Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1685 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1685 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
15 of the 34 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Two-sided”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Edges”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Two-sided”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
TWO-SIDED
1Two-sided
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. “Educator” crosses it at the sixth square.
BILATERAL
OPTIONAL NEW OPTION
2Optional new option
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ONO
ROUND TIMER
3Round timer
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Round timer”.
RT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ R _ _ L _. Solving “Like some councils” first gives you its fifth letter.
DOORBELL
AFTER D
5After d
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
RELATED TO THE KIDNEY
6Related to the kidney
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “SE__ON”.
RENAL
ABBR. FOR SESSION
7Abbr. for session
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. “Has” crosses it at the third square.
SESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EDGES
8Edges
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ D _ _ S. Solving “After d” first gives you its fifth letter.
BORDERS
KEEN ON
9Keen on
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. “Round timer” crosses it at the third square.
INTO
-an
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-an” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LO
ARIA
11Aria
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Aria starts with the answer.
A
LIKE SOME COUNCILS
12Like some councils
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TRIBAL
EDUCATOR
13Educator
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Educator starts with the answer.
E
ca--o
14Resource group
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ca--o”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RG
APPLICANT ABBR.
15Applicant abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Personal trainer” crosses it at the third square.
APPL
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
16Local sidereal time
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SCR__N
17SCR__N
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SCR__N” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EE
WASHING
18Washing
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Washing.
W
HAS
19Has
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Related to the kidney”.
OWNS
ACTOR ___ CARREY
20ACTOR ___ CARREY
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “ACTOR ___ CARREY”. Shape: J _ _.
JIM
JUNIOR, ABBR.
21Junior, abbr.
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shape: J _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
JR
BEFORE S
22Before s
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its previous letter.
R
SE__ON
23SE__ON
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SE__ON” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AS
'AS SOON AS'
24'as soon as'
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Ground” crosses it at the third square.
ASA
SMELL
25Smell
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Earth orbit”.
ODOR
MISSION END STATE
26Mission end state
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Mission end state” to its initials.
MES
MODERN NAVIG. TOOL
27Modern navig. tool
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Local sidereal time”.
GPS
CIRCLE SHAPE
28Circle shape
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Circle shape”.
O
JUST-MADE
29Just-made
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Solving “Abbr. for power” first gives you its third letter.
NEW
GROUND
30Ground
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Just-made”.
LAND
PERSONAL TRAINER
31Personal trainer
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Personal trainer”.
PT
EARTH ORBIT
32Earth orbit
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Earth orbit”.
EO
PARKING SYMBOL
33Parking symbol
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Parking symbol”.
P
ABBR. FOR POWER
34Abbr. for power
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Smell”.
PWR
Crossword Challenge Level 1685 Solved Grid
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