Crossword Challenge Puzzle 612 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 612? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Devoted”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 612: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Room”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Devoted”. 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.
DEVOTED
1Devoted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Solving “Not your or my” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMMITTED
"___ WE GO AGAIN"
2"___ WE GO AGAIN"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ WE GO AGAIN” starts with H.
HERE
ACT
3Act
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Act.
A
4King of pop
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture plus words: “KING OF POP”. The answer opens with M.
MJ
-ter
5Except
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ter”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BUT
FOE
6Foe
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _. Solving “Metric ton” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENEMY
HOUSING COST
7Housing cost
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Finger count” first gives you its third letter.
RENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROOM
8Room
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ M _ _ R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CHAMBER
can-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “can-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OE
LADY'S TITLE
10Lady's title
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Check the third letter against “50% off" event”.
MRS
COOKED DISH
11Cooked dish
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “50% off" event” crosses it at the third square.
MEAL
IMITATE
12Imitate
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Imitate.
I
NOT YOUR OR MY
13Not your or my
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Put down”.
THEIR
-g
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-g”). What is left starts with T.
TA
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
15Economic value added
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Economic value added”.
EVA
RELIES ON
16Relies on
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “Sketched” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEPENDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER MAY
17After may
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits J _ _ _. “Foe” crosses it at the third square.
JUNE
"50% OFF" EVENT
18"50% off" event
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Madam”.
SALE
FINGER COUNT
19Finger count
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Housing cost”.
TEN
PUT DOWN
20Put down
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Not your or my” first gives you its third letter.
LAID
METRIC TON
21Metric ton
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Metric ton”.
MT
SKETCHED
22Sketched
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ W _. “Not dry” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRAWN
MADAM
23Madam
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “Sketched” crosses it at the third square.
LADY
OWN
24Own
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Economic value added”.
HAVE
ACQUIRES
25Acquires
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. “Not dry” crosses it at the third square.
GETS
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
G
___ TALKS
27___ TALKS
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ TALKS”? It fits T _ _.
TED
CALENDAR DAY
28Calendar day
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving “___ TALKS” first gives you its third letter.
DATE
APART-MENT
29Apart-ment
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. Its second letter is shared with “Relies on”.
AP
NOT DRY
30Not dry
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Check the third letter against “Acquires”.
WET
EAT
31Eat
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Eat.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 612 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 612 solved
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