Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1586 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1586 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Offshoot”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Offshoot”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
OFFSHOOT
1Offshoot
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ R _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Person keeping a daily journal”.
BYPRODUCT
LEVEL ENTRY ACCESS
2Level entry access
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LEA
AFTER T
3After t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
EVENT DISPATCHER
4Event dispatcher
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ED
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with J. “Beginning stage” crosses it at the fifth square.
JOYSTICK
UNNAMED AUTHOR
6Unnamed author
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Hither's opposite” crosses it at the third square.
ANON
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Hither's opposite”.
YEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
BLUEJAY
POL__STER
9POL__STER
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “POL__STER” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. The third square is also part of “Apollo mission org.”.
PAN
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
BEGINNING STAGE
12Beginning stage
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Dry and withered”.
ONSET
PERSON KEEPING A DAILY JOURNAL
13Person keeping a daily journal
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ R _ _ T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
DIARIST
OPPOSITE OF DOWN
14Opposite of down
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: U _. “A bit cold” crosses it at the second square.
UP
CONTROL POWER RATE
15Control power rate
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CPR
ROOKIE
16Rookie
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “R twice” first gives you its third letter.
TYRO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMPLETED
17Completed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Unnamed author” first gives you its third letter.
DONE
APOLLO MISSION ORG.
18Apollo mission org.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Beginning stage”.
NASA
HITHER'S OPPOSITE
19Hither's opposite
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
YON
DRY AND WITHERED
20Dry and withered
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Person keeping a daily journal”.
SERE
ORG.'S COUSIN
21Org.'s cousin
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASSN
A BIT COLD
22A bit cold
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Control power rate”.
NIPPY
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ N _. “He's a doll” crosses it at the fourth square.
STONE
_ERVICE
24_ERVICE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ERVICE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
S
GIRL'S BELONGING
25Girl's belonging
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “He's a doll” crosses it at the third square.
SHES
SOUND RETURN
26Sound return
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Girl's belonging” crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
R TWICE
27R twice
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. Its second letter is shared with “Rookie”.
RR
HE'S A DOLL
28He's a doll
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
KEN
ODD
29Odd
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Odd.
O
SEARCH ENGINE
30Search engine
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SE
Crossword Challenge Level 1586 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1586 solved
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