Crossword Challenge Puzzle 690 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 690 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Family unit”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 690: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Barber-shop service”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Family unit”. 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.
FAMILY UNIT
1Family unit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HOUSEHOLD
CORE MUSCLES
2Core muscles
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “___ AS DIRECTED” crosses it at the third square.
ABS
IPAD
3Ipad
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ipad, nothing more.
I
co-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “co” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RN
DIAMOND MEASURE
5Diamond measure
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Decrease”.
CARAT
SINGLE ENTITY
6Single entity
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. “Rest in peace” crosses it at the third square.
UNIT
REDUCE SLOWLY
7Reduce slowly
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Decrease”.
TAPER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BARBER-SHOP SERVICE
8Barber-shop service
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ R _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Diamond measure”.
HAIRCUT
-elus
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-elus” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OB
"___ AS DIRECTED"
10"___ AS DIRECTED"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ AS DIRECTED” starts with U.
USE
AFTER R
11After r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
FLORIDA BIRD
12Florida bird
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Chaos”.
EGRET
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gain profit”.
HAND
sh-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “sh” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OT
"AWWW"-INSPIRING
15"awww"-inspiring
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “E-business”.
LOVABLE
SMALL AMOUNT
16Small amount
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Virginia”.
DRAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MOTHER'S MOTHER
17Mother's mother
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Single entity” first gives you its third letter.
NANA
GAIN PROFIT
18Gain profit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Florida bird” first gives you its third letter.
EARN
REST IN PEACE
19Rest in peace
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RIP
CHAOS
20Chaos
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Sly glance” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEDLAM
DECREASE
21Decrease
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ T _. “Single entity” crosses it at the fourth square.
ABATE
BIG SNAPPER
22Big snapper
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Awww"-inspiring”.
GATOR
AFTER Q
23After q
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
EGO
24Ego
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Awww"-inspiring”.
SELF
SHIP
25Ship
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Ship starts with the answer.
S
E-BUSINESS
26E-business
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “E-business” to its initials.
EB
ROSES ARE
27Roses are
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Final draft”.
RED
SLY GLANCE
28Sly glance
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Ego” first gives you its third letter.
LEER
VIRGINIA
29Virginia
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with V. Its second letter is shared with “Small amount”.
VA
FINAL DRAFT
30Final draft
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Final draft”.
FD
Crossword Challenge Level 690 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 690 solved
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