Crossword Challenge Puzzle 564 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 564, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 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; 1 wants 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 “Certainty”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 564: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Move forward”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Certainty”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CERTAINTY
1Certainty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ U _ _ N _ _. Solving “Prize” first gives you its sixth letter.
ASSURANCE
NOT SHALLOW
2Not shallow
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Silent exit needed” first gives you its third letter.
DEEP
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Silent exit needed”.
VAN
squ-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “squ” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AT
NOT
5Not
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Not.
N
NEAR IN DISTANCE
6Near in distance
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Money in hand”.
CLOSE
PER PERSON
7Per person
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “___KEY” first gives you its third letter.
EACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MOVE FORWARD
8Move forward
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Not”.
ADVANCE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SEAT
SILENT EXIT NEEDED
10Silent exit needed
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SEN
NOT DOWN
11Not down
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
U _. Solving “Not shallow” first gives you its second letter.
UP
AFTER Q
12After q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
13Prize
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “PRIZE” point to the same word. It begins with A.
AWARD
-te
14Not yes
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-te”). What is left starts with N.
NO
CAMPUS LOCALE
15Campus locale
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Nickname”.
COLLEGE
RIM
16Rim
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Life's good” first gives you its third letter.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOS ANGELES
17Los angeles
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LA
NICKNAME
18Nickname
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Prize”.
HANDLE
___KEY
19___KEY
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___KEY” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HOC
RING SHAPE
20Ring shape
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ C _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Ceramic base”.
CIRCLE
MONEY IN HAND
21Money in hand
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Near in distance”.
CASH
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
22Western australia
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Western australia” to its initials.
WA
VINEYARD PRODUCT
23Vineyard product
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nickname”.
WINE
TREE MATERIAL
24Tree material
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. “Campus locale” crosses it at the third square.
WOOD
LOOKERS
25Lookers
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Campus locale” crosses it at the third square.
EYES
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
EARLIER TIME
27Earlier time
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Operating system” crosses it at the third square.
AGO
CERAMIC BASE
28Ceramic base
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Earlier time”.
CLAY
LIFE'S GOOD
29Life's good
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Life's good” to its initials.
LG
OPERATING SYSTEM
30Operating system
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Operating system” to its initials.
OS
Crossword Challenge Level 564 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 564 solved
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