Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1682 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1682? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need 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 1682: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Instants”. 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
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ N _ _ I _ _. Solving “Cuckoo bird” first gives you its sixth letter.
MOUNTAINS
ONE NEXT STEP
2One next step
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “One next step” to its initials.
ONS
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ Q _ _ T _. Check the fifth letter against “Instructed”.
MOSQUITO
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
NETHER-LANDS
5Nether-lands
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NL
"THIS ___ SHALL PASS"
6"THIS ___ SHALL PASS"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “THIS ___ SHALL PASS” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TOO
7Use a qr code for, say
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “USE A QR CODE FOR, SAY”. The answer opens with S.
SCAN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
INSTANTS
8Instants
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ E _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Nether-lands”.
MOMENTS
EC___MIC
9EC___MIC
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “EC___MIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
ONO
FORMER SOVIET UNION, BRIEFLY
10Former soviet union, briefly
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
USSR
BILLIO_
11BILLIO_
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BILLIO_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
INSTRUCTED
12Instructed
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
T _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Floor covering”.
TAUGHT
CUCKOO BIRD
13Cuckoo bird
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANI
'85 FILM, "_____ THE NIGHT"
14'85 FILM, "_____ THE NIGHT"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “'85 FILM, "_____ THE NIGHT” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INTO
AFTER M
15After m
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
mo-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “mo” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WED___K
17WED___K
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “WED___K” go in the grid. First one: L.
LOC
FLOOR COVERING
18Floor covering
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Instructed”.
RUG
OFFICE ASST.
19Office asst.
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
20Alpha hydroxy acid
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AHA
S___RE
21S___RE
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S___RE” and enter only the missing part, starting with Q.
QUA
AMERICAN NEWS NETWORK
22American news network
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “American news network” to its initials.
ANN
NOW
23Now
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Now, nothing more.
N
HIKING PATH
24Hiking path
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Circle the earth”.
TRAIL
CHUM
25Chum
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Circle the earth”.
MATE
UPPER LIMB
26Upper limb
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. “Chum” crosses it at the third square.
ARM
___INARY
27___INARY
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“___INARY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
ORD
BAZ__R
28BAZ__R
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “BAZ__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AA
BACHELOR ARTS
29Bachelor arts
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BA
CIRCLE THE EARTH
30Circle the earth
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _. Solving “Hiking path” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORBIT
SULFUR
31Sulfur
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Sulfur.
S
VALLEY
32Valley
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hiking path”.
DALE
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