED
27Hard seed
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Global time”.
NUT
LAST
28Last
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “All set” crosses it at the third square.
END
AFTER O
29After o
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
MICE, TO OWLS
30Mice, to owls
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Trig function”.
PREY
Crossword Challenge Level 656 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 6578×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 6588×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 656 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 656 with us. Puzzle 657 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.