Crossword Challenge Puzzle 673 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 673 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Meridian line”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Legal action”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Meridian line”. 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.
MERIDIAN LINE
1Meridian line
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ G _ _ U _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
LONGITUDE
ALTITUDE
2Altitude
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Altitude.
A
QUESTION WORD
3Question word
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. Check the third letter against “No vote”.
WHY
-il
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-il”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SO
BASIC DESIRE
5Basic desire
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Workout place”.
URGE
PASTORAL POEM
6Pastoral poem
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _. “Aid” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDYLL
MILD WEATHER
7Mild weather
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “Ramp”.
TEMPERATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LEGAL ACTION
8Legal action
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ S _ _ T. “Basic desire” crosses it at the fifth square.
LAWSUIT
OAK
9Oak
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Oak starts with the answer.
O
NO VOTE
10No vote
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of “Question word”.
NAY
GREAT BRITAIN
11Great britain
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GB
NOTION
12Notion
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “B__CH”.
IDEA
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. “Corned beef dish” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOAST
g-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “g-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UM
NATURE'S DROPLETS
15Nature's droplets
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “PO__ER”.
DEW
CHESS FINALE
16Chess finale
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Big brass” first gives you its fifth letter.
ENDGAME
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SWARM
17Swarm
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Pastoral poem”.
HORDE
STOMACH AREA
18Stomach area
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ABDOMEN
WORKOUT PLACE
19Workout place
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. The third square is also part of “Mild weather”.
GYM
CORNED BEEF DISH
20Corned beef dish
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HASH
AID
21Aid
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pastoral poem”.
HELP
B__CH
22B__CH
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “B__CH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EA
LAW ENFORC.
23Law enforc.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Law enforc.” to its initials.
LE
BIG BRASS
24Big brass
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cave dweller”.
TUBA
RAMP
25Ramp
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ramp.
R
TO ESCAPE
26To escape
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Chess finale” first gives you its third letter.
LAM
HAWAIIAN DANCE
27Hawaiian dance
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving “To escape” first gives you its third letter.
HULA
PO__ER
28PO__ER
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PO__ER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WD
CAVE DWELLER
29Cave dweller
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mild weather”.
BAT
GAME
30Game
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Game.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 673 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 673 solved
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