Crossword Challenge Puzzle 562 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 562? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Choices made”.
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 “Choices made”, 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.
CHOICES MADE
1Choices made
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ O _ _. “Not working” crosses it at the sixth square.
DECISIONS
RUN, HIT, OUT
2Run, hit, out
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Run, hit, out” to its initials.
RHO
GRADE OPTION
3Grade option
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Grade option”.
A
WHAT'S UP?
4What's up?
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “What's up?”.
WU
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
5Problem to solve
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “End all urges”.
ISSUE
FISHING GEAR
6Fishing gear
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Stay true always”.
NET
SILVER-LIKE COLOR
7Silver-like color
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Stay true always”.
GRAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ W _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Problem to solve”.
DRAWING
ENTRY HALT
9Entry halt
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EH
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “In good health”.
COW
INSIDE
11Inside
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Inside.
I
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fourth square is also part of “City street”.
SILVER
NOT WORKING
13Not working
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “In good health”.
IDLE
ORIG. EQUIP.
14Orig. equip.
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Orig. equip.” to its initials.
OE
BEFORE O
15Before o
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before O.
N
RISK-FREE
16Risk-free
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Carbon fiber”.
SAFE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACCOUNT HOLDER
17Account holder
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. “Fishing gear” crosses it at the third square.
USER
IN GOOD HEALTH
18In good health
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
WELL
STAY TRUE ALWAYS
19Stay true always
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Stay true always”.
STA
CITY STREET
20City street
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ N _ _. “Big star” crosses it at the fourth square.
AVENUE
END ALL URGES
21End all urges
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “End all urges” to its initials.
EAU
INS___
22INS___
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “INS___” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IDE
AFTER X
23After x
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
HUDSON OR NILE
24Hudson or nile
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ E _. “Fixed” crosses it at the fourth square.
RIVER
MADAM
25Madam
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fixed”.
LADY
ICE LEVEL
26Ice level
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ice level”.
IL
THIS ___ THAT
27THIS ___ THAT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Say “THIS ___ THAT” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _.
OR
BIG STAR
28Big star
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Hudson or nile” first gives you its third letter.
NOVA
CARBON FIBER
29Carbon fiber
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CF
FIXED
30Fixed
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ E _. “Hudson or nile” crosses it at the fourth square.
CURED
ADD
31Add
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Add, nothing more.
A
ju-
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ju-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RY
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