Crossword Challenge Puzzle 674 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 674, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Direct speaker”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not included”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Direct speaker”. 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.
DIRECT SPEAKER
1Direct speaker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ S _ _ K _ _. “Globe shape” crosses it at the sixth square.
OUTSPOKEN
MAGNETIC NORTH
2Magnetic north
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Magnetic north” to its initials.
MN
HERO
3Hero
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Attack start” first gives you its third letter.
IDOL
GIN PARTNER
4Gin partner
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ I _. Solving “Break apart” first gives you its fourth letter.
TONIC
AFTER S
5After s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Solving “Attack start” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
INFO
7Info
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Attack start”.
DATA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT INCLUDED
8Not included
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. “After s” crosses it at the fifth square.
OMITTED
NULLIFY
9Nullify
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. “Hero” crosses it at the third square.
UNDO
TOWN
10Town
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Town starts with the answer.
T
BREAK APART
11Break apart
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Gin partner”.
SPLIT
-cnic
123.14
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-cnic”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PI
GLOBE SHAPE
13Globe shape
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bullet point”.
ORB
GREEK "K"
14Greek "k"
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Average”.
KAPPA
swe-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“swe-”). What is left starts with E.
ET
CLOSEST
16Closest
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ R _ _ T. “Space for stuff” crosses it at the fifth square.
NEAREST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YOU ALL
17You all
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You all”.
YA
SPACE FOR STUFF
18Space for stuff
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ E. Solving “Greek "k” first gives you its fifth letter.
STORAGE
ATTACK START
19Attack start
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ONSET
CAPTAIN HOOK, E.G.
20Captain hook, e.g.
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Greek "k”.
PIRATE
ANOTHER
21Another
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Another.
A
WORK ORDER
22Work order
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Work order” to its initials.
WO
MILK PRODUCER
23Milk producer
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Solving “Work order” first gives you its third letter.
COW
BULLET POINT
24Bullet point
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Bullet point”.
BP
TARGET SPORT
25Target sport
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lab gel”.
DART
FISHING POLE
26Fishing pole
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Target sport”.
ROD
AVERAGE
27Average
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. “Closest” crosses it at the third square.
PAR
ANSWER
28Answer
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Answer, nothing more.
A
AIRSPEED
29Airspeed
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Closest”.
AS
LAB GEL
30Lab gel
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Airspeed”.
AGAR
FIRST LETTER
31First letter
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First letter”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 674 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 674 solved
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