Crossword Challenge Puzzle 668 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 668? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Music track”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 668: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Regain health”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Music track”. 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.
MUSIC TRACK
1Music track
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ O _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Diamond”.
RECORDING
RUN OFF
2Run off
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ P _. “Artistic piece” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELOPE
CAN
3Can
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Can.
C
OUTTA HERE
4Outta here
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Break”.
VEG
CLEAR AWAY
6Clear away
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Sales order”.
ERASE
NEWS COVERAGE
7News coverage
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Solving “Text” first gives you its sixth letter.
REPORTAGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REGAIN HEALTH
8Regain health
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ O _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
RECOVER
cam-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cam” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EL
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gas station device”.
COP
ARTISTIC PIECE
11Artistic piece
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Gas station device” crosses it at the third square.
OPUS
SPOT ERASER
12Spot eraser
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ O _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Boast about”.
REMOVER
DIAMOND
13Diamond
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Diamond.
D
INBOUND
14Inbound
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Solving “Large snake” first gives you its second letter.
IB
NOT OUR DRAMA
15Not our drama
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NOD
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Boast about”.
GAZETTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AT THIS SPOT
17At this spot
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clear away”.
HERE
GAS STATION DEVICE
18Gas station device
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Spot eraser” first gives you its third letter.
PUMP
BREAK
19Break
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “News coverage”.
GAP
FIZZY DRINK
20Fizzy drink
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Public display affection”.
SODA
SALES ORDER
21Sales order
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Sales order” to its initials.
SO
BOAST ABOUT
22Boast about
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Annoyer”.
VAUNT
PUBLIC DISPLAY AFFECTION
23Public display affection
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Public display affection”.
PDA
LARGE SNAKE
24Large snake
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
BOA
TEXT
25Text
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Text starts with the answer.
T
CAT'S CATCH
26Cat's catch
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RAT
GLOW
27Glow
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Cat's catch”.
AURA
DANGER ZONE
28Danger zone
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Danger zone” to its initials.
DZ
ANNOYER
29Annoyer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “News coverage” crosses it at the third square.
NAG
EPSILON
30Epsilon
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Epsilon, nothing more.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 668 Solved Grid
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