Crossword Challenge Puzzle 66 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 66 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Money backer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 66: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Hot pink shade”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Money backer”. 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.
MONEY BACKER
1Money backer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Third letter”.
FINANCIER
FATHER'S BROTHER
2Father's brother
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UNCLE
CREDIT LIMIT
3Credit limit
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Credit limit” to its initials.
CL
SKIRT EDGING
4Skirt edging
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. “Quiet” crosses it at the third square.
HEM
-ent
55
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “-ent”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
STUD
66
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I.
I
UTTERLY AMAZED
7Utterly amazed
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ S _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Postpone, delay”.
AWESTRUCK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HOT PINK SHADE
8Hot pink shade
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ H _ _ A. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
FUCHSIA
BAY OR HARBOR
9Bay or harbor
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. “Skirt edging” crosses it at the fourth square.
INLET
NETWORK CENTER
10Network center
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Network center”.
NC
-hemist
1111
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-hemist”). What is left starts with A.
ALC
___-DO-WELL
12___-DO-WELL
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-DO-WELL”. Shape: N _ _ _.
NEER
THIRD LETTER
13Third letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
PHOTO
14Photo
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Fit for monarchy”.
IMAGE
UNSTEADY
15Unsteady
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ A _ _ C. Check the fifth letter against “Crumbly greek cheese”.
ERRATIC
ho--e
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “hoe” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WIRE
17Wire
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Wire.
W
USE A STOP CLOCK ON
18Use a stop clock on
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Metric ton”.
TIME
QUIET
19Quiet
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Use a stop clock on”.
MUTE
TREE TYPE
20Tree type
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Photo”.
CEDAR
BASH
21Bash
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. “Utterly amazed” crosses it at the third square.
DIS
FIT FOR MONARCHY
22Fit for monarchy
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Unsteady”.
REGAL
METRIC TON
23Metric ton
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MT
CRUMBLY GREEK CHEESE
24Crumbly greek cheese
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unsteady”.
FETA
POSTPONE, DELAY
25Postpone, delay
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ E _. “Use a stop clock on” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEFER
LADY'S TITLE
26Lady's title
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MRS
AFTER T
27After t
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
D__ECTOR
28D__ECTOR
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“D__ECTOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IR
ROMP
29Romp
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “D__ECTOR” crosses it at the third square.
LARK
Crossword Challenge Level 66 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 66 solved
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