Crossword Challenge Puzzle 577 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 577, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 “Location setting”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 577: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Schedule book”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Location setting”. 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.
LOCATION SETTING
1Location setting
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “In the middle”.
PLACEMENT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with L.
L
PHONE PROGRAM
3Phone program
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
APP
NORTHERN LIGHTS
4Northern lights
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NL
SPACE AGENCY
5Space agency
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Half of a yr.”.
NASA
FOE
6Foe
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _. “Family head” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENEMY
DIVISION RESULT
7Division result
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ A _ _ D _ _. Solving “Nation” first gives you its sixth letter.
REMAINDER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCHEDULE BOOK
8Schedule book
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fifth letter is shared with “Space agency”.
PLANNER
AFTER K
9After k
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
st-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“st-”). What is left starts with A.
AMP
-ke
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ke” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CA
___ CANAL
12___ CANAL
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ CANAL”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ERIE
IN THE MIDDLE
13In the middle
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Web”.
MIDST
ENERGY
14Energy
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
E _. Solving “Aquatic soldier” first gives you its second letter.
EN
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
15Nano emission array
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nano emission array” to its initials.
NEA
AFTER S
16After s
Left column 9/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AIRCRAFT TYPE
17Aircraft type
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ N _. Solving “Foe” first gives you its fourth letter.
PLANE
AQUATIC SOLDIER
18Aquatic soldier
Row 3, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “In the middle”.
MARINE
HALF OF A YR.
19Half of a yr.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “Division result” crosses it at the third square.
SEM
WEB
20Web
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “In the middle”.
MESH
FAMILY HEAD
21Family head
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Foe”.
MAMA
IDENTITY
22Identity
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
I _. Check the second letter against “In the middle”.
ID
__ELD
23__ELD
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__ELD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YI
CASH DRAWER
24Cash drawer
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Eye burner”.
TILL
NATION
25Nation
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nation, nothing more.
N
NEW YEAR'S EVE
26New year's eve
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “New year's eve” to its initials.
NYE
FEMALE DEER
27Female deer
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. “New year's eve” crosses it at the third square.
HIND
AUG. REALITY
28Aug. reality
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AR
EYE BURNER
29Eye burner
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Division result” first gives you its third letter.
LYE
US
30Us
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Us.
U
31Picture clue
Row 10, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ E _. “New year's eve” crosses it at the fourth square.
RULER
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Puzzle 577 solved
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