Crossword Challenge Puzzle 683 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 683 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 31 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Darwin's theory”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Give a right”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Darwin's theory”, 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.
DARWIN'S THEORY
1Darwin's theory
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Sense of flavor”.
EVOLUTION
LUMP
2Lump
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not even”.
NODE
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
INTERFACE
4Interface
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. Solving “Cuisine” first gives you its second letter.
IF
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___STURIZE”.
TOM
UNTIGHT
6Untight
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Street”.
LOOSE
REVISE
7Revise
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “___STURIZE”.
EDIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVE A RIGHT
8Give a right
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ENTITLE
-ice
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ice” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with V.
VO
NOT EVEN
10Not even
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Loyal pets” crosses it at the third square.
ODD
SINGER REDBONE
11Singer redbone
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “Loyal pets” crosses it at the third square.
LEON
UNIVERSE
12Universe
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Universe.
U
SENSE OF FLAVOR
13Sense of flavor
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ T _. “Military alliance” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASTE
ga-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ga-”). What is left starts with I.
IN
OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL
15Optical network terminal
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Optical network terminal” to its initials.
ONT
NOT ARTIFICIAL
16Not artificial
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ U _ _ L. Solving “Taxi ticker” first gives you its fifth letter.
NATURAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUISINE
17Cuisine
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Untight”.
FOOD
LOYAL PETS
18Loyal pets
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Play or match” crosses it at the third square.
DOGS
___STURIZE
19___STURIZE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___STURIZE” go in the grid. First one: M.
MOI
MILITARY ALLIANCE
20Military alliance
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sense of flavor”.
NATO
STREET
21Street
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. “Revise” crosses it at the second square.
ST
TAXI TICKER
22Taxi ticker
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. “Long fish” crosses it at the fourth square.
METER
PLAY OR MATCH
23Play or match
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “Taxi ticker” first gives you its third letter.
GAME
TOLSTOY'S KARENINA
24Tolstoy's karenina
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Optical network terminal”.
ANNA
RING
25Ring
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Long fish” first gives you its third letter.
TOLL
TOURIST
26Tourist
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tourist.
T
BEVERAGE LEAF
27Beverage leaf
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not artificial”.
TEA
M____
28M____
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “M____”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OTTO
TELE TYPE
29Tele type
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Tele type” to its initials.
TT
LONG FISH
30Long fish
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Ring” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
_NLOCK
31_NLOCK
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_NLOCK” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 683 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 683 solved
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