Crossword Challenge Puzzle 678 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 678? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Attend with”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “From the past”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Attend with”. 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.
ATTEND WITH
1Attend with
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
ACCOMPANY
-dle
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-dle” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NEE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. Solving “Prison room” first gives you its third letter.
COLA
IMITATE
4Imitate
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Imitate starts with the answer.
I
-it
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-it” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ED
LOSE-LOSE
6Lose-lose
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “High spot”.
NOWIN
GRAB
7Grab
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Abbr. for week”.
TAKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FROM THE PAST
8From the past
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ANCIENT
CORPORATE LEADER
9Corporate leader
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CEO
PRISON ROOM
10Prison room
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CELL
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
METRIC TON
12Metric ton
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Metric ton”.
MT
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of right”.
PASTA
ALREADY BEEN MESSY
14Already been messy
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Already been messy” to its initials.
ABM
SUBJECT WORD
15Subject word
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Over-proud”.
NOUN
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with Y. Solving “Undo” first gives you its fifth letter.
YOGHURT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DEAD OR ALIVE
17Dead or alive
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DOA
OPPOSITE OF RIGHT
18Opposite of right
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Marsh”.
LEFT
ABBR. FOR WEEK
19Abbr. for week
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: W _. “Grab” crosses it at the second square.
WK
PERUSE TEXT
20Peruse text
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
READ
HIGH SPOT
21High spot
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _. Solving “Lose-lose” first gives you its fourth letter.
AERIE
IT'S A NO-NO
22It's a no-no
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. “Subject word” crosses it at the fourth square.
TABOO
MARSH
23Marsh
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Lose-lose”.
FEN
OVER-PROUD
24Over-proud
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Subject word”.
SMUG
HELP
25Help
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Prefix for play” crosses it at the third square.
ABET
ALTITUDE
26Altitude
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Altitude.
A
BLUNDER
27Blunder
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ERR
SOCIETY GIRL
28Society girl
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Help”.
DEB
NEW HAMPSHIRE
29New hampshire
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New hampshire”.
NH
PREFIX FOR PLAY
30Prefix for play
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Help” first gives you its second letter.
RE
UNDO
31Undo
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Undo.
U
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