Crossword Challenge Puzzle 609 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 609 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Part of whole”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Tv selection”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Part of whole”. 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.
PART OF WHOLE
1Part of whole
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
COMPONENT
SHIP'S BODY
2Ship's body
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Solving “Machine learning” first gives you its third letter.
HULL
m--k
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“m--k”). What is left starts with A.
AS
LAST DEGREE
4Last degree
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. “Cast” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N.
N
SPOOKY
6Spooky
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Deep hole” first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
LIGHT AIR
7Light air
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. “Cast” crosses it at the third square.
LILT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TV SELECTION
8Tv selection
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CHANNEL
BOOT OUT
9Boot out
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OUST
MACHINE LEARNING
10Machine learning
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ML
LAYER OF WOOD
11Layer of wood
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Thread”.
PLY
ZERO IN MATH
12Zero in math
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Zero in math”.
O
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “SYM__OM”.
NORTH
BIG TIME
14Big time
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Thread” crosses it at the third square.
EON
NEW ZEALAND
15New zealand
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New zealand” to its initials.
NZ
SCHOOL SEMESTER
16School semester
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Rag” first gives you its third letter.
TERM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ECON. IDEAS
17Econ. ideas
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Econ. ideas” to its initials.
EI
END RESULT
18End result
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ H _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UPSHOT
CAST
19Cast
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Spooky”.
HURL
THREAD
20Thread
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
YARN
DEEP HOLE
21Deep hole
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. The third square is also part of “Light air”.
PIT
SYM__OM
22SYM__OM
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SYM__OM” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PT
CHURCH ALCOVE
23Church alcove
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “End result”.
APSE
SEEP (OUT)
24Seep (out)
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “New zealand” first gives you its third letter.
OOZE
SWIRL
25Swirl
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Macho guy”.
EDDY
EAT
26Eat
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Eat.
E
CARRY WITH EFFORT
27Carry with effort
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
LUG
NOT NEW
28Not new
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Swirl”.
OLD
SUPERMAN
29Superman
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. Solving “School semester” first gives you its second letter.
SM
MACHO GUY
30Macho guy
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Carry with effort”.
STUD
RAG
31Rag
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rag starts with the answer.
R
-m
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-m”). What is left starts with G.
GY
Crossword Challenge Level 609 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 609 solved
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