Crossword Challenge Puzzle 578 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 578 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Core belief”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Splendid”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Core belief”. 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.
CORE BELIEF
1Core belief
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against “___ A DEAL!”.
PRINCIPLE
DOUBLE E
2Double e
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: E _. The second square is also part of “Not fake”.
EE
ABSORBED
3Absorbed
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Dad in spanish”.
RAPT
CAMERA FEATURE
4Camera feature
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ S _. Solving “Squirrel's stash” first gives you its fourth letter.
FLASH
EDIT
5Edit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Edit starts with the answer.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “North east”.
CORNER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. Solving “Dad in spanish” first gives you its third letter.
TREE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPLENDID
8Splendid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fifth letter is shared with “Edit”.
PERFECT
NOT FAKE
9Not fake
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Absorbed”.
REAL
INPUT
10Input
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Input.
I
11Squirrel's stash
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “SQUIRREL'S STASH” if the picture is unclear. First letter N.
NUTS
CONTROL POINT
12Control point
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Control point” to its initials.
CP
"___ A DEAL!"
13"___ A DEAL!"
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ A DEAL!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. Solving “Truck load” first gives you its fourth letter.
PANTS
ABBR. FOR LAKE
15Abbr. for lake
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: L _. The second square is also part of “Mental grasp”.
LK
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. Solving “Launch” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPERATING ROOM
17Operating room
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Operating room” to its initials.
OR
DAD
18Dad
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Dad starts with the answer.
D
DAD IN SPANISH
19Dad in spanish
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PADRE
MENTAL GRASP
20Mental grasp
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
UPTAKE
NORTH EAST
21North east
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
DISTRESS
22Distress
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Sly glance”.
UPSET
COLOR PROPERTY
23Color property
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HUE
TIN'S SYMBOL
24Tin's symbol
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SN
OLDEN TIMES
25Olden times
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Sly glance” first gives you its third letter.
YORE
SNOOP
26Snoop
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Olden times”.
PRY
TRUCK LOAD
27Truck load
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TL
ORGANIC
28Organic
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Organic, nothing more.
O
ENTRY HALT
29Entry halt
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry halt”.
EH
SLY GLANCE
30Sly glance
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Entry halt”.
LEER
LAUNCH
31Launch
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Launch starts with the answer.
L
DEFINITE ARTICLE
32Definite article
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Olden times”.
THE
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