Crossword Challenge Puzzle 574 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 574 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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 “Not feminine”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 574: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Collage of images”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not feminine”. 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.
NOT FEMININE
1Not feminine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MASCULINE
MOVING TO
2Moving to
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Street”.
ONTO
pi-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “pi” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NE
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
4Time-weighted average
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TWA
ACTOR
5Actor
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Actor.
A
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Dined”.
GRATER
REST
7Rest
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Sadly said”.
EASE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COLLAGE OF IMAGES
8Collage of images
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ T _ _ E. “Actor” crosses it at the fifth square.
MONTAGE
AGAIN
9Again
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ANEW
STREET
10Street
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. “Moving to” crosses it at the second square.
ST
-p
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “p” gives the answer. First letter: C.
COO
AFTER T
12After t
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
+s
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LETTERS
ROLE MODELS
14Role models
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _. Solving “Map book” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDOLS
NOT GREAT
15Not great
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NG
+s
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EELS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RED ALERT
17Red alert
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RA
NEWEST
18Newest
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
LATEST
SADLY SAID
19Sadly said
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ALAS
____MAN
20____MAN
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____MAN” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OTTO
DINED
21Dined
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rest”.
ATE
MAP BOOK
22Map book
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. “Tiny part” crosses it at the fourth square.
ATLAS
LONDON MUSEUM
23London museum
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Newest” first gives you its third letter.
TATE
BORDER
24Border
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not great”.
EDGE
LONG TRUCK
25Long truck
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Tiny part”.
SEMI
ENG
26Eng
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Eng.
E
OLD DOMINION
27Old dominion
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OD
TINY PART
28Tiny part
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Old dominion” first gives you its third letter.
ATOM
LIKE
29Like
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Like, nothing more.
L
DIRECT INPUT
30Direct input
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DI
Crossword Challenge Level 574 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 574 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 574 with us. Puzzle 575 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.