Crossword Challenge Puzzle 658 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 658 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 2 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; 4 want 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 “Put together”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Facets”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Put together”, 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.
PUT TOGETHER
1Put together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ L _ _. “Located” crosses it at the sixth square.
ASSEMBLED
-k
2Wrong
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “k” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SIN
ABBR. FOR PROCESS
3Abbr. for process
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PROC
ENTER
4Enter
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Enter.
E
CENTI-METER
5Centi-meter
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ L _. Solving “Cord for tv” first gives you its fourth letter.
TABLE
NOT HERE OR THERE
7Not here or there
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ E _ _. “Harmful” crosses it at the sixth square.
SOMEWHERE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FACETS
8Facets
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Centi-meter”.
ASPECTS
"YES, ___!"
9"YES, ___!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “YES, ___!” starts with S.
SIR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. Solving “Abbr. for process” first gives you its third letter.
SNOW
ELEVATOR
11Elevator
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Elevator starts with the answer.
E
MALE HONORIFIC
12Male honorific
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
M _. The second square is also part of “Lift up”.
MR
LOCATED
13Located
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Radio signals”.
BASED
NOT TRUTHS
14Not truths
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Groups of items” crosses it at the third square.
LIES
for-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “for” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EST
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ P _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “__TRATE”.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAILING ADDRESS ONLY
17Mailing address only
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MAO
RADIO SIGNALS
18Radio signals
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Located”.
WAVES
BODY MASS
19Body mass
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Body mass” to its initials.
BM
OFFER
20Offer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Located”.
BID
CORD FOR TV
21Cord for tv
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CABLE
LIFT UP
22Lift up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RAISE
SCENIC OUTLOOK
23Scenic outlook
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VIEW
GROUPS OF ITEMS
24Groups of items
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SETS
HARMFUL
25Harmful
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Harmful starts with the answer.
H
LARGE AMOUNT
26Large amount
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “In spite of”.
LOT
LAW ENFORC.
27Law enforc.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Law enforc.”.
LE
__TRATE
28__TRATE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__TRATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
TE___
29TE___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TE___” go in the grid. First one: N.
NOR
PARIS
30Paris
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Paris.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 658 Solved Grid
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