Crossword Challenge Puzzle 652 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 28 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 652, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 28 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relating to numbers”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 652: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Help grow”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Relating to numbers”. 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.
RELATING TO NUMBERS
1Relating to numbers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _ _ C _ _. Solving “Icon” first gives you its sixth letter.
NUMERICAL
ELECTRIC BILL LISTING
2Electric bill listing
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Example given”.
USAGE
-ume
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ume”). What is left starts with R.
RES
TIME-STAMP
4Time-stamp
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time-stamp”.
TS
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
ACT FOR
6Act for
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ R _ _ E _ _. “Stand up” crosses it at the sixth square.
REPRESENT
h-
7Tree species
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h-”). What is left starts with E.
ELM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HELP GROW
8Help grow
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ T _ _ E. “After t” crosses it at the fifth square.
NURTURE
APPLIES
9Applies
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
USES
paja-
10___CARA
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “paja-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MAS
EXAMPLE GIVEN
11Example given
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EG
RETRIEVE
12Retrieve
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ O _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mannerly”.
RECOVER
ICON
13Icon
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Icon.
I
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ C _ _ S. “Mannerly” crosses it at the fifth square.
CIRCLES
PUT UP
15Put up
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Market trolley”.
ANTE
LATE NIGHT
16Late night
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENGLISH LEARNER
17English learner
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EL
MANNERLY
18Mannerly
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ I _. “Stand up” crosses it at the fourth square.
CIVIL
COST PER MILLE
19Cost per mille
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Cost per mille”.
CPM
COMPELS ACTION
20Compels action
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits F _ _ C _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
FORCES
___STNAME
21___STNAME
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___STNAME”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FIR
MARKET TROLLEY
22Market trolley
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CART
TAKES A BREAK
23Takes a break
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Nuclear test”.
RESTS
STAND UP
24Stand up
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Act for”.
ARISE
LODGE
25Lodge
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Late night” crosses it at the third square.
INN
NUCLEAR TEST
26Nuclear test
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
ELEVATOR
27Elevator
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Elevator.
E
GROUPS OF ITEMS
28Groups of items
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Act for”.
SETS
Crossword Challenge Level 652 Solved Grid
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