Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1585 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1585, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Endure”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Monday to friday”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Endure”, 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.
ENDURE
1Endure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ H _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
WITHSTAND
GEOLOGIC TIME
2Geologic time
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bugle tune”.
ERA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ R _ _ S _. “Furtive” crosses it at the fifth square.
ESPRESSO
AFTER J
4After j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to J; the answer is its next letter.
K
DATA CENTER
5Data center
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DC
TARGET'S CENTER
6Target's center
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “GY__ASTIC”.
AIM
PULL HARD
7Pull hard
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “GY__ASTIC”.
YANK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
8Monday to friday
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ K _ _ Y. “Data center” crosses it at the fifth square.
WEEKDAY
th---t
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “th---t” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IRS
BUGLE TUNE
10Bugle tune
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TAPS
AFTER G
11After g
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
FURTIVE
12Furtive
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _. Solving “Bathing facility” first gives you its fourth letter.
SNEAKY
den---t
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “den---t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TIS
AS WELL
14As well
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALSO
BEFORE O
15Before o
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
MUSIC MIXER
16Music mixer
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _. Check the second letter against “Jaw”.
DJ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPY GRP.
17Spy grp.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Pull hard”.
CIA
BATHING FACILITY
18Bathing facility
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. “Furtive” crosses it at the third square.
SPA
GY__ASTIC
19GY__ASTIC
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “GY__ASTIC” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MN
WINTER ACTIVITY
20Winter activity
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)” first gives you its third letter.
SKI
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
21Rock paper scissors
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rock paper scissors”.
RPS
IT'S NOTHING, REALLY
22It's nothing, really
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “As well”.
NIL
KNOB
23Knob
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Knob.
K
BUMPKIN
24Bumpkin
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ E _. Solving “Of days gone by” first gives you its fourth letter.
YOKEL
ZERO
25Zero
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Of days gone by”.
NONE
___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
26___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ION
NOT NEW
27Not new
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Valley”.
OLD
KICK OFF
28Kick off
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KO
DATA ANALYSIS
29Data analysis
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DA
OF DAYS GONE BY
30Of days gone by
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Bumpkin”.
OLDEN
JAW
31Jaw
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Jaw starts with the answer.
J
VALLEY
32Valley
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. “Bumpkin” crosses it at the third square.
DALE
Crossword Challenge Level 1585 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1585 solved
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