Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1687 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1687 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Blue-green color”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1687: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Launch phase”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Blue-green color”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
BLUE-GREEN COLOR
1Blue-green color
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TURQUOISE
TOTAL SUM
2Total sum
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AMOUNT
AFTER J
3After j
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after J.
K
DOUBLE E
4Double e
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
E _. Solving “Coin with 12 stars” first gives you its second letter.
EE
BOOT OUT
5Boot out
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dip”.
OUST
TIRE OUT
6Tire out
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ Z _ _ E. “Zone alarm” crosses it at the fifth square.
FRAZZLE
7Low visibility
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “LOW VISIBILITY” point to the same word. It begins with F.
FOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LAUNCH PHASE
8Launch phase
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _ _ F. “Boot out” crosses it at the fifth square.
TAKEOFF
ULTRA MOBILE
9Ultra mobile
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ultra mobile” to its initials.
UM
DECAY
10Decay
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Tactical air direction”.
ROT
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits Q _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Boat paddler”.
QUARTZ
NULLIFY
12Nullify
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tactical air direction”.
UNDO
mamm--h
13MAMM__H
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mamm--h”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OT
AFTER H
14After h
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
POINTED TOWER
15Pointed tower
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “Boat paddler” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPIRE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. The third square is also part of “Of course i remember you!," often”.
EYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COIN WITH 12 STARS
17Coin with 12 stars
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tire out”.
EURO
TACTICAL AIR DIRECTION
18Tactical air direction
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TAD
DIP
19Dip
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Low visibility”.
SAG
BOAT PADDLER
20Boat paddler
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “River embank-ment”.
ROWER
PRO
21Pro
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Pay”.
ADEPT
ZONE ALARM
22Zone alarm
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Zone alarm”.
ZA
"BEST. DAY. ___!"
23"BEST. DAY. ___!"
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Say “BEST. DAY. ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVER
FUSE BY HEAT
24Fuse by heat
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tire out”.
WELD
"OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU!," OFTEN
25"of course i remember you!," often
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LIE
RIVER EMBANK-MENT
26River embank-ment
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Tire out”.
LEVEE
PROTECT YOURSELF
27Protect yourself
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PY
PAY
28Pay
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Pay.
P
B_SY
29B_SY
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “B_SY” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
U
T___HFUL
30T___HFUL
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “T___HFUL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RUT
Crossword Challenge Level 1687 Solved Grid
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