Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1578 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1578? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Birds' journey”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Society joiners”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Birds' journey”, read top to bottom.
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.
BIRDS' JOURNEY
1Birds' journey
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits M _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Vacations”.
MIGRATION
EARTH DAY PREFIX
2Earth day prefix
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Eros and zeus”.
ECO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ I _ _ N _. The fifth square is also part of “Gain entry to”.
MEDICINE
AFTER A
4After a
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after A.
B
EVENT PASS
5Event pass
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EP
6Train tracks
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “TRAIN TRACKS” point to the same word. It begins with R.
RAILS
"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
7"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)” starts with S.
STAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOCIETY JOINERS
8Society joiners
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Event pass”.
MEMBERS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ICE
EROS AND ZEUS
10Eros and zeus
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GODS
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
GAIN ENTRY TO
12Gain entry to
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Foot movement”.
ACCESS
VACATIONS
13Vacations
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Foot movement”.
TRIPS
music-
14I am not
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“music-”). What is left starts with I.
IAN
SINGLES
15Singles
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ONES
NEBRASKA ABBR.
16Nebraska abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. “Origami bird” crosses it at the second square.
NE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___CHWORK
17___CHWORK
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___CHWORK” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PAT
FOOT MOVEMENT
18Foot movement
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gain entry to”.
STEP
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
19Industrial arts
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Industrial arts”.
IA
ABBR. FOR ASSOCIATION
20Abbr. for association
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Vacations”.
ASSN
LAND OF MILAN
21Land of milan
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Train tracks” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITALY
ORIGAMI BIRD
22Origami bird
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ N _. Solving “Singles” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRANE
RENOWN
23Renown
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Milli-meter”.
FAME
FEW
24Few
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Few starts with the answer.
F
EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
25Express mail service
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Express mail service”.
EMS
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
26Nano emission array
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NEA
IN__CT
27IN__CT
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“IN__CT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SE
MILLI-METER
28Milli-meter
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MM
AFTER K
29After k
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
30"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?” starts with E.
ELSE
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