Crossword Challenge Puzzle 681 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 681? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Money-making”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Money-making”, 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.
MONEY-MAKING
1Money-making
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
LUCRATIVE
2Row
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Use the text “ROW” if the picture is unclear. First letter O.
OAR
MUSICAL NOTE
3Musical note
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
A
DONKEY KONG
4Donkey kong
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Donkey kong”.
DK
ART FILM, OFTEN
5Art film, often
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ I _. Solving “Skip” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDIE
TIDY
6Tidy
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Reservoir barrier”.
NEAT
-ini
7Precious stone
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ini”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GEM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ D _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Art film, often”.
LOADING
USER AGENT
9User agent
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _. Check the third letter against “Olden times”.
CRY
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
CONSENT
12Consent
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Docile” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGREE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. “Olden times” crosses it at the third square.
TREE
INTERNET ON
14Internet on
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internet on”.
IO
TANK
15Tank
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. “Television” crosses it at the third square.
VAT
COVET
16Covet
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Television”.
ENVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MIDLEG
17Midleg
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. Solving “Tidy” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
OLDEN TIMES
18Olden times
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Consent” crosses it at the third square.
YORE
RESERVOIR BARRIER
19Reservoir barrier
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DAM
DOCILE
20Docile
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
MEEK
SKIP
21Skip
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Art film, often” first gives you its third letter.
OMIT
SOUND OF PAIN
22Sound of pain
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Tank”.
GROAN
GLOSS
23Gloss
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cravat”.
SHEEN
SHE
24She
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of She.
S
TURN OVER
25Turn over
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cravat”.
FLIP
FAMILY HISTORY
26Family history
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Family history” to its initials.
FH
WHERE'S IT ___?
27WHERE'S IT ___?
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Which word finishes “WHERE'S IT ___?”? It fits A _.
AT
SMOOTHIE GREEN
28Smoothie green
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Turn over”.
KALE
TELEVISION
29Television
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _. Solving “Covet” first gives you its second letter.
TV
CRAVAT
30Cravat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Gloss”.
TIE
AFTER X
31After x
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
PRIVATE NETWORK
32Private network
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PN
Crossword Challenge Level 681 Solved Grid
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