Crossword Challenge Puzzle 667 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 667 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Skin-toned cosmetic”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Notion”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Skin-toned cosmetic”, 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.
SKIN-TONED COSMETIC
1Skin-toned cosmetic
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ C _ _ L _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Give counsel”.
CONCEALER
AWARE OF
2Aware of
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Nuclear test” first gives you its third letter.
ONTO
li-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “li-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
CELSIUS
4Celsius
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Celsius.
C
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
5Energy buffer bank
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EBB
CURLY-HAIRED DOG
6Curly-haired dog
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ D _ _. Solving “__CISION” first gives you its fourth letter.
POODLE
BIRD SOUND
7Bird sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “__CISION”.
TWEET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOTION
8Notion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ C _ _ T. Solving “Energy buffer bank” first gives you its fifth letter.
CONCEPT
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ONE
NUCLEAR TEST
10Nuclear test
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear test”.
NT
FREEZING
11Freezing
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Solving “___ FLOW” first gives you its third letter.
COLD
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E.
E
GIVE COUNSEL
13Give counsel
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rare find”.
ADVISE
STRONGLY DISLIKE
14Strongly dislike
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Rare find”.
LOATH
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
15Electric vehicle
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
REVERSE DIRECTION
16Reverse direction
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Vintage” crosses it at the third square.
REV
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARC
17Arc
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. The third square is also part of “Bird sound”.
BOW
RARE FIND
18Rare find
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Give counsel”.
ODDITY
CLARINET COUSIN
19Clarinet cousin
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Curly-haired dog”.
OBOE
___ FLOW
20___ FLOW
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ FLOW”. Shape: L _ _ _.
LAVA
__CISION
21__CISION
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CISION” go in the grid. First one: D.
DE
DOOR-KEEPER
22Door-keeper
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Solving “Positive reply” first gives you its fourth letter.
USHER
MATURE PERSON
23Mature person
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Curly-haired dog”.
ADULT
BIRD OF PEACE
24Bird of peace
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electric vehicle”.
DOVE
THE HIDDEN YAWN
25The hidden yawn
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “The hidden yawn” to its initials.
THY
TIME
26Time
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Time.
T
DOUBLE A
27Double a
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. Solving “Beam” first gives you its second letter.
AA
POSITIVE REPLY
28Positive reply
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Double a”.
YEAH
VINTAGE
29Vintage
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Vintage, nothing more.
V
BEAM
30Beam
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “The hidden yawn” first gives you its third letter.
RAY
Crossword Challenge Level 667 Solved Grid
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