Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2660 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2660 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Puts together”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Behind on payments, after "in”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Puts together”. 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.
PUTS TOGETHER
1Puts together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ L _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ASSEMBLER
c---ch
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “c---ch” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RUT
DEFRAUD
3Defraud
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Data point”.
REAM
BETWEEN D AND F
4Between d and f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
b--d
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “b--d”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AR
FAST
6Fast
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Audio art” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAPID
HARMONY
7Harmony
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Private network” first gives you its third letter.
SYNC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEHIND ON PAYMENTS, AFTER "IN"
8Behind on payments, after "in"
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ARREARS
BRING INTO COURT
9Bring into court
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Defraud”.
SUE
DATA POINT
10Data point
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Defraud” crosses it at the third square.
STAT
EMIT
11Emit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Emit starts with the answer.
E
MILLIGRAM
12Milligram
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. The second square is also part of “Serious”.
MG
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Dutch flower”.
BRAIN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. Check the third letter against “End of a blessing”.
LAMP
PRECEDING EVENT
15Preceding event
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “End of a blessing” crosses it at the third square.
EVE
FIX-UP
16Fix-up
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ L. “Clock-wise” crosses it at the fifth square.
RENEWAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIT OF SUNLIGHT
17Bit of sunlight
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Harmony” crosses it at the third square.
RAY
DUTCH FLOWER
18Dutch flower
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
TULIP
PRIVATE NETWORK
19Private network
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PN
MORAL MISDEED
20Moral misdeed
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
SIN
AUDIO ART
21Audio art
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fast”.
MUSIC
SERIOUS
22Serious
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the fourth letter against “Preceding event”.
GRAVE
COVER FOR POT
23Cover for pot
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Fast” first gives you its third letter.
LID
END OF A BLESSING
24End of a blessing
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Preceding event”.
AMEN
HEAVY HAMMER
25Heavy hammer
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. “Pc's "brain” crosses it at the third square.
MAUL
MERCURY
26Mercury
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Mercury starts with the answer.
M
WELLNESS RETREAT
27Wellness retreat
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. “Fix-up” crosses it at the third square.
SPA
SINE ANNO
28Sine anno
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SA
CLOCK-WISE
29Clock-wise
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CW
PC'S "BRAIN"
30Pc's "brain"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “Heavy hammer”.
CPU
ENLIST
31Enlist
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Enlist.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 2660 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2660 solved
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