Crossword Challenge Puzzle 699 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 699? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 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 the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Close bond”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The sixth square is also part of “Writes code”.
RADICCHIO
gar-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “gar” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AGE
MAIL DELIVERY
3Mail delivery
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
POST
AFTER O
4After o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
-topus
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “topus” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OC
RUSSIAN CURRENCY
6Russian currency
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Book name”.
RUBLE
DISTANCE DATA
7Distance data
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “PLAT_” first gives you its sixth letter.
TELEMETRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLOSE BOND
8Close bond
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
RAPPORT
IN THE PAST
9In the past
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Mail delivery”.
AGO
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mail delivery”.
DESK
ICE
11Ice
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ice, nothing more.
I
CLOCK-WISE
12Clock-wise
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CW
WRITES CODE
13Writes code
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ E _. Solving “Flying toy” first gives you its fourth letter.
CODER
COLOR PROPERTY
14Color property
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Go against”.
HUE
DETAILS
15Details
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Go against”.
INFO
HOMER'S EPIC
16Homer's epic
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Back-ward z” first gives you its fifth letter.
ODYSSEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SIGNAL
17Signal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against “Distance data”.
CUE
FLYING TOY
18Flying toy
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Its third letter is shared with “Swarm”.
KITE
BASE LINE
19Base line
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Base line”.
BL
SCHOOL SEMESTER
20School semester
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Writes code” first gives you its third letter.
TERM
BOOK NAME
21Book name
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ L _. Solving “Russian currency” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITLE
CAUSE FOR STITCHES
22Cause for stitches
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the fourth letter against “Details”.
WOUND
SWARM
23Swarm
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Russian currency”.
TEEM
GO AGAINST
24Go against
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “Details” crosses it at the third square.
DEFY
PLAT_
25PLAT_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“PLAT_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
ASTON-ISHMENT
26Aston-ishment
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Homer's epic”.
AWE
YOGA BASE
27Yoga base
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “Distance data” first gives you its third letter.
MAT
OPER. SYS.
28Oper. sys.
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OS
WORK-RELATED
29Work-related
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WR
BACK-WARD Z
30Back-ward z
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Back-ward z”.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 699 Solved Grid
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