Crossword Challenge Puzzle 626 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 626 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 “Funded by”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Funded by”, 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.
FUNDED BY
1Funded by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Command”.
SPONSORED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “Available for use” first gives you its third letter.
CAP
THINGY
3Thingy
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Available for use”.
ITEM
EFFORT
4Effort
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
NICE TRY
5Nice try
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nice try”.
NT
LEGAL MATTERS
6Legal matters
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Road markers”.
CASES
STATE OF BEING
7State of being
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Easy”.
EXISTENCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Nice try” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCIENCE
-ient
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ient” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PAT
AVAILABLE FOR USE
10Available for use
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Thingy”.
OPEN
BEFORE O
11Before o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
SAN DIEGO
12San diego
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SD
COMMAND
13Command
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Solving “Likable” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORDER
___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
14___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL”? It fits R _ _.
RIO
FOR ALL TIME
15For all time
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “EASY ___ IT” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ P _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Idiom”.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVY
17Levy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “State of being”.
TAX
LIKABLE
18Likable
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “Price tag” crosses it at the third square.
NICE
LATIN FOR 'YES'
19Latin for 'yes'
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. “State of being” crosses it at the second square.
SI
FEUDAL TITLE
20Feudal title
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. “Command” crosses it at the third square.
LORD
ROAD MARKERS
21Road markers
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Legal matters”.
MILES
TRAVEL BY CAR
22Travel by car
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ V _. Solving “For all time” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRIVE
PRICE TAG
23Price tag
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal matters”.
COST
"EASY ___ IT"
24"EASY ___ IT"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “EASY ___ IT” starts with D.
DOES
EASY
25Easy
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Easy, nothing more.
E
DIG IN
26Dig in
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “In spite of”.
EAT
CAVE
27Cave
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “State of being”.
DEN
ROYALTY PAYMENT
28Royalty payment
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RP
AIR CONDITION
29Air condition
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
IDIOM
30Idiom
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Idiom, nothing more.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 626 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 626 solved
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