Crossword Challenge Puzzle 611 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 611, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 6 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rule out”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not western”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Rule out”, 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.
RULE OUT
1Rule out
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Studying aid”.
ELIMINATE
INVISIBLE GAS
2Invisible gas
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AIR
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
STOP
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
f-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f-”). What is left starts with E.
EB
ALLUDE TO
6Allude to
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Energy source”.
REFER
NOT FAR
7Not far
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Free agent” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT WESTERN
8Not western
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EASTERN
ON FIRE
9On fire
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LIT
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
IRON
MUSIC
11Music
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Music.
M
ma-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ma-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IL
STUDYING AID
13Studying aid
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Written down”.
NOTES
CHEMICAL SOLUTION
14Chemical solution
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Advice given”.
ACID
LIGHT TOUCH
15Light touch
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Advice given”.
TAP
whe-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“whe-”). What is left starts with E.
EL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HONEY MAKER
17Honey maker
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. The third square is also part of “Not far”.
BEE
WRITTEN DOWN
18Written down
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. “Studying aid” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTED
FREE AGENT
19Free agent
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Free agent”.
FA
IS PAST
20Is past
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. “Studying aid” crosses it at the third square.
WAS
ENERGY SOURCE
21Energy source
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Allude to”.
POWER
IN TOWN
22In town
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Light touch”.
LOCAL
BLACKTOP MATERIAL
23Blacktop material
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Allude to”.
TAR
ADVICE GIVEN
24Advice given
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Light touch”.
TIP
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Savings plan”.
BOAT
BLOOD
26Blood
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Blood, nothing more.
B
"DUDE!"
27"dude!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. “Mark” crosses it at the third square.
BRO
BODY ODOR
28Body odor
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Body odor”.
BO
NETWORK IDENTIFIER
29Network identifier
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. “Mark” crosses it at the second square.
IP
SAVINGS PLAN
30Savings plan
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
IRA
SHIP
31Ship
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ship, nothing more.
S
MARK
32Mark
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dude!”.
SPOT
Crossword Challenge Level 611 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 611 solved
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