Crossword Challenge Puzzle 684 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 684, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Building frame-work”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 684: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not deep”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Building frame-work”. 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.
BUILDING FRAME-WORK
1Building frame-work
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
STRUCTURE
HA-HA
2Ha-ha
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ha-ha”.
HH
YES VOTE
3Yes vote
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving “Keen” first gives you its third letter.
AYE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. L.
L
LAWFUL STATUS
5Lawful status
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ A _. Solving “Brave” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEGAL
MORE THAN
6More than
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Keen” first gives you its third letter.
OVER
STORAGE
7Storage
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Solving “Run on” first gives you its sixth letter.
WAREHOUSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT DEEP
8Not deep
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Lawful status”.
SHALLOW
THE HIDDEN YAWN
9The hidden yawn
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “The hidden yawn”.
THY
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with R.
R
UNIV. HOSPITAL
11Univ. hospital
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UH
WATER-WAY
12Water-way
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Changed to fit”.
CANAL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. “Not available” crosses it at the third square.
TRAP
SOLAR RAY
14Solar ray
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: U _. The second square is also part of “Actor keitel”.
UV
DISPLAYS
15Displays
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “__IRSTYLE” first gives you its fifth letter.
REVEALS
GAZED UPON
16Gazed upon
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Venezuela”.
EYED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EVERY VIBE ACCEPTED
17Every vibe accepted
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EVA
CHANGED TO FIT
18Changed to fit
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Fits A _ _ P _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Obsolete "you”.
ADAPTED
KEEN
19Keen
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “More than”.
EAGER
ACTOR KEITEL
20Actor keitel
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ V _ _. “Solar ray” crosses it at the fourth square.
HARVEY
BRAVE
21Brave
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “More than”.
DARE
NOT AVAILABLE
22Not available
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not available”.
NA
HALFWAY
23Halfway
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Halfway, nothing more.
H
TYPE OF SUSHI
24Type of sushi
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Displays”.
ROLL
RUN ON
25Run on
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
__IRSTYLE
26__IRSTYLE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__IRSTYLE” go in the grid. First one: H.
HA
OBSOLETE "YOU"
27Obsolete "you"
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Type of sushi” first gives you its third letter.
THOU
VENEZUELA
28Venezuela
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
V _. Its second letter is shared with “Gazed upon”.
VE
batt-
29Launch event
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “batt-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LE
Crossword Challenge Level 684 Solved Grid
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