Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1680 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1680 is an 8×10 board with 28 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
8 of the 28 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; 2 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 “Social science”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Amped up”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Social science”. 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.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1Social science
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Result of blending”.
ECONOMICS
ROMAN NUMERAL 25
2Roman numeral 25
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits X _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
XXV
AFTER B
3After b
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
INCOME TAX
4Income tax
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Income tax” to its initials.
IT
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ A _ _ R _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Unlocks”.
TREASURE
GAIN
6Gain
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Ahead of, once” first gives you its third letter.
EARN
HAIR COLORING
7Hair coloring
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Ahead of, once”.
DYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AMPED UP
8Amped up
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ I _ _ D. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
EXCITED
ROMAN 110
9Roman 110
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: C _. “Roman numeral 25” crosses it at the second square.
CX
-l
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “l” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OVA
AFTER M
11After m
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
UNLOCKS
12Unlocks
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ N _. Solving “Being” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPENS
RESULT OF BLENDING
13Result of blending
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MIXTURE
foss--
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “foss--” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IL
DISPUTE
15Dispute
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
CONTEST
NOT LEAVE
16Not leave
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “JOUR__L”.
STAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
A WAITER CARRIES
17A waiter carries
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Gain” crosses it at the third square.
TRAY
TREBEK'S FIRST NAME
18Trebek's first name
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Unlocks”.
ALEX
AHEAD OF, ONCE
19Ahead of, once
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Hair coloring” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
BEING
20Being
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _. “___ MAN, COMICS HERO” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENTITY
LOW-FAT
21Low-fat
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LEAN
AIRLINE CAPTAIN
22Airline captain
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Dispute”.
PILOT
10TH
2310th
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Dispute”.
TENTH
THREAD
24Thread
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Thread.
T
VALENTINE'S DAY FLOWER
25Valentine's day flower
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dispute”.
ROSE
___ MAN, COMICS HERO
26___ MAN, COMICS HERO
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ MAN, COMICS HERO”? It fits I _ _ _.
IRON
JOUR__L
27JOUR__L
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “JOUR__L” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NA
EXCEEDING HOURS
28Exceeding hours
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EH
Crossword Challenge Level 1680 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1680 solved
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