Crossword Master Puzzle 1686 Answers
18 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 1686 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 1686, part of the puzzles 1601–1700 block. The board carries 18 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 58 letters combined. That is right on the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 7 of these 18 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 1686 specifically. The longest answer here is Oration at 7 letters.
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18 Clues in Puzzle 1686
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2Nd Before C | A | 1 | |
| #2 | Aerosol REUSED | Gas | 3 | |
| #3 | After T | U | 1 | |
| #4 | They | Them | 4 | |
| #5 | Fr__T REUSED | Os | 2 | |
| #6 | For Tea | Cup | 3 | |
| #7 | K__Y | E | 1 | |
| #8 | Speech REUSED | Oration | 7 | |
| #9 | Repair REUSED | Mend | 4 | |
| #10 | Cereal Plant REUSED | Rye | 3 | |
| #11 | Synchronize | Sync | 4 | |
| #12 | Ex-Dividend | Xd | 2 | |
| #13 | Gossip REUSED | Hearsay | 7 | |
| #14 | __Ter REUSED | Ou | 2 | |
| #15 | Announcer | Crier | 5 | |
| #16 | Cash Machine | Atm | 3 | |
| #17 | Black Mineral | Onyx | 4 | |
| #18 | Tennessee | Tn | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 1686.
Aerosol — here the answer is Gas. Elsewhere this clue can be Ae, in puzzles 170, 222, 978, 1029 and 5 more.
Speech — here the answer is Oration. Elsewhere this clue can be Talk, Oratory, Orality, Lecture, in puzzles 3, 132, 867, 975 and 6 more.
Repair — here the answer is Mend. Elsewhere this clue can be Fix, R, in puzzles 227, 490, 649, 833 and 8 more.
Cereal Plant — here the answer is Rye. Elsewhere this clue can be Oat, in puzzles 197, 363, 902, 1633 and 3 more.