Crossword Challenge Puzzle 635 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 635? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants 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 “Highlight text”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 635: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Public service”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Highlight text”. 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.
HIGHLIGHT TEXT
1Highlight text
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
UNDERLINE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. “Hard wood” crosses it at the fourth square.
TABLE
I KNOW
3I know
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “I know” to its initials.
IK
bul-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “bul-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LET
HERO
5Hero
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. “Flip a coin” crosses it at the third square.
IDOL
AFTER S
6After s
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
NOT TODAY
7Not today
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ T _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Electric shock weapon”.
YESTERDAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUBLIC SERVICE
8Public service
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ L _ _ Y. “Hero” crosses it at the fifth square.
UTILITY
WITHOUT CLOTHES
9Without clothes
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
NAKED
DATABASE
10Database
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
D _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
DB
HARD WOOD
11Hard wood
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “ALMA ___” first gives you its third letter.
ELM
TRUE
12True
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “ALMA ___”.
REAL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L.
L
NOT REACTING
14Not reacting
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Baby bug”.
INERT
KURT COBAIN'S BAND
15Kurt cobain's band
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Famous person”.
NIRVANA
mark-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mark-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ERA
17Era
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Era.
E
NOT ALL
18Not all
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Myself” first gives you its third letter.
SOME
FLIP A COIN
19Flip a coin
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not all”.
TOSS
ALMA ___
20ALMA ___
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “ALMA ___” starts with M.
MATER
LARGE AMOUNT
21Large amount
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Not today” first gives you its third letter.
LOT
BABY BUG
22Baby bug
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ V _. “Kurt cobain's band” crosses it at the fourth square.
LARVA
MYSELF
23Myself
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. The second square is also part of “Not today”.
ME
FAMOUS PERSON
24Famous person
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Kurt cobain's band”.
STAR
ELECTRIC SHOCK WEAPON
25Electric shock weapon
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. “Not all” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASER
U___
26U___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“U___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NIT
FOURTH LETTER
27Fourth letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
NEW MEXICO
28New mexico
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NM
MILITARY FORCE
29Military force
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “New mexico”.
ARMY
Crossword Challenge Level 635 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 635 solved
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