Crossword Challenge Puzzle 589 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 33 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 589, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 15 of 33 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Artful”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Be enough”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Artful”, 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.
ARTFUL
1Artful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “South-south-west”.
STYLISTIC
USER INTERFACE
2User interface
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “User interface” to its initials.
UI
33
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. “Way to go” crosses it at the third square.
FERN
FROZEN DEW
4Frozen dew
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
F _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
FROST
INSTALL
5Install
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Install, nothing more.
I
DAIRY SOURCE
6Dairy source
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _. “Tennis court” crosses it at the fourth square.
CATTLE
____UTIVE
7____UTIVE
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “____UTIVE” go in the grid. First one: E.
EXEC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BE ENOUGH
8Be enough
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ F _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Install”.
SUFFICE
RANK OR GRADE
9Rank or grade
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TIER
TEXTER'S WHY
10Texter's why
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Texter's why”.
Y
1111
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LENS
IOWA POSTAL
12Iowa postal
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. “Not hard” crosses it at the second square.
IA
SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST
13South-south-west
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SSW
-ic
1414
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
The image carries “-ic”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TITAN
IN-LOCATION
15In-location
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “In-location” to its initials.
IL
SPINNING STORM
16Spinning storm
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ L _ _ E. “Oak” crosses it at the fifth square.
CYCLONE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REL__
17REL__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “REL__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AX
AFTER T
18After t
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
WAY TO GO
19Way to go
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dairy source”.
ROUTE
NOT HARD
20Not hard
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EASILY
TENNIS COURT
21Tennis court
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tennis court” to its initials.
TC
ADULT MALE
22Adult male
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
MAN
TOO MUCH LOVE
23Too much love
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TML
WEIGHT
24Weight
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
W _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
WT
GO BY HORSE
25Go by horse
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Juris doctor”.
RIDE
___OBIC
26___OBIC
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___OBIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AER
BE IN PAIN
27Be in pain
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Spinning storm”.
AIL
INSIDE
28Inside
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
JUNIOR NURSE
29Junior nurse
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
JN
ONE PERSON
30One person
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “One person”.
I
ROMAN NUMERAL 100
31Roman numeral 100
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 100”.
C
JURIS DOCTOR
32Juris doctor
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Juris doctor” to its initials.
JD
OAK
33Oak
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Oak starts with the answer.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 589 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 589 solved
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