Crossword Challenge Puzzle 625 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 625 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rough guesses”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Financial system”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Rough guesses”. 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.
ROUGH GUESSES
1Rough guesses
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ I _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “On top”.
ESTIMATES
-cuit
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “cuit” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CIR
NOT WRITTEN
3Not written
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Go on vacation”.
ORAL
BEFORE O
4Before o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
NOT CLOSED
5Not closed
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ N _ _. Solving “Script parts” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPENED
DISTANCE UNITS
6Distance units
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. Solving “Script parts” first gives you its fourth letter.
MILES
YES / NO
7Yes / no
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yes / no”.
YN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
8Financial system
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Not closed” crosses it at the fifth square.
ECONOMY
KNIGHTED MAN
9Knighted man
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not written”.
SIR
GO ON VACATION
10Go on vacation
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ V _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Crucial”.
TRAVEL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with I.
I
MICRO WAVE
12Micro wave
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MW
ON TOP
13On top
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Crucial”.
AHEAD
REVEAL
14Reveal
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Alterna-tively” first gives you its third letter.
TELL
che-
15Echo recon system
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“che-”). What is left starts with E.
ERS
IN SEARCH OF
16In search of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ K _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Assisted input”.
SEEKING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAP MARKER
17Map marker
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. The third square is also part of “Yes / no”.
PIN
CRUCIAL
18Crucial
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits V _ _ A _. Solving “On top” first gives you its fourth letter.
VITAL
NOT WEAK
19Not weak
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. “Ignore often” crosses it at the fourth square.
STRONG
SCRIPT PARTS
20Script parts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. “Distance units” crosses it at the fourth square.
LINES
PLACE QUESTION
21Place question
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
WHERE
EXAM TAKEN
22Exam taken
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Distance units” first gives you its third letter.
TEST
ALTERNA-TIVELY
23Alterna-tively
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ELSE
RUSTLE
24Rustle
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rustle.
R
LODGE
25Lodge
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “In search of” first gives you its third letter.
INN
IGNORE OFTEN
26Ignore often
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IO
ASSISTED INPUT
27Assisted input
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
___OUNCE
28___OUNCE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___OUNCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ANN
KICK
29Kick
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Kick.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 625 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 625 solved
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