Crossword Challenge Puzzle 591 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 591 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Group of people”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Legal resident”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Group of people”. 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.
GROUP OF PEOPLE
1Group of people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Young person”.
COMMITTEE
sta-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “sta” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IRS
TUBER-CULOSIS
3Tuber-culosis
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
T _. Check the second letter against “Globe shape”.
TB
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I.
I
ENERGETIC
5Energetic
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _ P _. “Plentiful supply” crosses it at the fourth square.
ZIPPY
DARK SIDE
6Dark side
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Grand tale”.
EVIL
VITAL NEED
7Vital need
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Before school”.
NECESSARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LEGAL RESIDENT
8Legal resident
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _ _ N. Solving “Energetic” first gives you its fifth letter.
CITIZEN
GLOBE SHAPE
9Globe shape
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Tuber-culosis”.
ORB
ar-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ar” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MS
MENTHOL
11Menthol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Menthol.
M
DECOR-ATIVE INSERT
12Decor-ative insert
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Issue forth”.
INLAY
YOUNG PERSON
13Young person
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Bar order” crosses it at the third square.
TEEN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _. “___ERMORE” crosses it at the second square.
TV
EDIT
15Edit
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Edit, nothing more.
E
BORDER
16Border
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Example given”.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACT___
17ACT___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“ACT___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IVE
ISSUE FORTH
18Issue forth
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _ _ E. “Subtle glow” crosses it at the fifth square.
EMANATE
GRAND TALE
19Grand tale
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Dark side” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
BAR ORDER
20Bar order
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Young person”.
ALE
PLENTIFUL SUPPLY
21Plentiful supply
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Dark side”.
AMPLE
___ERMORE
22___ERMORE
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___ERMORE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NEV
SECTION
23Section
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Section starts with the answer.
S
COLD ___ COFFEE
24COLD ___ COFFEE
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “COLD ___ COFFEE” out loud and the blank fills itself: B _ _ _.
BREW
BEFORE SCHOOL
25Before school
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BS
UNIV. HOSPITAL
26Univ. hospital
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
SUBTLE GLOW
27Subtle glow
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “COLD ___ COFFEE” crosses it at the third square.
AURA
EXAMPLE GIVEN
28Example given
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Example given” to its initials.
EG
COLORLESS GAS
29Colorless gas
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “COLD ___ COFFEE”.
ETHER
DESKTOP
30Desktop
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Desktop.
D
WYOMING
31Wyoming
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. Its second letter is shared with “Vital need”.
WY
Crossword Challenge Level 591 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 591 solved
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