Crossword Challenge Puzzle 587 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 587? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 587: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Opposite of eastern”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with W. Solving “Sixth letter” first gives you its sixth letter.
WATERFALL
EXCLUSIVE
2Exclusive
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Eastern time”.
ELITE
LEGAL ACTION
3Legal action
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SUE
TRADE-MARK
4Trade-mark
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
ELECTRIC
5Electric
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Electric starts with the answer.
E
TRUE
6True
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big tank”.
REAL
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _. “Big tank” crosses it at the third square.
NET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSITE OF EASTERN
8Opposite of eastern
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits W _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Electric” first gives you its fifth letter.
WESTERN
SCHOOL GRAD
9School grad
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Legal action”.
ALUM
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Legal action”.
TIE
EASTERN TIME
11Eastern time
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ET
HAPPEN AGAIN
12Happen again
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Mark replacer”.
RECUR
SIXTH LETTER
13Sixth letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Sixth letter”.
F
AS WELL
14As well
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Price tag”.
ALSO
bul-
15Rent
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bul” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LET
LIFE'S GOOD
16Life's good
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARLY ENGLISH
17Early english
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early english”.
EE
ACTION WORD
18Action word
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Happen again”.
VERB
BIG TANK
19Big tank
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VAT
MARK REPLACER
20Mark replacer
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Path of planets”.
EURO
LONG FISH
21Long fish
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “True” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
PRICE TAG
22Price tag
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “As well”.
COST
AFFIRM
23Affirm
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Perform”.
STATE
SHE
24She
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
She starts with the answer.
S
1/12 OF A FOOT
251/12 of a foot
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Perform”.
INCH
PATH OF PLANETS
26Path of planets
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ I _. Solving “1/12 of a foot” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORBIT
KICKER
27Kicker
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Life's good”.
LEG
IGUA__
28IGUA__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “IGUA__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NA
AFTER CHRIST
29After christ
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “After christ” to its initials.
AC
PERFORM
30Perform
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Affirm” first gives you its third letter.
ACT
ADD
31Add
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Add.
A
HURT
32Hurt
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “1/12 of a foot”.
ACHE
Crossword Challenge Level 587 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 587 solved
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