Crossword Challenge Puzzle 657 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 657 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Clients”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Give per-mission”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Clients”. 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.
CLIENTS
1Clients
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against “After l”.
CUSTOMERS
NOT THIS ONE
2Not this one
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OTHER
NO VOTE
3No vote
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NAY
-aker
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “aker” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SH
EPSILON
5Epsilon
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Epsilon starts with the answer.
E
MUST HAVE
6Must have
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not many”.
NEED
-er
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “er” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVE PER-MISSION
8Give per-mission
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Epsilon”.
CONSENT
BEEHIVE STATE
9Beehive state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “No vote” first gives you its third letter.
UTAH
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “No vote”.
SHY
mu-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mu-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TE
COMMAND
12Command
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. “Populati-on count” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORDER
AFTER L
13After l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
"ALL ___ ON ME"
14"ALL ___ ON ME"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “ALL ___ ON ME”? It fits E _ _ _.
EYES
LOWERED
15Lowered
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The fifth square is also part of “__RRENCY”.
REDUCED
SCREEN-SHOT
16Screen-shot
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENERGY OUTPUT
17Energy output
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy output”.
EO
ARMY BASE
18Army base
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “Command” first gives you its third letter.
FORT
NOT MANY
19Not many
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
FEW
POPULATI-ON COUNT
20Populati-on count
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _ _. Solving “ALL ___ ON ME” first gives you its fourth letter.
CENSUS
CALL OF DUTY
21Call of duty
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
COD
HOME PAPER
22Home paper
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ALL ___ ON ME”.
DEED
EXAM MARK
23Exam mark
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lowered”.
GRADE
AFTER F
24After f
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
AT ALL TIMES
25At all times
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Lowered” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
INPUT KEY
26Input key
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “At all times”.
ENTER
POSITIVE REPLY
27Positive reply
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Screen-shot” first gives you its third letter.
YES
PRI__TE
28PRI__TE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PRI__TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VA
__RRENCY
29__RRENCY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__RRENCY” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CU
CERTAINLY
30Certainly
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “At all times” crosses it at the third square.
SURE
Crossword Challenge Level 657 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 657 solved
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