Crossword Challenge Puzzle 651 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 651 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Unknown author”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Shows up”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Unknown author”, 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.
UNKNOWN AUTHOR
1Unknown author
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the sixth letter against “Grieve deeply”.
ANONYMOUS
-er
2Mash
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “er” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PAP
EXHALE OF RELIEF
3Exhale of relief
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Solving “Unlocked” first gives you its third letter.
PHEW
_DUCATE
4_DUCATE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_DUCATE” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
ANNO DOMINI
5Anno domini
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AD
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Beer barrel”.
RULER
MELODIC PIECE
7Melodic piece
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Line number”.
SONG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHOWS UP
8Shows up
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. “Anno domini” crosses it at the fifth square.
APPEARS
"NOPE"
9"nope"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Exhale of relief”.
NAH
UNLOCKED
10Unlocked
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Exhale of relief”.
OPEN
ma-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “ma” gives the answer. First letter: N.
N
YEAR HIGH
12Year high
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Year high”.
YH
GRIEVE DEEPLY
13Grieve deeply
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. “Visual works” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOURN
BOOT OUT
14Boot out
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “Client” crosses it at the third square.
OUST
"IT'S NO ___"
15"IT'S NO ___"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “IT'S NO ___”? It fits U _ _.
USE
NOT JOKING
16Not joking
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Start moving”.
SERIOUS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TWO
17Two
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Solving “Melodic piece” first gives you its third letter.
DUO
NIRVANA
18Nirvana
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nirvana, nothing more.
N
LINE NUMBER
19Line number
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Line number”.
LN
BLOOD RELATIVE
20Blood relative
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. The third square is also part of “Grieve deeply”.
KIN
WARNING
21Warning
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Warning.
W
HOME
22Home
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. “IT'S NO ___” crosses it at the fourth square.
HOUSE
BEER BARREL
23Beer barrel
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits K _ _. The third square is also part of “Melodic piece”.
KEG
VISUAL WORKS
24Visual works
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Boot out”.
ART
TUNE
25Tune
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AIR
CLIENT
26Client
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “IT'S NO ___”.
USER
MESS UP HAIR
27Mess up hair
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Fuel type”.
MUSS
MUSIC
28Music
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Music, nothing more.
M
TACTICAL ASSAULT UNIT
29Tactical assault unit
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TAU
__TORIAL
30__TORIAL
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TORIAL” go in the grid. First one: T.
TU
START MOVING
31Start moving
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: G _. Check the second letter against “Not joking”.
GO
FUEL TYPE
32Fuel type
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Check the third letter against “Mess up hair”.
GAS
INTERVAL
33Interval
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Interval starts with the answer.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 651 Solved Grid
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