Crossword Challenge Puzzle 661 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 661? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 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 “Direction finder”.
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 “Direction finder”, 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.
DIRECTION FINDER
1Direction finder
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ I _ _ T _ _. Solving “Assign” first gives you its sixth letter.
NAVIGATOR
WAY OUT
2Way out
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ex-clusive guest”.
EXIT
-per
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-per”). What is left starts with C.
COP
KILO-NEWTON
4Kilo-newton
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KN
AFTER S
5After s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
ICON
6Icon
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Brand symbol”.
IMAGE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___KET”.
EURO
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 N. Solving “After s” first gives you its fifth letter.
NECKTIE
NERVE FIBER
9Nerve fiber
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AXON
EX-CLUSIVE GUEST
10Ex-clusive guest
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
VIP
fru-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fru-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IT
GOLF
12Golf
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Golf.
G
ASSIGN
13Assign
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ease up”.
ALLOT
-ba
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ba” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TU
LOOK AT
15Look at
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Big gun”.
OBSERVE
LEAD A HORSE
16Lead a horse
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Latin for 'yes'” crosses it at the third square.
REIN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAKE-UP
17Make-up
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MU
BIG GUN
18Big gun
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits M _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Assign”.
MORTAR
___KET
19___KET
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___KET” go in the grid. First one: M.
MAR
EASE UP
20Ease up
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _ _. Solving “Set to wind” first gives you its fourth letter.
LOOSEN
BRAND SYMBOL
21Brand symbol
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Icon” first gives you its third letter.
LOGO
SRI LANKA
22Sri lanka
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SL
IN PAIN
23In pain
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Big gun”.
SORE
GREASE, BRIEFLY
24Grease, briefly
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Look at”.
LUBE
BEND MUSCLE
25Bend muscle
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Look at” first gives you its third letter.
FLEX
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
F
CLIMBING PLANT
27Climbing plant
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Solving “Opposite of xy” first gives you its third letter.
IVY
SET TO WIND
28Set to wind
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Climbing plant” first gives you its third letter.
SAIL
LATIN FOR 'YES'
29Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Check the second letter against “Lead a horse”.
SI
OPPOSITE OF XY
30Opposite of xy
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: Y _. “Bend muscle” crosses it at the second square.
YX
Crossword Challenge Level 661 Solved Grid
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