Crossword Master Puzzle 885 Answers
18 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 885 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 885, part of the puzzles 801–900 block. The board carries 18 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 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 885 specifically. The longest answer here is Earnest at 7 letters.
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18 Clues in Puzzle 885
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sincere REUSED | Earnest | 7 | |
| #2 | W, …, Y, … | Xz | 2 | |
| #3 | Scratch REUSED | Itch | 4 | |
| #4 | Demure | Coy | 3 | |
| #5 | Aflare | Alight | 6 | |
| #6 | Nigh | Near | 4 | |
| #7 | __Ow REUSED | Sl | 2 | |
| #8 | Absent REUSED | A | 1 | |
| #9 | … Am REUSED | I | 1 | |
| #10 | Decree REUSED | Edict | 5 | |
| #11 | One Time REUSED | Once | 4 | |
| #12 | Ohio | Oh | 2 | |
| #13 | Reverence | Awe | 3 | |
| #14 | Local Speech | Dialect | 7 | |
| #15 | Rating REUSED | Grade | 5 | |
| #16 | Digital Input | Di | 2 | |
| #17 | Female Bull | Cow | 3 | |
| #18 | Northeast | Ne | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 885.
Sincere — here the answer is Earnest. Elsewhere this clue can be Honest, in puzzle 741.
__Ow — here the answer is Sl. Elsewhere this clue can be Sn, Cr, Br, R, in puzzles 325, 328, 332, 529 and 5 more.
Decree — here the answer is Edict. Elsewhere this clue can be Fiat, in puzzles 694, 728, 1189.