Crossword Challenge Puzzle 568 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 568? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 7 clues are pictures, and 5 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Building frame-work”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not as large”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Building frame-work”. 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.
BUILDING FRAME-WORK
1Building frame-work
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ U _ _ U _ _. Solving “Time” first gives you its sixth letter.
STRUCTURE
SPEECH ORGAN
2Speech organ
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MOUTH
ALL NEWS NOW
3All news now
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ANN
cast-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “cast” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LE
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
NOT ODD
6Not odd
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___TEMBER”.
EVEN
-air
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-air”). What is left starts with R.
REP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT AS LARGE
8Not as large
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ L _ _ R. Solving “After k” first gives you its fifth letter.
SMALLER
HUE
9Hue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “All news now”.
TONE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its third letter is shared with “All news now”.
RUN
don-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “don” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UT
MAIN OFFICER
12Main officer
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cruel”.
CHIEF
TIME
13Time
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Time.
T
SHORTLY AFTER
14Shortly after
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. “Metal element” crosses it at the third square.
UPON
ap-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ap-”). What is left starts with R.
RON
je-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “je-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VENE-ZUELA
17Vene-zuela
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
VE
NOT HARD
18Not hard
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Main officer”.
SOFT
___TEMBER
19___TEMBER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___TEMBER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SEP
CRUEL
20Cruel
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Propor-tion”.
MEAN
___ITOR
21___ITOR
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“___ITOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MON
METAL ELEMENT
22Metal element
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shortly after”.
IRON
SEASIDE REGION
23Seaside region
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ A DEAL!”.
COAST
CITY
24City
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
City starts with the answer.
C
LIKING
25Liking
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ A DEAL!”.
INTO
PROPOR-TION
26Propor-tion
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Liking”.
RATIO
MUSIC GENRE
27Music genre
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
POP
NOT AVAILABLE
28Not available
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NA
RAD__
29RAD__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “RAD__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IO
"___ A DEAL!"
30"___ A DEAL!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ A DEAL!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
FAIL
31Fail
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Fail, nothing more.
F
32Shoe's resident
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “SHOE'S RESIDENT” if the picture is unclear. First letter F.
FOOT
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