Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1669 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1669 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Swim-bike-run event”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hurler”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Swim-bike-run event”, 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.
SWIM-BIKE-RUN EVENT
1Swim-bike-run event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ A _ _ L _ _. Solving “Summer woe” first gives you its sixth letter.
TRIATHLON
FAN NOISE
2Fan noise
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Devilkin”.
HUM
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
ORB LEVEL
4Orb level
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Orb level” to its initials.
OL
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Bad look”.
WIRES
ARAB RULER
6Arab ruler
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “SUBSC___E” first gives you its third letter.
EMIR
BURGLE
7Burgle
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “SUBSC___E” first gives you its third letter.
ROB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HURLER
8Hurler
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ O _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
THROWER
d--m
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “d--m”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RU
DEVILKIN
10Devilkin
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Request”.
IMP
ADMIT
11Admit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Admit, nothing more.
A
HAIR PIECE
12Hair piece
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Property holding”.
TRESS
SUMMER WOE
13Summer woe
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Request”.
HEAT
LOAD TIME
14Load time
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Load time”.
LT
FORMAL SPEECH
15Formal speech
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. The fifth square is also part of “Culinary institute”.
ORATION
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “WHERE'S IT ___?”.
NOTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STRETCH CAR
17Stretch car
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Arab ruler”.
LIMO
REQUEST
18Request
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hair piece”.
PLEA
SUBSC___E
19SUBSC___E
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SUBSC___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RIB
PROPERTY HOLDING
20Property holding
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hurt”.
ESTATE
BAD LOOK
21Bad look
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LEER
VINTAGE LOOK
22Vintage look
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Formal speech”.
RETRO
MOVIE SEGMENT
23Movie segment
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Formal speech”.
SCENE
AFTER R
24 after r
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
STORE
25Store
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Formal speech”.
SHOP
STATE CODE
26State code
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SC
CULINARY INSTITUTE
27Culinary institute
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Culinary institute”.
CI
HURT
28Hurt
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Store”.
ACHE
WHERE'S IT ___?
29WHERE'S IT ___?
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHERE'S IT ___?”. Shape: A _.
AT
-arl
30__OPLE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-arl”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PE
Crossword Challenge Level 1669 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1669 solved
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