Crossword Challenge Puzzle 583 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 583 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Social media fans”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 583: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Wall street business”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Social media fans”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
SOCIAL MEDIA FANS
1Social media fans
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Washing”.
FOLLOWERS
UTOPIAN GOAL
2Utopian goal
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IDEAL
NEGATIVE WORD
3Negative word
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Allow”.
NOT
b-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b-”). What is left starts with A.
AR
NO
5No
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of No.
N
SHORT
6Short
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Globe shape”.
CURT
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
7Energy buffer bank
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EBB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WALL STREET BUSINESS
8Wall street business
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. The fifth square is also part of “No”.
FINANCE
FOUL AIR
9Foul air
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Negative word”.
ODOR
ALLOW
10Allow
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “Negative word”.
LET
vil-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “vil-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LA
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ V _. “Belabor” crosses it at the fourth square.
OLIVE
WASHING
13Washing
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Washing.
W
AT ALL TIMES
14At all times
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gist”.
EVER
SCREEN OUTPUT
15Screen output
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ D _ _ T. Solving “Not off” first gives you its fifth letter.
READOUT
STREET
16Street
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. Its second letter is shared with “Animal doctor”.
ST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UPPER BOUND
17Upper bound
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UB
UNLOCKED
18Unlocked
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OPEN
GLOBE SHAPE
19Globe shape
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Solving “Energy buffer bank” first gives you its third letter.
ORB
BELABOR
20Belabor
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “At all times”.
OVERDO
CHOOSE
21Choose
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short”.
OPT
GIST
22Gist
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. “At all times” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
ITALIAN GREEN SAUCE
23Italian green sauce
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ T _. “Screen output” crosses it at the fourth square.
PESTO
NEXT TO Q
24Next to q
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Next to q”.
P
BLOCK
25Block
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Screen output”.
SHUT
THICK
26Thick
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the fourth letter against “Block”.
DENSE
ANIMAL DOCTOR
27Animal doctor
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. “Street” crosses it at the third square.
VET
HIGH SCHOOL
28High school
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HS
NOT OFF
29Not off
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The second square is also part of “Moving to”.
ON
MOVING TO
30Moving to
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Block”.
ONTO
Crossword Challenge Level 583 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 583 solved
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