Crossword Challenge Puzzle 561 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 561 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 “Tracks for trains”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “With haste”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Tracks for trains”. 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.
TRACKS FOR TRAINS
1Tracks for trains
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Organic”.
RAILROADS
IN THE KNOW
2In the know
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Literary review”.
AWARE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Check the third letter against “I am not”.
PAN
INSTANT YIELD
4Instant yield
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IY
-uck
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “-uck” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
D
CREDIT ADVANCE
6Credit advance
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Step”.
LOAN
POSITIVE REPLY
7Positive reply
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Step” first gives you its third letter.
YES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WITH HASTE
8With haste
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ I _ _ Y. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
RAPIDLY
FAR FROM
9Far from
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AWAY
I AM NOT
10I am not
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “I am not” to its initials.
IAN
LITERARY REVIEW
11Literary review
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Literary review”.
LR
ALLUDE TO
12Allude to
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Solving “Make changes” first gives you its fourth letter.
REFER
ORGANIC
13Organic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Organic, nothing more.
O
LIKEWISE
14Likewise
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of slow”.
ALSO
HOME OF TIGERS
15Home of tigers
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ R _ _ T. “Optical illusion” crosses it at the fifth square.
DETROIT
-ove
16Street
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ove”). What is left starts with S.
ST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OLD ENGLISH
17Old english
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Old english” to its initials.
OE
SCALP LINE
18Scalp line
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allude to”.
PART
STEP
19Step
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “Positive reply” first gives you its third letter.
PAS
MAKE CHANGES
20Make changes
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Likewise”.
REFORM
JOGGED
21Jogged
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Credit advance”.
RAN
OPPOSITE OF SLOW
22Opposite of slow
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Likewise”.
FAST
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ T _. “Home of tigers” crosses it at the fourth square.
WRITE
WIN
24Win
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Win starts with the answer.
W
DEMONIC
25Demonic
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Home of tigers” first gives you its third letter.
EVIL
NOT BEFORE
26Not before
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Demonic”.
AFTER
ALLOW
27Allow
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LET
ROMAN 6
28Roman 6
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: V _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
VI
OPTICAL ILLUSION
29Optical illusion
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Optical illusion” to its initials.
OI
DISTANCE UNIT
30Distance unit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Demonic”.
MILE
Crossword Challenge Level 561 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 561 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 561 with us. Puzzle 562 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.