Crossword Challenge Puzzle 677 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 677, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Fence measure”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 677: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Dusty”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Fence measure”. 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.
FENCE MEASURE
1Fence measure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ I _ _ T _ _. “Ever” crosses it at the sixth square.
PERIMETER
METAL'S PARTNER
2Metal's partner
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Identity”.
OXIDE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
WEB
BATMAN PUBLISHER
4Batman publisher
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits D _. “Company bigwig” crosses it at the second square.
DC
EDGE
5Edge
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Edge.
E
VIOLENT PROTEST
6Violent protest
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Urgent message” first gives you its third letter.
RIOT
NOT TODAY
7Not today
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with Y. The sixth square is also part of “Fury or rage”.
YESTERDAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DUSTY
8Dusty
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Edge”.
POWDERY
COMPANY BIGWIG
9Company bigwig
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EXEC
-bon
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bon” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RIB
IDENTITY
11Identity
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Solving “Metal's partner” first gives you its second letter.
ID
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ O _. Solving “Buddhist priest” first gives you its fourth letter.
MELON
EVER
13Ever
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ever.
E
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pierce”.
TANK
ESCAPE THE CHAOS
15Escape the chaos
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Escape the chaos”.
ETC
COMING BACK IN
16Coming back in
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “Part-time” crosses it at the fifth square.
REENTRY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VEGG__
17VEGG__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “VEGG__” go in the grid. First one: I.
IE
VOCALIZE A TUNE
18Vocalize a tune
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SING
URGENT MESSAGE
19Urgent message
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Not today” first gives you its third letter.
SOS
BUDDHIST PRIEST
20Buddhist priest
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Fury or rage”.
MONK
CATCHER'S GLOVE
21Catcher's glove
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Violent protest”.
MITT
PIERCE
22Pierce
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Escape the chaos”.
LANCE
EDGE
23Edge
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Edge.
E
AT ALL TIMES
24At all times
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Green legume” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
FURY OR RAGE
25Fury or rage
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “At all times”.
ANGER
DEVOURED
26Devoured
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. “Coming back in” crosses it at the third square.
ATE
VIDEO DISC
27Video disc
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VD
PART-TIME
28Part-time
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Part-time”.
PT
GREEN LEGUME
29Green legume
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Not today”.
PEA
NODULE
30Nodule
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nodule, nothing more.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 677 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 677 solved
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