Crossword Challenge Puzzle 643 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 643? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 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 “Habitat analyst”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 643: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Awaits”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Habitat analyst”. 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.
HABITAT ANALYST
1Habitat analyst
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ L _ _ I _ _. “Awesome” crosses it at the sixth square.
ECOLOGIST
ROMAN TEN
2Roman ten
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman ten”.
X
FURRY FRIEND
3Furry friend
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PET
EARTH-QUAKE
4Earth-quake
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EQ
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. “Dude!” crosses it at the third square.
CUBE
NEEDING REST
6Needing rest
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Solving “Young person” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIRED
FUNDED BY
7Funded by
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Original”.
SPONSORED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AWAITS
8Awaits
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EXPECTS
COW
9Cow
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Cow, nothing more.
C
-ic
1018
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ic” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OPT
LEFT HAND
11Left hand
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LH
PROMISE
12Promise
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “MINU__”.
OATH
AWESOME
13Awesome
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the fourth letter against “DID I DO ___?”.
GREAT
IOWA POSTAL
14Iowa postal
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Solving “Egyptian ruler” first gives you its second letter.
IA
-bean
15___ SAUCE
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bean” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SOY
MADE LESS THICK
16Made less thick
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Coastal bird” first gives you its fifth letter.
THINNED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PROVIDE GEAR
17Provide gear
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ I _. “Needing rest” crosses it at the fourth square.
EQUIP
EGYPTIAN RULER
18Egyptian ruler
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ R _ _ H. “Iowa postal” crosses it at the fifth square.
PHARAOH
"DUDE!"
19"dude!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Funded by”.
BRO
"DID I DO ___?"
20"DID I DO ___?"
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Say “DID I DO ___?” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ _.
THAT
YOUNG PERSON
21Young person
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Needing rest”.
TEEN
MINU__
22MINU__
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “MINU__” go in the grid. First one: T.
TE
DUAL SCREEN
23Dual screen
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DS
COASTAL BIRD
24Coastal bird
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bread with seeds”.
TERN
ORIGINAL
25Original
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Original.
O
YES VOTE
26Yes vote
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Made less thick”.
AYE
RIP
27Rip
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Yes vote” first gives you its third letter.
TEAR
YIELD INDEX
28Yield index
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YI
BREAD WITH SEEDS
29Bread with seeds
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Funded by”.
RYE
NORTH
30North
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
North starts with the answer.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 643 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 643 solved
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