Crossword Challenge Puzzle 659 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 659 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Reversal”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ G _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Musical note”.
SPAGHETTI
ECON. AREA
2Econ. area
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Econ. area” to its initials.
EA
plas-
3___-TAC-TOE
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“plas-”). What is left starts with T.
TIC
BIG STORM
4Big storm
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “HALLEY'S ___”.
BLOW
TOP OF ALPHABET
5Top of alphabet
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Top of alphabet”.
A
MIXED-GENDER SCHOOL
6Mixed-gender school
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “HALLEY'S ___”.
COED
SMALL SET
7Small set
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. Solving “HALLEY'S ___” first gives you its third letter.
KIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REVERSAL
8Reversal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ B _ _ K. Check the fifth letter against “Top of alphabet”.
SETBACK
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PAIL
ALLOW
10Allow
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Allow.
A
GOT YOU
11Got you
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GY
SKIRT EDGING
12Skirt edging
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. “Extra” crosses it at the third square.
HEM
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
DULL METAL
14Dull metal
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Christ title”.
TARNISH
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Extra” first gives you its third letter.
TIE
k-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “k-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FRIENDLY CALL
17Friendly call
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Check the second letter against “Small set”.
OI
CHRIST TITLE
18Christ title
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ S _ _ H. Solving “Dull metal” first gives you its fifth letter.
MESSIAH
HALLEY'S ___
19HALLEY'S ___
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “HALLEY'S ___” starts with C.
COMET
YEAR-END
20Year-end
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Year-end”.
YE
___DING
21___DING
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___DING” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WED
EXTRA
22Extra
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “Dull metal” first gives you its third letter.
MORE
GHOSTLY PALE
23Ghostly pale
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fermented liquid”.
ASHEN
SOCIETY
24Society
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Society.
S
AUTHOR'S NOTE
25Author's note
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Author's note”.
AN
ACE
26Ace
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ace.
A
ISLAND
27Island
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Solving “Fermented liquid” first gives you its third letter.
ISLE
DESERT HAVEN
28Desert haven
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Island”.
OASIS
SUPPORT
29Support
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AID
FERMENTED LIQUID
30Fermented liquid
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Ghostly pale”.
ALE
WIRE
31Wire
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Wire starts with the answer.
W
TIME QUESTION
32Time question
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Island”.
WHEN
Crossword Challenge Level 659 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 659 solved
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