Crossword Challenge Puzzle 59 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 59? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Snow slide”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Pierced by bow”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Snow slide”. 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.
1Snow slide
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture plus words: “SNOW SLIDE”. The answer opens with A.
AVALANCHE
EXTRACT
2Extract
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Solitary person”.
REMOVE
LEAD A HORSE
3Lead a horse
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “In among” crosses it at the third square.
REIN
4-ar
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. O.
O
PRONOUN FOR US
5Pronoun for us
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with W. The second square is also part of “Listener”.
WE
DINE
6Dine
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Towards” first gives you its third letter.
EAT
LET FALL
7Let fall
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Towards”.
DROP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PIERCED BY BOW
8Pierced by bow
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Pronoun for us”.
ARROWED
VICTORY SIGN
9Victory sign
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Lead a horse” first gives you its third letter.
VEE
IN AMONG
10In among
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lead a horse”.
AMID
SOLITARY PERSON
11Solitary person
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. “Caffeine-free” crosses it at the fourth square.
LONER
l--ender
12L--ender
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “lender” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AV
CANCELED OUT
13Canceled out
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ A _ _ D. “Betrayer” crosses it at the fifth square.
NEGATED
14-age
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Use the text “-AGE” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
C
OWNS
15Owns
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. The third square is also part of “Dishy rumors, in slang”.
HAS
GUAR-ANTEES
16Guar-antees
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ U _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Arkansas”.
ENSURES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LISTENER
17Listener
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Let fall”.
EAR
CAFFEINE-FREE
18Caffeine-free
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _. “Canceled out” crosses it at the fourth square.
DECAF
TOWARDS
19Towards
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Check the second letter against “Let fall”.
TO
BETRAYER
20Betrayer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Canceled out”.
RAT
PARTY
21Party
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Party starts with the answer.
P
ECRU
22Ecru
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Grow old”.
BEIGE
TAXI
23Taxi
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ecru”.
CAB
DISHY RUMORS, IN SLANG
24Dishy rumors, in slang
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Owns”.
GOSS
"EASY ___ IT"
25"EASY ___ IT"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say “EASY ___ IT” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _ _.
DOES
__ COURSE!
26__ COURSE!
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “__ COURSE!”. Shape: O _.
OF
ONE
27One
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. The second square is also part of “Guar-antees”.
AN
INPUT OUTPUT
28Input output
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IO
ARKANSAS
29Arkansas
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
A _. “Guar-antees” crosses it at the second square.
AR
GROW OLD
30Grow old
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving “EASY ___ IT” first gives you its third letter.
AGE
AFTER T
31After t
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 59 Solved Grid
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