Crossword Challenge Puzzle 693 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 693? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ M _ _ I _ _. Solving “Team symbol” first gives you its sixth letter.
CHAMOMILE
SPAT
2Spat
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Solving “Far from” first gives you its third letter.
ROW
LAB GEL
3Lab gel
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Far from”.
AGAR
CAP
4Cap
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Cap.
C
KILOJOULE
5Kilojoule
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
K _. Its second letter is shared with “Jam bottle”.
KJ
DINE
6Dine
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Time in”.
EAT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ L _. “After k” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRILL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Kilojoule”.
CRACKED
LARGE PIG
9Large pig
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Lab gel”.
HOG
FAR FROM
10Far from
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Lab gel” first gives you its third letter.
AWAY
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
bat-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bat-”). What is left starts with O.
ON
TEAM SYMBOL
13Team symbol
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ C _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Desert plant”.
MASCOT
MENTAL IMAGE
14Mental image
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. “Date someone” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
UNTRUTH
15Untruth
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Date someone” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
amb-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “amb” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JAM BOTTLE
17Jam bottle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with J. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
JAR
DESERT PLANT
18Desert plant
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Team symbol”.
YUCCA
TIME IN
19Time in
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time in”.
TI
SCARY WORD
20Scary word
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. “Team symbol” crosses it at the third square.
BOO
APPLY PRESSURE
21Apply pressure
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Scary word” crosses it at the third square.
RUB
ROCK BOTTOM
22Rock bottom
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. “Untruth” crosses it at the fourth square.
NADIR
AFTER K
23After k
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
CAUSING IRRITATION
24Causing irritation
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of he”.
ITCHY
SPIRAL SHAPE
25Spiral shape
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. “Causing irritation” crosses it at the third square.
COIL
DATE SOMEONE
26Date someone
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. “Untruth” crosses it at the third square.
SEE
YIELD ENERGY ARMOR
27Yield energy armor
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YEA
CHOOSE YOURSELF
28Choose yourself
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Choose yourself”.
CY
LATIN FOR 'YES'
29Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
S _. Its second letter is shared with “Informal greeting”.
SI
OPPOSITE OF HE
30Opposite of he
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Yield energy armor” crosses it at the third square.
SHE
HALFWAY
31Halfway
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Halfway.
H
INFORMAL GREETING
32Informal greeting
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Causing irritation”.
HIYA
Crossword Challenge Level 693 Solved Grid
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