Crossword Challenge Puzzle 615 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 615? 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 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 “Car racing circuit”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not angular”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Car racing circuit”, 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.
CAR RACING CIRCUIT
1Car racing circuit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “Ancient empire” crosses it at the sixth square.
RACETRACK
kim-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“kim-”). What is left starts with O.
ONO
SINGLE ENTITY
3Single entity
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
UNIT
NODULE
4Nodule
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nodule, nothing more.
N
DIRECT MESSAGE
5Direct message
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Direct message”.
DM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dining surface”.
EAGLE
ACCUSED IN COURT
7Accused in court
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Decide”.
DEFENDANT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT ANGULAR
8Not angular
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ N _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Direct message”.
ROUNDED
ALL NEWS NOW
9All news now
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “All news now”.
ANN
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. Solving “Single entity” first gives you its third letter.
COIN
EARL
11Earl
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Earl starts with the answer.
E
TOOL KIT
12Tool kit
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tool kit”.
TK
ANCIENT EMPIRE
13Ancient empire
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Rocket org.” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROMAN
masc-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “masc-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARA
PENNY'S WORTH
15Penny's worth
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “Lots” crosses it at the third square.
CENT
-ak
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ak”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___STRO
17___STRO
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___STRO” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MAE
ROCKET ORG.
18Rocket org.
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “Viewed” first gives you its third letter.
NASA
GIRL FRIEND
19Girl friend
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GF
CURVE IN ROAD
20Curve in road
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Ancient empire”.
BEND
DINING SURFACE
21Dining surface
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ L _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
TABLE
WHERE SEOUL IS
22Where seoul is
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. “Penny's worth” crosses it at the fourth square.
KOREA
VIEWED
23Viewed
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SEEN
LOTS
24Lots
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Penny's worth”.
MANY
DECIDE
25Decide
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Decide.
D
NUMBER AFTER II
26Number after ii
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Deep hole”.
III
A DAY IN SPAIN
27A day in spain
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Accused in court”.
DIA
TABLET
28Tablet
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Tablet starts with the answer.
T
NOT OUT
29Not out
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Accused in court” crosses it at the second square.
IN
PRESENT
30Present
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Present.
P
DEEP HOLE
31Deep hole
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. “Accused in court” crosses it at the third square.
PIT
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