Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1580 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1580, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Eight-sided”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1580: 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 “Eight-sided”. 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.
EIGHT-SIDED
1Eight-sided
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _ _ N _ _. “After n” crosses it at the sixth square.
OCTAGONAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. “In addition” crosses it at the fourth square.
BIBLE
M__TBALL
3M__TBALL
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “M__TBALL” go in the grid. First one: E.
EA
COMPANY EMBLEM
4Company emblem
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Sticky stuff” first gives you its third letter.
LOGO
IDEA
5Idea
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Idea, nothing more.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ I _ _ E _. Check the fifth letter against “Chromium”.
SQUIRREL
"TRICK" BODY PART
7"trick" body part
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Check the third letter against “Sticky stuff”.
KNEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ L _ _ K. The fifth square is also part of “Idea”.
OBELISK
ITALIAN "BYE"
9Italian "bye"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “M__TBALL”.
CIAO
THROW-BACK
10Throw-back
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TB
IN ADDITION
11In addition
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electrical charge”.
ALSO
TO___HER
12TO___HER
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
“TO___HER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GET
AFTER N
13After n
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
pla-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “pla-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NET
FRIENDLY
15Friendly
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ A _ _ E. Solving “Taxi driver” first gives you its fifth letter.
AMIABLE
LIKE A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER
16Like a four-leaf clover
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “MIST__E”.
LUCKY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
QUICK NOTE
17Quick note
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QN
_ACTOSE
18_ACTOSE
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_ACTOSE” go in the grid. First one: L.
L
STICKY STUFF
19Sticky stuff
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
GLUE
ELECTRICAL CHARGE
20Electrical charge
Row 4, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
STATIC
INTERNET EXPLORER
21Internet explorer
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
TAXI DRIVER
22Taxi driver
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ B _. Solving “Friendly” first gives you its fourth letter.
CABBY
CHROMIUM
23Chromium
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Fits C _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
CR
LISTEN
24Listen
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Listen.
L
CONVENE
25Convene
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Friendly”.
MEET
WAKE-UP DEVICE
26Wake-up device
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALARM
BIG BIRD
27Big bird
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Like a four-leaf clover”.
EMU
HONEY MAKER
28Honey maker
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Solving “Convene” first gives you its third letter.
BEE
MIST__E
29MIST__E
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MIST__E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AK
TINY
30Tiny
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Tiny starts with the answer.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1580 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1580 solved
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