Crossword Challenge Puzzle 623 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 623? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 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 “Ready for use”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Grand canyon state”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ready for use”, 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.
READY FOR USE
1Ready for use
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AVAILABLE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the fourth letter against “Roman numeral two”.
RADIO
sta-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “sta” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IRS
ZONED YOURSELF
4Zoned yourself
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZY
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
MUST GET
6Must get
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “Female chicken” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
ALL NEWS NOW
7All news now
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “All news now” to its initials.
ANN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GRAND CANYON STATE
8Grand canyon state
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. “After n” crosses it at the fifth square.
ARIZONA
DIFFER
9Differ
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VARY
ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM
10Active denial system
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ADS
ROMAN NUMERAL TWO
11Roman numeral two
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
II
REGIONAL
12Regional
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “GOOGLE ___”.
LOCAL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A.
A
GRANOLA SERVINGS
14Granola servings
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. “Auto-mobiles” crosses it at the third square.
BARS
SCALE MEAS.
15Scale meas.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Auto-mobiles” first gives you its third letter.
LBS
n--k
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “nk” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENGLISH
17English
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: E _. Its second letter is shared with “All news now”.
EN
ASSIST SOMEONE
18Assist someone
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Regional”.
HELP
FEMALE CHICKEN
19Female chicken
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. “All news now” crosses it at the third square.
HEN
GOOGLE ___
20GOOGLE ___
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “GOOGLE ___”. Shape: M _ _ _.
MAPS
DR.'S FIELD
21Dr.'s field
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Must get”.
MED
AUTO-MOBILES
22Auto-mobiles
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving “Granola servings” first gives you its third letter.
CARS
CLASSES
23Classes
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “First number”.
TYPES
TABLOID
24Tabloid
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tabloid.
T
GROUND
25Ground
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “First number” first gives you its third letter.
LAND
PUT ON, AS GLUE
26Put on, as glue
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Ground”.
APPLY
ALPHABET START
27Alphabet start
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ABC
ACTION POINT
28Action point
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Action point” to its initials.
AP
TIPT__
29TIPT__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “TIPT__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OE
FIRST NUMBER
30First number
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “Classes” crosses it at the third square.
ONE
BEVERAGE
31Beverage
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Beverage starts with the answer.
B
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ _. “Ground” crosses it at the third square.
BEDS
Crossword Challenge Level 623 Solved Grid
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