Crossword Challenge Puzzle 669 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 669, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Laundry tool”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Power unit”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Laundry tool”, 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.
LAUNDRY TOOL
1Laundry tool
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ H _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Farm feed”.
WASHBOARD
2&
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Solving “Same day sleep” first gives you its third letter.
AND
TEA
3Tea
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Tea starts with the answer.
T
TIME-STAMP
4Time-stamp
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time-stamp”.
TS
ON TOP
5On top
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Child's activity”.
AHEAD
ACTOR OLDMAN
6Actor oldman
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SINC___”.
GARY
SHE SHEEP
7She sheep
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “SINC___” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POWER UNIT
8Power unit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits W _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “On top”.
WATTAGE
b-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AN
SAME DAY SLEEP
10Same day sleep
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SDS
HARP
11Harp
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Harp, nothing more.
H
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Not winning”.
BLOOD
FARM FEED
13Farm feed
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Mark”.
OATS
cr-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AB
CURVED SHAPE
15Curved shape
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ N _ _ D. Solving “Due date” first gives you its fifth letter.
ROUNDED
MEDICINE
16Medicine
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Double u” crosses it at the third square.
DRUG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUTHOR IRWIN
17Author irwin
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Actor oldman”.
SHAW
MARK
18Mark
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SPOT
SINC___
19SINC___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SINC___” go in the grid. First one: E.
ERE
NOT WINNING
20Not winning
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _ _. “Not working” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOSING
CHILD'S ACTIVITY
21Child's activity
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “On top”.
PLAY
TOIL
22Toil
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Curved shape” crosses it at the fourth square.
LABOR
MUSTS
23Musts
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ D _. “Curved shape” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEEDS
NITROGEN
24Nitrogen
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nitrogen.
N
VALLEY
25Valley
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Curved shape” crosses it at the third square.
GLEN
GENERAL ELECTRIC
26General electric
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GE
DUE DATE
27Due date
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DD
NOT WORKING
28Not working
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Valley”.
IDLE
DOUBLE U
29Double u
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _. Its second letter is shared with “Medicine”.
UU
NORTH SOUTH
30North south
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “North south” to its initials.
NS
Crossword Challenge Level 669 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 669 solved
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