Crossword Challenge Puzzle 685 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 685, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Beneficial”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hit 1990's nbc sitcom”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Beneficial”, read top to bottom.
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.
BENEFICIAL
1Beneficial
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ O _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Bother”.
FAVORABLE
DNA'S COUSIN
2Dna's cousin
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lowland”.
RNA
NOT WORKING
3Not working
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. “Lowland” crosses it at the third square.
IDLE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. E.
E
NURSING HOME
5Nursing home
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nursing home”.
NH
RISKY
6Risky
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Join in”.
DICEY
MIX
7Mix
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “Culinary institute” crosses it at the third square.
STIR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HIT 1990'S NBC SITCOM
8Hit 1990's nbc sitcom
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ E _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Nursing home”.
FRIENDS
b-
9Also
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “b-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AND
LOWLAND
10Lowland
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Not working”.
VALE
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
b--sh
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--sh” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RU
BOTHER
13Bother
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Provide funds”.
ANNOY
BIG STORM
14Big storm
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. “Nah” crosses it at the third square.
BLOW
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nah”.
LIP
NEVER-ENDING
16Never-ending
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ R _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Billion”.
ETERNAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STRIKE
17Strike
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving “Mix” first gives you its third letter.
HIT
PROVIDE FUNDS
18Provide funds
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Bother”.
ENDOW
CULINARY INSTITUTE
19Culinary institute
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CI
MAKE AN EFFORT
20Make an effort
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Bother” first gives you its third letter.
TRY
JOIN IN
21Join in
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Risky” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENTER
WITHOUT LIGHT
22Without light
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
UNLIT
NOT WET
23Not wet
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against “Risky”.
DRY
NAH
24Nah
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NOPE
25Swimming area
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “SWIMMING AREA” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
POOL
AFTER O
26After o
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
BY WAY OF
27By way of
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Never-ending”.
VIA
VOICE OUTPUT
28Voice output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VO
BILLION
29Billion
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _. Its second letter is shared with “Never-ending”.
BN
LIFE STORY
30Life story
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Check the third letter against “Swimming area”.
BIO
RAG
31Rag
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rag, nothing more.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 685 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 685 solved
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