Crossword Master Puzzle 1040 Answers
19 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 1040 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 1040, part of the puzzles 1001–1100 block. The board carries 19 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 63 letters combined. That is right on the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 8 of these 19 clues also appear in other Crossword Master puzzles with a different required answer. Crossword Master reuses clue text heavily — 2,496 of the 15,718 distinct clues in the game have more than one possible answer — so an answer you remember from an earlier board may not fit here. The list below is the one for puzzle 1040 specifically. The longest answer here is Ensures at 7 letters.
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19 Clues in Puzzle 1040
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Deed REUSED | Act | 3 | |
| #2 | Vim | Pep | 3 | |
| #3 | M__Stro | Ae | 2 | |
| #4 | Before F | E | 1 | |
| #5 | Braid | Weave | 5 | |
| #6 | Not Rated | Nr | 2 | |
| #7 | Luge | Sled | 4 | |
| #8 | Complete REUSED | Total | 5 | |
| #9 | Water REUSED | W | 1 | |
| #10 | Tantalum | Ta | 2 | |
| #11 | Bite REUSED | Nip | 3 | |
| #12 | Your REUSED | Thy | 3 | |
| #13 | Guarantees REUSED | Ensures | 7 | |
| #14 | Plateaus | Mesas | 5 | |
| #15 | Entire | All | 3 | |
| #16 | Winter Bird | Robin | 5 | |
| #17 | Hints | Tips | 4 | |
| #18 | Article REUSED | The | 3 | |
| #19 | Trainer REUSED | Tr | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 1040.
Deed — here the answer is Act. Elsewhere this clue can be Feat, in puzzles 249, 391, 551, 723 and 2 more.
Complete — here the answer is Total. Elsewhere this clue can be Utter, Over, End, Unitary, in puzzles 612, 746, 751, 917 and 7 more.
Bite — here the answer is Nip. Elsewhere this clue can be Gnaw, Sting, Eat, in puzzles 263, 468, 732, 1159 and 3 more.
Your — here the answer is Thy. Elsewhere this clue can be Ur, Yr, in puzzles 33, 277, 556, 904 and 8 more.
Guarantees — here the answer is Ensures. Elsewhere this clue can be Assures, in puzzles 1234, 1433, 1453, 1581.