Crossword Master Puzzle 1986 Answers
19 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 1986 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 1986, part of the puzzles 1901–2000 block. The board carries 19 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 62 letters combined. That is right on the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 9 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 1986 specifically. The longest answer here is Gewgaws at 7 letters.
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19 Clues in Puzzle 1986
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Trinkets | Gewgaws | 7 | |
| #2 | Stitch REUSED | Sew | 3 | |
| #3 | Mail List | Ml | 2 | |
| #4 | Heap | Pile | 4 | |
| #5 | Northern REUSED | N | 1 | |
| #6 | Category REUSED | Grade | 5 | |
| #7 | Telephone REUSED | T | 1 | |
| #8 | Droops | Sags | 4 | |
| #9 | __Lly | Je | 2 | |
| #10 | Short Time REUSED | Soon | 4 | |
| #11 | Union | U | 1 | |
| #12 | Edge REUSED | Verge | 5 | |
| #13 | San Diego | Sd | 2 | |
| #14 | Pushes | Presses | 7 | |
| #15 | __Abyte | Gig | 3 | |
| #16 | Delay REUSED | Lag | 3 | |
| #17 | Runs | Jogs | 4 | |
| #18 | Either REUSED | Or | 2 | |
| #19 | Very Good REUSED | Vg | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 1986.
Stitch — here the answer is Sew. Elsewhere this clue can be Seam, Baste, Darn, in puzzles 35, 137, 345, 349 and 14 more.
Northern — here the answer is N. Elsewhere this clue can be No, in puzzles 57, 177, 509, 645 and 2 more.
Category — here the answer is Grade. Elsewhere this clue can be C, Genre, Subtype, in puzzles 531, 638, 753, 1057 and 1 more.
Telephone — here the answer is T. Elsewhere this clue can be Tp, in puzzles 9, 192, 358, 792 and 5 more.
Short Time — here the answer is Soon. Elsewhere this clue can be Moment, St, in puzzles 31, 230, 1188, 1846.
Edge — here the answer is Verge. Elsewhere this clue can be Hem, Rim, Brim, E, in puzzles 28, 107, 154, 205 and 24 more.
Delay — here the answer is Lag. Elsewhere this clue can be D, Latency, in puzzles 297, 335, 375, 418 and 14 more.