Crossword Challenge Puzzle 582 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 582 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Weather tracker”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Backdrop”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Weather tracker”, 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.
WEATHER TRACKER
1Weather tracker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Balloon material” first gives you its sixth letter.
SATELLITE
SELF-ESTEEM
2Self-esteem
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EGO
HARD LABOR
3Hard labor
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TOIL
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ B _ _. Solving “Defame” first gives you its fourth letter.
ICEBOX
WRITTEN DOWN
6Written down
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Solving “Defame” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTED
-ose
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ose”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BACKDROP
8Backdrop
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SETTING
EARLIER TIME
9Earlier time
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Hard labor” first gives you its third letter.
AGO
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Cool fabric”.
TOILET
EAT
11Eat
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Eat.
E
LUNCH BREAK
12Lunch break
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LB
BALLOON MATERIAL
13Balloon material
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cool fabric”.
LATEX
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Handy item”.
IRON
"___ LATE!"
15"___ LATE!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ LATE!”. Shape: T _ _.
TOO
ADD SPICE TO
16Add spice to
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ I _ _ N. Solving “Home theater” first gives you its fifth letter.
ENLIVEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___KIE
17___KIE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___KIE” go in the grid. First one: C.
COO
COOL FABRIC
18Cool fabric
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Balloon material”.
LINEN
TEACHER'S TEACHING
19Teacher's teaching
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Airspeed”.
LESSON
DEFAME
20Defame
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. The fourth square is also part of “Written down”.
LIBEL
FEUDAL LORD
21Feudal lord
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “___ LATE!”.
BARON
LUMP
22Lump
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Written down”.
NODE
HANDY ITEM
23Handy item
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. “___ LATE!” crosses it at the third square.
TOOL
SHELF
24Shelf
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Shelf.
S
ASTON-ISHMENT
25Aston-ishment
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Add spice to”.
AWE
AIRSPEED
26Airspeed
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
A _. Check the second letter against “Teacher's teaching”.
AS
HOME THEATER
27Home theater
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. “Add spice to” crosses it at the second square.
TV
DUO
28Duo
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Teacher's teaching”.
TWO
ISLE
29Isle
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Isle.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 582 Solved Grid
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