Crossword Challenge Puzzle 590 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 590? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 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 “Hopeful outlook”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 590: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Join in”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Hopeful outlook”. 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.
HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
1Hopeful outlook
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PROMISING
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID
2Alpha hydroxy acid
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AHA
DULL ROUTINE
3Dull routine
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Promise”.
ROTE
TELLER
4Teller
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Teller.
T
-ocado
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ocado”). What is left starts with A.
AV
SMALL CAT
6Small cat
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits K _ _ T _. Solving “Our world” first gives you its fourth letter.
KITTY
PER PERSON
7Per person
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Training camp” crosses it at the third square.
EACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
JOIN IN
8Join in
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
PARTAKE
RUN, HIT, OUT
9Run, hit, out
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Run, hit, out” to its initials.
RHO
PROMISE
10Promise
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dull routine”.
OATH
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
maf-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “maf-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IA
– driver
13Bolt feature
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “- driver” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SCREW
THINGY
14Thingy
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Try again” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
NOT OUR DRAMA
15Not our drama
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOD
NOT A CHILD
16Not a child
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ W _ _ P. Solving “__YWAY” first gives you its fifth letter.
GROWNUP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY
17By
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Per person”.
VIA
PALACE SECTION
18Palace section
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HAREM
TRAINING CAMP
19Training camp
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TC
UNCOOKED
20Uncooked
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RAW
OUR WORLD
21Our world
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Small cat”.
EARTH
THEATER ARTIST
22Theater artist
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not our drama”.
ACTOR
BEAM
23Beam
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Small cat” crosses it at the third square.
RAY
TRY AGAIN
24Try again
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not our drama”.
REDO
GET READY
25Get ready
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Brew” first gives you its third letter.
PREP
PIZZA
26Pizza
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Pizza.
P
VIRUS OUTBREAK
27Virus outbreak
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Not a child”.
FLU
FOR REAL
28For real
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “For real”.
FR
__YWAY
29__YWAY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__YWAY” go in the grid. First one: A.
AN
BREW
30Brew
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Get ready”.
ALE
WHITE
31White
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of White.
W
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Puzzle 590 solved
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