Crossword Challenge Puzzle 680 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 680 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Lawyers”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 680: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mist in a can”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Lawyers”. 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.
LAWYERS
1Lawyers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Bumps”.
ATTORNEYS
FEMALE SHEEP
2Female sheep
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Exam taken”.
EWE
c-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “c” gives the answer. First letter: R.
ROSS
OFF
4Off
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Off, nothing more.
O
-ream
5MU__LE
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ream” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SC
ARIA AREA
6Aria area
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of hog”.
OPERA
WORD FOR WORD
7Word for word
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. Its sixth letter is shared with “First letter”.
LITERALLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MIST IN A CAN
8Mist in a can
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AEROSOL
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TWO
EXAM TAKEN
10Exam taken
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TEST
OFFICIAL
11Official
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Official, nothing more.
O
sha-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sha-”). What is left starts with R.
RK
BUMPS
13Bumps
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “2+1”.
NODES
___ CANAL
14___ CANAL
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ CANAL”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ERIE
fr-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fr-”). What is left starts with Y.
YER
FULFILL A NEED
16Fulfill a need
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ I _ _ Y. Solving “Micro-soft” first gives you its fifth letter.
SATISFY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
17Consumer price index
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Consumer price index” to its initials.
CPI
2+1
182+1
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Bumps”.
THREE
EASTERN TIME
19Eastern time
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ET
___THETIC
20___THETIC
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___THETIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AES
OPPOSITE OF HOG
21Opposite of hog
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ R _. “Aria area” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHARE
SEOUL'S COUNTRY
22Seoul's country
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
KOREA
BACK
23Back
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Aria area” first gives you its third letter.
REAR
EARTH MATERIAL
24Earth material
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
DIRT
FIRST LETTER
25First letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
CALL
26Call
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fulfill a need”.
REF
REAL LIFE
27Real life
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Real life” to its initials.
RL
MICRO-SOFT
28Micro-soft
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Micro-soft”.
MS
CARA___
29CARA___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CARA___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MEL
INDEX
30Index
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Index.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 680 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 680 solved
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