Crossword Challenge Puzzle 641 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 641 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Swim safety expert”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “School address”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Swim safety expert”. 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.
1Swim safety expert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “SWIM SAFETY EXPERT” point to the same word. It begins with L.
LIFEGUARD
HEARING ORGAN
2Hearing organ
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EAR
CAB
3Cab
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Cab.
C
TIME SERIES
4Time series
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time series”.
TS
NOT SUITABLE
5Not suitable
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ I _. Solving “Conceited person” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNFIT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ficus fruit”.
RAIN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. “Ficus fruit” crosses it at the third square.
EGG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCHOOL ADDRESS
8School address
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ T _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not suitable”.
LECTURE
INTERNAL AUDIT
9Internal audit
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
-g
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-g”). What is left starts with F.
FRO
EXAMPLE
11Example
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Example, nothing more.
E
GOLIATH
12Goliath
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Any person”.
GIANT
UNPRETTY
13Unpretty
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “0-shaped”.
UGLY
AT LARGE
14At large
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AL
BLUNTLY
15Bluntly
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ N _ _ Y. “Right direction” crosses it at the fifth square.
ROUNDLY
BE SWEET (ON)
16Be sweet (on)
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Ultra tech” first gives you its third letter.
DOTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CATCH
17Catch
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SNAG
0-SHAPED
180-shaped
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Goliath”.
OVAL
FICUS FRUIT
19Ficus fruit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
FIG
ANY PERSON
20Any person
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _. Solving “Mouth-related” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANYONE
CONCEITED PERSON
21Conceited person
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not suitable”.
VAIN
ICE HOUSE
22Ice house
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ O _. Solving “Bluntly” first gives you its fourth letter.
IGLOO
CORAL PRODUCER
23Coral producer
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. The fourth square is also part of “Bluntly”.
POLYP
PLANET
24Planet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Planet, nothing more.
P
50 PERCENT
2550 percent
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bluntly”.
HALF
HOME OFFICE
26Home office
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HO
RIGHT DIRECTION
27Right direction
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RD
MOUTH-RELATED
28Mouth-related
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “50 percent”.
ORAL
ULTRA TECH
29Ultra tech
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ultra tech” to its initials.
UT
FOCAL POINT
30Focal point
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Focal point” to its initials.
FP
Crossword Challenge Level 641 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 641 solved
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