Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1594 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 33 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1594, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 15 of 33 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 5 want 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 “Financial obligat-ion”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Financial obligat-ion”, read top to bottom.
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.
FINANCIAL OBLIGAT-ION
1Financial obligat-ion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ B _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LIABILITY
INSTANT DATA
2Instant data
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ID
GET DEWY-EYED
3Get dewy-eyed
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “In the know”.
TEAR
+s
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HAWKS
INCEPTION
5Inception
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Inception starts with the answer.
I
COMMOTION
6Commotion
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with U. “Optical network” crosses it at the fourth square.
UPROAR
PERSONAL MANNER
7Personal manner
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Solving “In the know” first gives you its third letter.
MIEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ H _ _ M. Solving “Inception” first gives you its fifth letter.
LITHIUM
BRAIN SPARK
9Brain spark
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “Get dewy-eyed” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
ABACUS
10Abacus
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Abacus starts with the answer.
A
DOG SOUND
11Dog sound
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. “Get dewy-eyed” crosses it at the third square.
BARK
PART OF 'IN-OUT'
12Part of 'in-out'
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Blood deficiency” first gives you its second letter.
IN
mal-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “mal” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LET
SUGGEST
14Suggest
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Boy” first gives you its fourth letter.
IMPLY
ques--on
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “queson” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TI
ON-FIELD GAIN
16On-field gain
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ D _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “_ROUND”.
YARDAGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
3.14, ROUGHLY
173.14, roughly
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits P _. Its second letter is shared with “Personal manner”.
PI
_RGUMENT
18_RGUMENT
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_RGUMENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
IN THE KNOW
19In the know
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ R _. “Commotion” crosses it at the fourth square.
AWARE
BLOOD DEFICIENCY
20Blood deficiency
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Suggest”.
ANEMIA
OPTICAL NETWORK
21Optical network
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Optical network” to its initials.
ON
SALARY
22Salary
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Suggest”.
PAY
HOT SPRINGS RESORT
23Hot springs resort
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. “Commotion” crosses it at the third square.
SPA
TOILET PAPER
24Toilet paper
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Toilet paper”.
TP
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Zone level”.
KALE
BIBLICAL BOAT
26Biblical boat
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
ARK
BOY
27Boy
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “On-field gain”.
LAD
ARIA
28Aria
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Aria.
A
ZERO GRAVITY
29Zero gravity
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Zero gravity” to its initials.
ZG
ANTIGEN
30Antigen
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Antigen, nothing more.
A
RAMP
31Ramp
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ramp.
R
ZONE LEVEL
32Zone level
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZL
_ROUND
33_ROUND
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_ROUND” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1594 Solved Grid
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