Crossword Challenge Puzzle 519 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 519 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 2 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Feeling-related”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Skill or talent”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Feeling-related”. 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.
FEELING-RELATED
1Feeling-related
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After s”.
AFFECTIVE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ S _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
BLUSH
ATOMIC CHARGE
3Atomic charge
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Pleasure”.
ION
LONG PLAY
4Long play
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Long play” to its initials.
LP
INPUT
5Input
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Input.
I
OBSOLETE "YOU"
6Obsolete "you"
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “___LEGE” crosses it at the third square.
THOU
LIKE A PALE BANANA
7Like a pale banana
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Y _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “BLACK ___ (SPIDER)”.
YELLOWISH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILL OR TALENT
8Skill or talent
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Input” first gives you its fifth letter.
ABILITY
flip –
9Dud
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “flip ” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FLOP
PLEASURE
10Pleasure
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Check the third letter against “Atomic charge”.
FUN
fri-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fri-”). What is left starts with E.
ES
BLOCK AIRWAY
12Block airway
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ K _. Check the fourth letter against “Winter sports gear”.
CHOKE
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
WADING BIRD
14Wading bird
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “In debt”.
IBIS
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. V _ _. Check the third letter against “In debt”.
VAN
UK'S LANGUAGE
16Uk's language
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Two in roman”.
ENGLISH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRONOUN FOR MALE
17Pronoun for male
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Its second letter is shared with “Like a pale banana”.
HE
MIXED-GENDER SCHOOL
18Mixed-gender school
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Block airway”.
COED
___LEGE
19___LEGE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___LEGE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
COL
WINTER SPORTS GEAR
20Winter sports gear
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “BLACK ___ (SPIDER)” crosses it at the third square.
SKIS
SPIRIT
21Spirit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Obsolete "you”.
SOUL
IN DEBT
22In debt
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
OWING
OUTLET
23Outlet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Outlet.
O
EXCUSES
24Excuses
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ BEEN REAL”.
OUTS
BLACK ___ (SPIDER)
25BLACK ___ (SPIDER)
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “BLACK ___ (SPIDER)”? It fits W _ _ O _.
WIDOW
BLOCK
26Block
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Uk's language”.
BAN
UNDER INTEL
27Under intel
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Under intel”.
UI
TWO IN ROMAN
28Two in roman
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Check the second letter against “Uk's language”.
II
"___ BEEN REAL"
29"___ BEEN REAL"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ BEEN REAL”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
LIKE
30Like
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Like, nothing more.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 519 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 519 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 519 with us. Puzzle 520 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.