Crossword Challenge Puzzle 694 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 694, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 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; 3 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 “System of parts”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Spoke unclearly”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “System of parts”, 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.
SYSTEM OF PARTS
1System of parts
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ H _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Belly button”.
MECHANISM
"YUK!"
2"yuk!"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Check the third letter against “Burn slightly”.
UGH
CASTLE'S WATER BARRIER
3Castle's water barrier
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Burn slightly”.
MOAT
BRAVE
4Brave
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Brave.
B
po-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“po-”). What is left starts with L.
LO
FOODIE
6Foodie
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Game piece”.
EATER
SAFE TO SIP
7Safe to sip
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ N _ _ B _ _. “High grade” crosses it at the sixth square.
DRINKABLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPOKE UNCLEARLY
8Spoke unclearly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ B _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MUMBLED
SELF-INFLATION
9Self-inflation
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Castle's water barrier”.
EGO
BURN SLIGHTLY
10Burn slightly
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Castle's water barrier”.
CHAR
HAY
11Hay
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hay.
H
b-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AD
BELLY BUTTON
13Belly button
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Function in play”.
NAVEL
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Its third letter is shared with “Blood vessel”.
ICE
LOWER LEG PART
15Lower leg part
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Blood vessel”.
SHIN
SEA COW
16Sea cow
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Tape”.
MANATEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROW
17Row
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Safe to sip” crosses it at the third square.
OAR
FUNCTION IN PLAY
18Function in play
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Romp”.
ROLE
__CKET
19__CKET
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CKET” go in the grid. First one: T.
TI
LEAFY GREEN
20Leafy green
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Belly button”.
KALE
GAME PIECE
21Game piece
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Foodie”.
TOKEN
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE
22Russian country house
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Lower leg part”.
DACHA
ROMP
23Romp
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Foodie”.
LARK
BLOOD VESSEL
24Blood vessel
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lower leg part”.
VEIN
HIGH GRADE
25High grade
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “High grade”.
A
HONEY MAKER
26Honey maker
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. “Sea cow” crosses it at the third square.
BEE
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
27Energy buffer bank
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy buffer bank”.
EBB
SODIUM
28Sodium
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Sea cow”.
NA
ELECTRIC LIGHT
29Electric light
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electric light”.
EL
TAPE
30Tape
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Tape starts with the answer.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 694 Solved Grid
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