Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1679 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1679? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Hunters in nature”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Suggest, as a deal”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hunters in nature”, 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.
HUNTERS IN NATURE
1Hunters in nature
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ D _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Gave a little extra”.
PREDATORS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Editors, briefly”.
ROD
ARTW_RK
3ARTW_RK
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ARTW_RK”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
FIBRE CHANNEL
4Fibre channel
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FC
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ R _ _ E _. Its fifth letter is shared with “_____ GARDE”.
FOURTEEN
CEASES
6Ceases
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unix domain socket”.
ENDS
RETURN TO DEFAULT
7Return to default
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Health worker”.
RESET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUGGEST, AS A DEAL
8Suggest, as a deal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
PROFFER
POLA__ID
9POLA__ID
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “POLA__ID” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RO
EDITORS, BRIEFLY
10Editors, briefly
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Solving “Quick pic” first gives you its third letter.
EDS
AFTER C
11After c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
_____ GARDE
12_____ GARDE
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “_____ GARDE”. Shape: A _ _ N _.
AVANT
GAVE A LITTLE EXTRA
13Gave a little extra
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
T _ _ P _ _. “Not yet paid” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIPPED
ONCE DAILY
14Once daily
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OD
CULTIVATED
15Cultivated
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
REFINED
PAST TENSE OF SELL
16Past tense of sell
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Full load” crosses it at the third square.
SOLD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ICE CREAM HOLDER
17Ice cream holder
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ceases”.
CONE
QUICK PIC
18Quick pic
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “_____ GARDE” first gives you its third letter.
SNAP
UNIX DOMAIN SOCKET
19Unix domain socket
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Unix domain socket”.
UDS
NOT YET PAID
20Not yet paid
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Air-related”.
UNPAID
HEALTH WORKER
21Health worker
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Ceases”.
NURSE
YOUTUBE CONTENT
22Youtube content
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits V _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cultivated”.
VIDEO
TAPE
23Tape
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tape.
T
SKETCHED
24Sketched
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Cultivated” crosses it at the third square.
DREW
wo-
25Omega data sphere
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “wo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ODS
AIR-RELATED
26Air-related
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sketched”.
AERO
FULL LOAD
27Full load
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Full load” to its initials.
FL
WINTER STORM
28Winter storm
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Winter storm” to its initials.
WS
Crossword Challenge Level 1679 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1679 solved
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