Crossword Challenge Puzzle 592 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 592? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Phone book”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 592: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Phone book”. 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.
PHONE BOOK
1Phone book
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Tested” first gives you its sixth letter.
DIRECTORY
AFTER N
2After n
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
---son
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “---son” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LES
LOCAL SERVER
4Local server
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Local server” to its initials.
LS
THE EAST
5The east
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lodge”.
ASIA
LARGE FARM
6Large farm
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ C _. “Truth, not fiction” crosses it at the fourth square.
RANCH
NOT NATURAL
7Not natural
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Exponent”.
SYNTHETIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ L _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “The east”.
DOLLARS
IDEA
9Idea
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Idea.
I
-e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
ROS
swe-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “swe” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EP
PRISON ROOM
12Prison room
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Long island” first gives you its third letter.
CELL
TESTED
13Tested
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ran away”.
TRIED
-r
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OA
ROUTE ABBR.
15Route abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Europe & africa”.
RTE
12 MONTHS
1612 months
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Europe & africa”.
YEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TERM PAPER
17Term paper
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ A _. “Large farm” crosses it at the fourth square.
ESSAY
PERFORM SURGERY
18Perform surgery
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits O _ _ R _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OPERATE
LODGE
19Lodge
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Solving “Not natural” first gives you its third letter.
INN
RAN AWAY
20Ran away
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tested”.
FLED
TRUTH, NOT FICTION
21Truth, not fiction
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. “Large farm” crosses it at the third square.
FACT
LONG ISLAND
22Long island
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
HA-HA
23Ha-ha
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ha-ha” to its initials.
HH
DON'T URGE REPLIES
24Don't urge replies
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Don't urge replies”.
DUR
EXPONENT
25Exponent
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exponent.
E
AGAINST
26Against
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “North carolina”.
CON
AIR PASSAGE
27Air passage
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Against”.
DUCT
EUROPE & AFRICA
28Europe & africa
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
KING: FR.
29King: fr.
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Not natural” first gives you its third letter.
ROI
REV
30Rev
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rev, nothing more.
R
NORTH CAROLINA
31North carolina
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
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