Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1593 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1593 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Keeping steady”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Largest”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Keeping steady”. 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.
KEEPING STEADY
1Keeping steady
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ A _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
BALANCING
ANEMIC'S NEED
2Anemic's need
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. “Loan officer” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
GAME-STOP
3Game-stop
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GS
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
EARTH-FRIENDLY PREFIX
5Earth-friendly prefix
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “___-COLA” first gives you its third letter.
ECO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ K _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Know it”.
SOCKET
7Loco-motive vehicle
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “LOCO-MOTIVE VEHICLE” point to the same word. It begins with T.
TRAIN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LARGEST
8Largest
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Earth-friendly prefix”.
BIGGEST
binocul-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “binocul-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ARS
LOAN OFFICER
10Loan officer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Loan officer”.
LO
STAKE (IN POKER)
11Stake (in poker)
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Not feral” crosses it at the third square.
ANTE
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ E _ _. Solving “EN___Y” first gives you its fourth letter.
CEMENT
NOT REACTING
14Not reacting
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “EN___Y”.
INERT
NEVADA ABBR.
15Nevada abbr.
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
N _. Its second letter is shared with “Jealous feeling”.
NV
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. The third square is also part of “Mass”.
GYM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CON___D
17CON___D
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CON___D” go in the grid. First one: C.
COR
COMMON ERA
18Common era
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Common era” to its initials.
CE
___-COLA
19___-COLA
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___-COLA” out loud and the blank fills itself: C _ _ _.
COCA
NOT FERAL
20Not feral
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TAME
KNOW IT
21Know it
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KI
COME IN
22Come in
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Treasures” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENTER
ANOTHER
23Another
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Another starts with the answer.
A
JEALOUS FEELING
24Jealous feeling
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Nevada abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ENVY
POET'S DUSK
25Poet's dusk
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Loco-motive vehicle”.
EEN
EN___Y
26EN___Y
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“EN___Y” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERG
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
27Employee self service
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Employee self service” to its initials.
ESS
EXCLAIM
28Exclaim
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exclaim.
E
__CHINE
29__CHINE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__CHINE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MA
TREASURES
30Treasures
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__CHINE”.
GEMS
MASS
31Mass
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Mass, nothing more.
M
pa---ol
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pa---ol”). What is left starts with R.
RAS
Crossword Challenge Level 1593 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 15948×10 · 33 clues · 5 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 2 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 15958×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 1 clue is a fill-in-the-blank.See hints and answers
Puzzle 1593 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 1593 with us. Puzzle 1594 is next, with 33 clues on a 8×10 board.