Crossword Master Puzzle 286 Answers
19 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 286 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 286, part of the puzzles 201–300 block. The board carries 19 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 70 letters combined. That is right on the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 6 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 286 specifically. The longest answer here is Essence at 7 letters.
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19 Clues in Puzzle 286
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Soul REUSED | Essence | 7 | |
| #2 | Constrictor | Boa | 3 | |
| #3 | Leave Out | Omit | 4 | |
| #4 | Township REUSED | Ts | 2 | |
| #5 | Low | L | 1 | |
| #6 | Unkind | Nasty | 5 | |
| #7 | Male Deer REUSED | Stag | 4 | |
| #8 | Lizard | Gecko | 5 | |
| #9 | __Wl | O | 1 | |
| #10 | Philosophy | Phi | 3 | |
| #11 | Sediment | Silt | 4 | |
| #12 | Enfield | En | 2 | |
| #13 | Convincing | Telling | 7 | |
| #14 | Job REUSED | Task | 4 | |
| #15 | Cease REUSED | Stop | 4 | |
| #16 | Scary | Eerie | 5 | |
| #17 | __Ist REUSED | Cell | 4 | |
| #18 | Chicken | Hen | 3 | |
| #19 | Team Lead | Tl | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 286.
Soul — here the answer is Essence. Elsewhere this clue can be Anima, Spirit, in puzzles 417, 436, 1121, 1377 and 1 more.
Township — here the answer is Ts. Elsewhere this clue can be Tp, in puzzles 233, 334, 361, 581 and 4 more.
Male Deer — here the answer is Stag. Elsewhere this clue can be Buck, in puzzles 1410, 1444, 1540, 1599.
Job — here the answer is Task. Elsewhere this clue can be Gig, in puzzles 3, 417, 686, 1543 and 2 more.
Cease — here the answer is Stop. Elsewhere this clue can be Refrain, in puzzles 508, 1797, 1832.
__Ist — here the answer is Cell. Elsewhere this clue can be Dent, in puzzle 5.