Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1590 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1590, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stargazing tool”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1590: 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 “Stargazing tool”. 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.
STARGAZING TOOL
1Stargazing tool
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “PROTO___”.
TELESCOPE
"___ YOU SURE?"
2"___ YOU SURE?"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ YOU SURE?”? It fits A _ _.
ARE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ C _ _ E _. “Crowd chant to an award honoree” crosses it at the fifth square.
BRACELET
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
EVENT DISPATCHER
5Event dispatcher
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ED
TURN OVER GROSS
6Turn over gross
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TOG
CITY HAZARD
7City hazard
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Leave now”.
SMOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with T.
TABLETS
MAKE A MISTAKE
9Make a mistake
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ERR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LEAF
EMOTE
11Emote
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Emote.
E
CROWD CHANT TO AN AWARD HONOREE
12Crowd chant to an award honoree
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Enemy”.
SPEECH
PROTO___
13PROTO___
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PROTO___” go in the grid. First one: C.
COL
DEBTOR
14Debtor
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OWER
AFTER O
15After o
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
16Electronic warfare
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electronic warfare”.
EW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ PERIGNON
17___ PERIGNON
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ PERIGNON” starts with D.
DOM
ENEMY
18Enemy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with F. Its third letter is shared with “Crowd chant to an award honoree”.
FOE
LEAVE NOW
19Leave now
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _. Solving “City hazard” first gives you its second letter.
GO
CR___ET
20CR___ET
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CR___ET” go in the grid. First one: O.
OCH
COST OF OUTCOME
21Cost of outcome
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Cost of outcome” to its initials.
COO
COMICS SOUND
22Comics sound
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Debtor” first gives you its third letter.
POW
GIRL
23Girl
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Girl.
G
MEAD BASE
24Mead base
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. “Cassettes” crosses it at the fourth square.
HONEY
pro----or
25Local tax
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pro----or”). What is left starts with C.
CESS
___KEY
26___KEY
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___KEY” go in the grid. First one: H.
HOC
BRITISH RULE IN INDIA
27British rule in india
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “Delights” first gives you its third letter.
RAJ
NORTH EAST
28North east
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “North east” to its initials.
NE
POST OFFICE
29Post office
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PO
CASSETTES
30Cassettes
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Mead base”.
TAPES
AFTER V
31After v
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after V.
W
DELIGHTS
32Delights
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mead base”.
JOYS
Crossword Challenge Level 1590 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1590 solved
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