Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1592 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1592, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Penitent's priest”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Notion”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Penitent's priest”. 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.
PENITENT'S PRIEST
1Penitent's priest
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ F _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
CONFESSOR
SEEP (OUT)
2Seep (out)
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “New zealand”.
OOZE
NURSING HOME
3Nursing home
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Nursing home” to its initials.
NH
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Catch”.
EAR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “PLAN__R”.
PLANTS
CONICAL DWELLING
7Conical dwelling
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ E _. Solving “PLAN__R” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEPEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOTION
8Notion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ C _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CONCEPT
OUT-OF-HOME
9Out-of-home
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OOH
NEW ZEALAND
10New zealand
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NZ
ca----ria
11Big gala
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ca----ria” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FETE
EARL
12Earl
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Earl.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ C _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Tea holder”.
STICKS
FLOWING CHANGE
14Flowing change
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Tea holder”.
SEGUE
detect--
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “detect--”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OR
DNA'S COUSIN
16Dna's cousin
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “B_DGE”.
RNA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PUB BREW
17Pub brew
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Conical dwelling”.
ALE
TEA HOLDER
18Tea holder
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ C _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TEACUP
CATCH
19Catch
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TRAP
SMALL BRANCH
20Small branch
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TWIG
PLAN__R
21PLAN__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PLAN__R” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
BALL OF YARN
22Ball of yarn
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Tree with cones”.
SKEIN
SQUANDER
23Squander
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ T _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
WASTE
COASTAL BIRD
24Coastal bird
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
TERN
ENERGY BOOST
25Energy boost
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. The third square is also part of “Quick sip”.
PEP
PROBLEM
26Problem
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Problem.
P
__CE
27__CE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
TREE WITH CONES
28Tree with cones
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__CE”.
PINE
B_DGE
29B_DGE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “B_DGE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
QUICK SIP
30Quick sip
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Energy boost”.
NIP
Crossword Challenge Level 1592 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1592 solved
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