Crossword Challenge Puzzle 608 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 608, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want 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 “Not sub-jective”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 608: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Vision-related”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not sub-jective”. 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.
NOT SUB-JECTIVE
1Not sub-jective
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Final figure”.
OBJECTIVE
GAME MOVE
2Game move
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Mouth's hinge” first gives you its third letter.
PLAY
AFTER S
3After s
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
I WILL
4I will
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “I will”.
IW
AUTO
5Auto
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Reference” crosses it at the third square.
CAR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Nuclear test”.
AGENT
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
7Opposite of right
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Reference” crosses it at the third square.
LEFT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VISION-RELATED
8Vision-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ I _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Auto”.
OPTICAL
-ock
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ock” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BL
MOUTH'S HINGE
10Mouth's hinge
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits J _ _. Solving “Opposite of east” first gives you its third letter.
JAW
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. Solving “Opposite of east” first gives you its third letter.
EYES
CAB
12Cab
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Cab starts with the answer.
C
FINAL FIGURE
13Final figure
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Famous person”.
TOTAL
repa-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “repa-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IR
-ley
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ley”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with V.
VAL
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
16Funda-mental part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ M _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Solo”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SALARY
17Salary
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
WAGE
OPPOSITE OF EAST
18Opposite of east
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Data point”.
WEST
REFERENCE
19Reference
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of right”.
REF
FAMOUS PERSON
20Famous person
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Final figure”.
STAR
NUCLEAR TEST
21Nuclear test
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nuclear test” to its initials.
NT
SOLO
22Solo
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “SMOKING OR ___?”.
ALONE
DATA POINT
23Data point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Solo”.
STAT
MOUTH-RELATED
24Mouth-related
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ORAL
PENNY
25Penny
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “SMOKING OR ___?”.
CENT
CAT
26Cat
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Cat.
C
START OF WORKWEEK
27Start of workweek
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Funda-mental part”.
MON
ITALIAN CAPITAL
28Italian capital
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Start of workweek” first gives you its third letter.
ROME
__AVE
29__AVE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__AVE” go in the grid. First one: L.
LE
"SMOKING OR ___?"
30"SMOKING OR ___?"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “SMOKING OR ___?”? It fits N _ _.
NON
MOBILE
31Mobile
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Mobile, nothing more.
M
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Puzzle 608 solved
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