Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1689 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1689 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not definite”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “In any case, casually”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not definite”, 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.
NOT DEFINITE
1Not definite
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
AMBIGUOUS
pars-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pars” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NIP
YES/NO
3Yes/no
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ L _ _. Solving “Not sharp” first gives you its fourth letter.
WILLOW
ACROBAT
5Acrobat
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Acrobat, nothing more.
A
RESPOND TO A BORE
6Respond to a bore
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Grass area” crosses it at the third square.
YAWN
FEELING OR THOUGHT
7Feeling or thought
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “Not cold” crosses it at the sixth square.
SENTIMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IN ANY CASE, CASUALLY
8In any case, casually
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ W _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Acrobat”.
ANYWAYS
SMALL
9Small
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Yes/no”.
MINI
BULLET POINT
10Bullet point
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Bullet point”.
BP
IDLE
11Idle
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Idle starts with the answer.
I
BIG SNAPPER
12Big snapper
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GATOR
syr-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “syr-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UP
HORSE FEED
14Horse feed
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Black or green drink”.
OAT
KIDNEY WASTE
15Kidney waste
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Black or green drink”.
UREA
BUDDING ACTRESS
16Budding actress
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Light”.
STARLET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER EVENT
17After event
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AE
RELATED TO HEARING
18Related to hearing
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. “Not cold” crosses it at the fourth square.
AURAL
GRASS AREA
19Grass area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “Respond to a bore” crosses it at the third square.
LAWN
BLUE-TOOTH
20Blue-tooth
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BT
NOT SHARP
21Not sharp
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Respond to a bore”.
BLUNT
IN PIECES
22In pieces
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ R _. Solving “Kidney waste” first gives you its fourth letter.
APART
A_RPORT
23A_RPORT
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “A_RPORT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
SHINE'S PARTNER
24Shine's partner
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Serial number”.
RISE
NOT COLD
25Not cold
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shine's partner”.
WARM
BLACK OR GREEN DRINK
26Black or green drink
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. “Budding actress” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
NOT TELL THE TRUTH
27Not tell the truth
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of “Feeling or thought”.
LIE
HIL__IOUS
28HIL__IOUS
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HIL__IOUS” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AR
SERIAL NUMBER
29Serial number
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Serial number”.
SN
LIGHT
30Light
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Light starts with the answer.
L
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