Crossword Challenge Puzzle 576 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 576 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 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Leader of nation”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Time segments”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Leader of nation”. 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.
LEADER OF NATION
1Leader of nation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PRESIDENT
COMFORT
2Comfort
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Eastern standard time”.
EASE
RISE IN TIME
3Rise in time
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RIT
ma-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ma” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ID
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ W _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Off-color”.
DRAWER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. “___SAGE” crosses it at the third square.
STUD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TIME SEGMENTS
8Time segments
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ I _ _ S. Solving “After n” first gives you its fifth letter.
PERIODS
POLICE OPERATION
9Police operation
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Rise in time”.
RAID
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
10Eastern standard time
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Eastern standard time”.
EST
SPECIAL EDITION
11Special edition
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Special edition” to its initials.
SE
AFTER H
12After h
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
do not –
13Agitate
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “do not ” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DISTURB
POLY ENDING
14Poly ending
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Solving “Current” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESTER
NORTHERN LIGHTS
15Northern lights
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NL
EXAM
16Exam
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sap”.
TEST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RETWEET
17Retweet
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
R _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RT
ENSURE SAFETY
18Ensure safety
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
SECURE
___SAGE
19___SAGE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___SAGE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SAU
CURRENT
20Current
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Poly ending”.
LATEST
OFF-COLOR
21Off-color
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
LEWD
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
22Pacific standard time
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PST
WALKING SPEED
23Walking speed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Ensure safety” first gives you its third letter.
PACE
ISLAND
24Island
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Northern lights”.
ISLE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. Its third letter is shared with “____ION”.
BUST
UPLOAD
26Upload
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Upload, nothing more.
U
SERVICE VEHICLE
27Service vehicle
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SV
____ION
28____ION
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
“____ION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SESS
SAP
29Sap
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sap, nothing more.
S
VERMONT
30Vermont
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
V _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
VT
Crossword Challenge Level 576 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 576 solved
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