Crossword Challenge Puzzle 581 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 581 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Famous queen of england”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Busy”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Famous queen of england”. 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.
FAMOUS QUEEN OF ENGLAND
1Famous queen of england
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ Z _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Portend”.
ELIZABETH
ZERO
2Zero
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. “Not healthy” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
-rass
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “-rass” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
G
AT LARGE
4At large
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
CANYON
5Canyon
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ G _. “Bird of prey” crosses it at the fourth square.
GORGE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. “Rest in peace” crosses it at the third square.
EVIL
NEEDING SUPPORT
7Needing support
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Old dominion”.
DEPENDENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUSY
8Busy
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ A _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Canyon”.
ENGAGED
c--mb
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “c--mb”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LI
NOT HEALTHY
10Not healthy
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Main role” crosses it at the third square.
ILL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits Z.
Z
TEQUILA PLANT
12Tequila plant
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ V _. “Not fond of” crosses it at the fourth square.
AGAVE
PORTEND
13Portend
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Main role”.
BODE
ENERGY OUTPUT
14Energy output
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy output”.
EO
STRESSFUL FEELING
15Stressful feeling
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ S _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Friendly call”.
TENSION
BOOST
16Boost
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. “National park” crosses it at the third square.
HYPE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEART'S EMOTION
17Heart's emotion
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LOVE
MAIN ROLE
18Main role
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tequila plant”.
LEAD
REST IN PEACE
19Rest in peace
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RIP
NOT FOND OF
20Not fond of
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Boxer's attire”.
AVERSE
BIRD OF PREY
21Bird of prey
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EAGLE
STICKY AND SOFT
22Sticky and soft
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Stressful feeling”.
GOOEY
NEWTON
23Newton
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Newton starts with the answer.
N
CLARINET COUSIN
24Clarinet cousin
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stressful feeling”.
OBOE
OLD DOMINION
25Old dominion
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OD
FRIENDLY CALL
26Friendly call
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. “Stressful feeling” crosses it at the second square.
OI
BOXER'S ATTIRE
27Boxer's attire
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Clarinet cousin” crosses it at the third square.
ROBE
NATIONAL PARK
28National park
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “National park”.
NP
ber-
29Estimated time
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ber” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ET
Crossword Challenge Level 581 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 581 solved
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