Crossword Challenge Puzzle 672 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 672 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Console or pc activity”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Purple flower”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Console or pc activity”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
CONSOLE OR PC ACTIVITY
1Console or pc activity
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
V _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
VIDEOGAME
surg-
2Big time
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “surg” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EON
AFTER Q
3After q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
BOYFRIEND
4Boyfriend
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _. The second square is also part of “Even ground”.
BF
RUN OFF
5Run off
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Indian currency”.
ELOPE
NECK'S REAR
6Neck's rear
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Choose”.
NAPE
SERVICE WORKER
7Service worker
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “San diego”.
ATTENDANT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PURPLE FLOWER
8Purple flower
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ B _ _ A. “Run off” crosses it at the fifth square.
VERBENA
INPUT OUTPUT
9Input output
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IO
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _. Solving “Opera solo” first gives you its third letter.
DNA
EDIT
11Edit
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Edit.
E
EXPRESS AN OPINION
12Express an opinion
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mutinous”.
OPINE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opera solo”.
GEAR
AFTER CHRIST
14After christ
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “After christ”.
AC
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ L _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Royal mail”.
MAILMAN
JEALOUS FEELING
16Jealous feeling
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Roman numeral 4”.
ENVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EVEN GROUND
17Even ground
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Neck's rear”.
FLAT
OPERA SOLO
18Opera solo
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Express an opinion” first gives you its third letter.
ARIA
CHOOSE
19Choose
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Solving “Service worker” first gives you its third letter.
OPT
MUTINOUS
20Mutinous
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Kidney excretion”.
UNRULY
INDIAN CURRENCY
21Indian currency
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. Solving “Neck's rear” first gives you its fourth letter.
RUPEE
PIE NUT
22Pie nut
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
PECAN
BEFORE O
23Before o
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
MARINE MAMMAL
24Marine mammal
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SEAL
SAN DIEGO
25San diego
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “San diego” to its initials.
SD
ROYAL MAIL
26Royal mail
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal mail”.
RM
KIDNEY EXCRETION
27Kidney excretion
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Marine mammal”.
UREA
ROMAN NUMERAL 4
28Roman numeral 4
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Its second letter is shared with “Jealous feeling”.
IV
LIEU-TENANT
29Lieu-tenant
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
Crossword Challenge Level 672 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 672 solved
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