Crossword Master Puzzle 987 Answers
18 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — right on the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 987 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 987, part of the puzzles 901–1000 block. The board carries 18 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 65 letters combined. That is right on the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 10 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 987 specifically. The longest answer here is Emulate at 7 letters.
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18 Clues in Puzzle 987
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Upper Case | Uc | 2 | |
| #2 | Smile REUSED | Grin | 4 | |
| #3 | Collection REUSED | Set | 3 | |
| #4 | Insect REUSED | Ant | 3 | |
| #5 | Say | Utter | 5 | |
| #6 | Suffuse | Imbue | 5 | |
| #7 | Area REUSED | A | 1 | |
| #8 | Billion REUSED | Bn | 2 | |
| #9 | Faction | Bloc | 4 | |
| #10 | Imitate REUSED | Emulate | 7 | |
| #11 | Woman REUSED | Dame | 4 | |
| #12 | High Definition | Hd | 2 | |
| #13 | Sousaphone | Tuba | 4 | |
| #14 | Sudden Fall | Tumble | 6 | |
| #15 | Mother REUSED | Momma | 5 | |
| #16 | Either REUSED | Both | 4 | |
| #17 | Los Angeles | La | 2 | |
| #18 | Pl__ REUSED | Um | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 987.
Smile — here the answer is Grin. Elsewhere this clue can be S, in puzzles 113, 601, 1061, 1121 and 1 more.
Collection — here the answer is Set. Elsewhere this clue can be Array, Album, Archive, in puzzles 171, 765, 817, 863 and 1 more.
Insect — here the answer is Ant. Elsewhere this clue can be Bug, Hornet, Imago, in puzzles 174, 208, 325, 386 and 9 more.
Area — here the answer is A. Elsewhere this clue can be Sector, Land, Realm, Acre, in puzzles 3, 29, 63, 123 and 20 more.
Billion — here the answer is Bn. Elsewhere this clue can be B, in puzzles 31, 482, 1196, 1293 and 5 more.
Imitate — here the answer is Emulate. Elsewhere this clue can be Mimic, in puzzles 562, 730, 1447, 1735.
Woman — here the answer is Dame. Elsewhere this clue can be W, She, Gal, Lady, in puzzles 115, 124, 188, 281 and 10 more.
Mother — here the answer is Momma. Elsewhere this clue can be Ma, Mama, Parent, Mom, in puzzles 26, 38, 201, 261 and 19 more.