Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1589 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1589? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Deeply loved”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1589: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Maker”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Deeply loved”. 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.
DEEPLY LOVED
1Deeply loved
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. “Save your energy” crosses it at the sixth square.
CHERISHED
FISHING GEAR
2Fishing gear
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Fringe”.
ROD
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. Check the fifth letter against “Purpose”.
EIGHTEEN
ABOVE
4Above
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Above, nothing more.
A
TRADE-MARK
5Trade-mark
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Trade-mark”.
TM
OUT OF TIME
6Out of time
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Out of time” to its initials.
OOT
7Bbq offering
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “BBQ OFFERING” point to the same word. It begins with R.
RIBS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKER
8Maker
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Trade-mark”.
CREATOR
c---r
9___ POLLOI
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “cr” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HOI
FRINGE
10Fringe
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EDGE
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
PURPOSE
12Purpose
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Vision organ”.
INTENT
SAVE YOUR ENERGY
13Save your energy
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SYE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HEEL
AFTER D
15After d
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
DRIVING LICENSE
16Driving license
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TUR___L
17TUR___L
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“TUR___L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MOI
VISION ORGAN
18Vision organ
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Purpose” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
LIGH__ULB
19LIGH__ULB
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“LIGH__ULB” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TB
LONDON'S LAND ABBR.
20London's land abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “4 on a phone”.
ENG
HIT YOUR EDGE
21Hit your edge
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
HYE
NEW YEAR'S EVE
22New year's eve
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “New year's eve” to its initials.
NYE
SHIP
23Ship
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ship.
S
NOT THIN
24Not thin
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sister's daughter”.
THICK
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sister's daughter”.
ICES
4 ON A PHONE
264 on a phone
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
GHI
BE A BAD WITNESS
27Be a bad witness
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
LIE
ISLAND COUNTRY
28Island country
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IC
__ECTRIC
29__ECTRIC
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__ECTRIC” go in the grid. First one: E.
EL
SISTER'S DAUGHTER
30Sister's daughter
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fourth letter against “Not thin”.
NIECE
LEADER
31Leader
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Leader.
L
+s
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELKS
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