Crossword Challenge Puzzle 676 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 676 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Leaving”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 676: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Fire from job”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Leaving”. 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.
LEAVING
1Leaving
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ A _ _ U _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
DEPARTURE
ICON
2Icon
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ G _. Solving “Past” first gives you its fourth letter.
IMAGE
SOME-BODY
3Some-body
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Some-body” to its initials.
SB
KITTEN SOUND
4Kitten sound
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. The third square is also part of “Detach (from)”.
MEW
THOUGHT
5Thought
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Detach (from)”.
IDEA
SAFARI
6Safari
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Safari, nothing more.
S
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ D _ _ P _ _. Solving “Old photo tone” first gives you its sixth letter.
SANDPAPER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIRE FROM JOB
8Fire from job
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. The fifth square is also part of “Thought”.
DISMISS
INSERT DEEPLY
9Insert deeply
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Kitten sound”.
EMBED
-nda
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nda”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PA
PAST
11Past
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Desert haven” first gives you its third letter.
AGO
PERUSE TEXT
12Peruse text
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Desert haven”.
READ
-ub
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “ub” gives the answer. First letter: T.
T
BRING TOGETHER
14Bring together
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ F _. Solving “Postpone, delay” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNIFY
BACKUP OPTION
15Backup option
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Fiery stack” first gives you its fifth letter.
RESERVE
EARLY WARNING
16Early warning
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early warning”.
EW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANTONYM
17Antonym
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Antonym.
A
AGAINST
18Against
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Toilet paper” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
DETACH (FROM)
19Detach (from)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Against”.
WEAN
DESERT HAVEN
20Desert haven
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _. “Bring together” crosses it at the fourth square.
OASIS
ALSO
21Also
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AND
POSTPONE, DELAY
22Postpone, delay
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Backup option”.
DEFER
TOILET PAPER
23Toilet paper
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
FIERY STACK
24Fiery stack
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Backup option” first gives you its third letter.
PYRE
OLD PHOTO TONE
25Old photo tone
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _. Solving “Against” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEPIA
NOT OLD
26Not old
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “Early warning”.
NEW
POWER
27Power
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Power.
P
VIRGINIA
28Virginia
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
V _. Solving “Back” first gives you its second letter.
VA
BACK
29Back
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Virginia”.
REAR
Crossword Challenge Level 676 Solved Grid
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