Crossword Challenge Puzzle 682 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 682, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 682: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Brilliant”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ E _ _ C _ _. Solving “Sound quality” first gives you its sixth letter.
STREETCAR
AFTER S
2After s
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
-cape
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “cape” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ES
OPULENT
4Opulent
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blueprint detail”.
LUSH
PART OF A RACE
5Part of a race
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Blueprint detail”.
LAP
CITY STREET
6City street
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not available”.
AVENUE
SUMMARIZE
7Summarize
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not available”.
RECAP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BRILLIANT
8Brilliant
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ R. “Part of a race” crosses it at the fifth square.
STELLAR
TANKER
9Tanker
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Tanker starts with the answer.
T
RIGHT GUARD
10Right guard
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RG
EVERY
11Every
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hair styling tool”.
EACH
FIFTH LETTER
12Fifth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fifth letter”.
E
SOUND QUALITY
13Sound quality
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dude!”.
TIMBRE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Dude!” crosses it at the fourth square.
COBRA
NEXT TO
15Next to
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. Its second letter is shared with “Littlest bit”.
AT
sp-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “sp” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SMOOTH-TALKING
17Smooth-talking
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “City street”.
SUAVE
OR__NIC
18OR__NIC
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “OR__NIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GA
BLUEPRINT DETAIL
19Blueprint detail
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “City street”.
SPEC
HAIR STYLING TOOL
20Hair styling tool
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sound quality”.
COMB
NOT AVAILABLE
21Not available
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NA
ORIGAMI BIRD
22Origami bird
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “One time”.
CRANE
OUTLET
23Outlet
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Outlet.
O
LITTLEST BIT
24Littlest bit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Next to”.
IOTA
DRINKING VESSEL
25Drinking vessel
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Summarize” first gives you its third letter.
CUP
"DUDE!"
26"dude!"
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “One time”.
BRO
-rbook
27___R
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-rbook”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Y.
YEA
AFTER X
28After x
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to X; the answer is its next letter.
Y
CONNEC-TICUT
29Connec-ticut
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CT
ONE TIME
30One time
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Connec-ticut”.
ONCE
YES
31Yes
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Yes.
Y
EST. TIME ARRIVAL
32Est. time arrival
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ETA
Crossword Challenge Level 682 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 682 solved
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