Crossword Challenge Puzzle 596 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 596 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need 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 596: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Beaker user”. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ S _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Win”.
CROSSWORD
FRIENDLY WELCOME
2Friendly welcome
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HELLO
EDITION
3Edition
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits E _. The second square is also part of “Roses are”.
ED
MILLION
4Million
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Million.
M
CONT___E
5CONT___E
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CONT___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
INU
66
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “United states”.
STRUCK
THIS AND THIS
7This and this
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “United states”.
THESE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEAKER USER
8Beaker user
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ M _ _ T. “CONT___E” crosses it at the fifth square.
CHEMIST
ROSES ARE
9Roses are
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Edition”.
RED
OLYMPIC LEAGUE
10Olympic league
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Olympic league”.
OL
1111
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Me, myself” first gives you its third letter.
SLIP
THERE-FORE
12There-fore
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
S _. Solving “Friendly welcome” first gives you its second letter.
SO
WIN
13Win
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Win starts with the answer.
W
1414
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Butter or mayo”.
OSCAR
__TRY
15__TRY
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__TRY” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RE
1616
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. “Fourth letter” crosses it at the third square.
DAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UTMOST DEGREE
17Utmost degree
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “This and this”.
NTH
BUTTER OR MAYO
18Butter or mayo
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Throat area”.
SPREAD
CERTAINLY
19Certainly
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SURE
ME, MYSELF
20Me, myself
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Me, myself”.
I
UNITED STATES
21United states
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
FARM UNITS
22Farm units
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. “Not allow” crosses it at the fourth square.
ACRES
RUNNER CONTEST
23Runner contest
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RACE
NORTH CAROLINA
24North carolina
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North carolina” to its initials.
NC
THROAT AREA
25Throat area
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Farm units” crosses it at the third square.
NECK
MARINE
26Marine
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
SEA
NEW YORK CITY
27New york city
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “New york city” to its initials.
NYC
AFTER M
28After m
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
NORTH EAST
29North east
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North east” to its initials.
NE
NOT ALLOW
30Not allow
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “North east”.
DENY
FOURTH LETTER
31Fourth letter
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fourth letter”.
D
3217
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. The third square is also part of “New york city”.
SEC
Crossword Challenge Level 596 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 596 solved
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