Crossword Challenge Puzzle 560 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 560? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “We, to us”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not chaotic”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “We, to us”. 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.
WE, TO US
1We, to us
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Was alive” first gives you its sixth letter.
OURSELVES
-oom
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “-oom” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
R
24 HOURS
324 hours
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DAY
w-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “w-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EB
PART IN DRAMA
5Part in drama
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___SON”.
ROLE
HAPPEN-ING
6Happen-ing
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _. “Posted” crosses it at the fourth square.
EVENT
WRECKED UTTERLY
7Wrecked utterly
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _ _ Y _ _. Solving “Outlast” first gives you its sixth letter.
DESTROYED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT CHAOTIC
8Not chaotic
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _ _ D. “Part in drama” crosses it at the fifth square.
ORDERED
UNDO
9Undo
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Undo starts with the answer.
U
p-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAY
SINGAPORE
11Singapore
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Opposing” first gives you its second letter.
SG
COMFORT
12Comfort
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Silicon valley”.
EASE
WAS ALIVE
13Was alive
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Garden starter”.
LIVED
VOICE NOTE
14Voice note
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VN
EXTRA SMART QUOTE
15Extra smart quote
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extra smart quote” to its initials.
ESQ
INITIATED
16Initiated
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Vacuum's target”.
STARTED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT BELOW
17Not below
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Happen-ing”.
ABOVE
OPPOSING
18Opposing
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ T. Solving “Voice note” first gives you its fifth letter.
AGAINST
___SON
19___SON
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___SON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LES
GARDEN STARTER
20Garden starter
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Was alive”.
SEED
POSTED
21Posted
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Happen-ing”.
SENT
SILICON VALLEY
22Silicon valley
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SV
TEST RUN
23Test run
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TR
VACUUM'S TARGET
24Vacuum's target
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. “Not he” crosses it at the third square.
DUST
OUTLAST
25Outlast
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Outlast starts with the answer.
O
DEFINITE ARTICLE
26Definite article
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Initiated”.
THE
ASSIGNED TASK
27Assigned task
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Definite article”.
DUTY
QUAL. ASSUR.
28Qual. assur.
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Qual. assur.” to its initials.
QA
NOT HE
29Not he
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Wrecked utterly” first gives you its third letter.
SHE
RUSSET
30Russet
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Russet.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 560 Solved Grid
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