Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1667 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1667 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1667: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Put on hold”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ D _ _ O _ _. “SPOR_” crosses it at the sixth square.
SANDSTORM
"ICK!"
2"ick!"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. “New hampshire” crosses it at the third square.
UGH
life--ver
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“life--ver”). What is left starts with S.
SA
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. The fifth square is also part of “Midday nap”.
PRESSURE
AFTER D
5After d
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
STORY-TELLING
6Story-telling
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits N _ _ R _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Hotel room set”.
NARRATION
CERTAIN PICKLE
7Certain pickle
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “___ OF AVON” first gives you its third letter.
DILL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUT ON HOLD
8Put on hold
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ P _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “After d”.
SUSPEND
LAB GEL
9Lab gel
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AGAR
NEW HAMPSHIRE
10New hampshire
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New hampshire” to its initials.
NH
DEFT
11Deft
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Deft starts with the answer.
D
MIDDAY NAP
12Midday nap
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SIESTA
SPOR_
13SPOR_
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “SPOR_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
T
ONE BONUS
14One bonus
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OB
TRAVEL AROUND
15Travel around
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vector yield”.
ROVE
FIFTH MONTH
16Fifth month
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Solving “Vector yield” first gives you its third letter.
MAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ASSISTED INPUT
17Assisted input
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Assisted input”.
AI
ACE
18Ace
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ace.
A
___ OF AVON
19___ OF AVON
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ OF AVON” starts with E.
EARL
GOOD ANSWER
20Good answer
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hotel room set”.
YES
YELLOW SPRINGS
21Yellow springs
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YS
INTERNET
22Internet
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Internet, nothing more.
I
RIGHT TO LEFT
23Right to left
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
R _. “Certain pickle” crosses it at the second square.
RL
CONNECT
24Connect
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. “Jockey's strap” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
BE JEALOUS OF
25Be jealous of
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Original version”.
ENVY
HOTEL ROOM SET
26Hotel room set
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _. “Story-telling” crosses it at the fourth square.
SUITE
LARGE SNAKE
27Large snake
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Solving “Fifth month” first gives you its third letter.
BOA
JOCKEY'S STRAP
28Jockey's strap
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Story-telling”.
REIN
VECTOR YIELD
29Vector yield
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Vector yield” to its initials.
VY
ORIGINAL VERSION
30Original version
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Original version”.
OV
ABOVE
31Above
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Above starts with the answer.
A
WHICH-EVER
32Which-ever
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Be jealous of” first gives you its third letter.
ANY
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Puzzle 1667 solved
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