Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1665 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1665, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Changing lanes”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Whet knife”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Changing lanes”, 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.
CHANGING LANES
1Changing lanes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Personal rituals”.
SWITCHING
HELLO
2Hello
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
HI
ACTION TAKEN AWARD
3Action taken award
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ATA
RECOLLECT
4Recollect
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recollect starts with the answer.
R
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ N _ _ O _. Its fifth letter is shared with “_____ KENT SUPERMAN”.
PLANKTON
GAIN
6Gain
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Split” crosses it at the third square.
EARN
WRITTEN DOWN
7Written down
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. “Actress bancroft” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WHET KNIFE
8Whet knife
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SHARPEN
s---ch
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s---ch” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with W.
WIT
AFTER H
10After h
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
TOILET PAPER
11Toilet paper
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
_____ KENT SUPERMAN
12_____ KENT SUPERMAN
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ KENT SUPERMAN” starts with C.
CLARK
PERSONAL RITUALS
13Personal rituals
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ I _ _. “French capital” crosses it at the fourth square.
HABITS
INSTANT YIELD
14Instant yield
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IY
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
15Nano emission array
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NEA
EARL ___ TEA
16EARL ___ TEA
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “EARL ___ TEA”? It fits G _ _ _.
GREY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEFT ATRIUM OUTFLOW
17Left atrium outflow
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LAO
FRENCH CAPITAL
18French capital
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Personal rituals”.
PARIS
SPLIT
19Split
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Gain”.
APART
VINYL SPINNER
20Vinyl spinner
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with P. “Instant yield” crosses it at the fourth square.
PLAYER
ACTRESS BANCROFT
21Actress bancroft
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gain”.
ANNE
AUTO BALANCE
22Auto balance
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Auto balance” to its initials.
AB
_ISCARD
23_ISCARD
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ISCARD” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
D
WHITE FLAKES
24White flakes
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Negative word” crosses it at the third square.
SNOW
live ---eam
25Skill tier rating
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“live ---eam”). What is left starts with S.
STR
SOME HEIRS
26Some heirs
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “White flakes” crosses it at the third square.
SONS
__ROBIC
27__ROBIC
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__ROBIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AE
NEGATIVE WORD
28Negative word
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
NOT
AFTER X
29After x
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
WORK-RELATED
30Work-related
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Work-related”.
WR
Crossword Challenge Level 1665 Solved Grid
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