Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1690 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1690 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want 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 “Learning”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1690: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Chosen by vote”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Learning”. 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.
LEARNING
1Learning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “CHAR_”.
EDUCATION
FIREPLACE WOOD
2Fireplace wood
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Solving “Uganda” first gives you its third letter.
LOG
ELITE OPTION
3Elite option
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Elite option” to its initials.
EO
ALL-IMPORTANT
4All-important
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Begins with C. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
CRITICAL
TRADER
5Trader
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Trader starts with the answer.
T
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA
6Height above sea
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ V _ _ I _ _. “MICHAEL _____ THE OFFICE” crosses it at the sixth square.
ELEVATION
BARGAIN
7Bargain
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aha!" elicitor”.
DEAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHOSEN BY VOTE
8Chosen by vote
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ C _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Trader”.
ELECTED
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. “Elite option” crosses it at the third square.
DOOR
UGANDA
10Uganda
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
U _. Its second letter is shared with “Fireplace wood”.
UG
AFTER B
11After b
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “All-important”.
AFRICA
CHAR_
13CHAR_
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “CHAR_” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
qu--t
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “qu--t” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IE
MOUTH-RELATED
15Mouth-related
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Air officer”.
ORAL
"THE MATRIX" HERO
16"the matrix" hero
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Air officer” first gives you its third letter.
NEO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOWER EXTREMITY
17Lower extremity
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LE
DESKTOP
18Desktop
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Desktop.
D
"AHA!" ELICITOR
19"aha!" elicitor
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Height above sea”.
IDEA
ENGINE REPAIR SHOP
20Engine repair shop
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Engine repair shop”.
ERS
EXTRATERRESTRIAL
21Extraterrestrial
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. “All-important” crosses it at the second square.
ET
FAN
22Fan
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Fan starts with the answer.
F
VOLUME LEVEL
23Volume level
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Volume level” to its initials.
VL
E___YSTEM
24E___YSTEM
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “E___YSTEM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
COS
SPEAK
25Speak
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Open library”.
TALK
MICHAEL _____ THE OFFICE
26MICHAEL _____ THE OFFICE
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “MICHAEL _____ THE OFFICE”? It fits S _ _ T _.
SCOTT
'FORE
27'fore
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “The matrix" hero”.
ERE
KOREA'S CONTINENT
28Korea's continent
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Height above sea” crosses it at the third square.
ASIA
AIR OFFICER
29Air officer
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air officer”.
AO
OPEN LIBRARY
30Open library
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OL
ICEBERG
31Iceberg
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Iceberg.
I
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _ _. “Speak” crosses it at the third square.
INK
Crossword Challenge Level 1690 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1690 solved
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