Crossword Challenge Puzzle 663 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 663, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Out of mind”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 663: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “From abroad”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Out of mind”. 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.
OUT OF MIND
1Out of mind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ G _ _ T _ _. Solving “Needing rest” first gives you its sixth letter.
FORGOTTEN
ARTISTIC PIECE
2Artistic piece
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OPUS
t-
3Head-butt
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “t-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAM
ELECTRIC LIGHT
4Electric light
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EL
IDIOM
5Idiom
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Idiom starts with the answer.
I
BE A BAD WINNER
6Be a bad winner
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ A _. Solving “Fiber source” first gives you its fourth letter.
GLOAT
BRIGHT SIGN
7Bright sign
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “Can't overdo outfits” first gives you its third letter.
NEON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FROM ABROAD
8From abroad
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ E _ _ N. Solving “Idiom” first gives you its fifth letter.
FOREIGN
LUSTROUS STONE
9Lustrous stone
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OPAL
se-
10Pirate drink
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “se-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RUM
GAME-STOP
11Game-stop
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GS
OIL
12Oil
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Oil.
O
NEEDING REST
13Needing rest
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. “Chest part” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIRED
spor-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “spor-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TS
FLEXIBLE
15Flexible
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ C. The fifth square is also part of “Cash alter-native”.
ELASTIC
TIDY
16Tidy
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Anti-aircraft”.
NEAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAUNCH EVENT
17Launch event
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LE
CASH ALTER-NATIVE
18Cash alter-native
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Needing rest”.
CREDIT
CAN'T OVERDO OUTFITS
19Can't overdo outfits
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Can't overdo outfits” to its initials.
COO
CHEST PART
20Chest part
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “As-sistant”.
BREAST
FIBER SOURCE
21Fiber source
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Be a bad winner”.
BRAN
FOR REAL
22For real
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “For real”.
FR
BE ANXIOUS
23Be anxious
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. “Cash alter-native” crosses it at the third square.
FRET
ISLAND
24Island
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flexible”.
ISLE
ENGINEER'S SCHOOL
25Engineer's school
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Flexible”.
TECH
TENNIS
26Tennis
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tennis, nothing more.
T
EXCAVATE
27Excavate
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. “General hospital” crosses it at the third square.
DIG
AS-SISTANT
28As-sistant
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Excavate” crosses it at the third square.
AIDE
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
29Anti-aircraft
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Anti-aircraft”.
AA
GENERAL HOSPITAL
30General hospital
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “General hospital”.
GH
Crossword Challenge Level 663 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 663 solved
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