Crossword Master Puzzle 31 Answers
20 clues with verified answers, 1–7 letters each — above the game average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Puzzle 31 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every clue and answer for Crossword Master puzzle 31, part of the puzzles 1–100 block. The board carries 20 clues in total, with answers running from 1 to 7 letters and 65 letters combined. That is above the game-wide average of 18.6 clues per puzzle.
Worth knowing before you start: 12 of these 20 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 31 specifically. The longest answer here is Several at 7 letters.
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20 Clues in Puzzle 31
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Not One REUSED | Several | 7 | |
| #2 | Electric Vehicle | Ev | 2 | |
| #3 | Possess REUSED | Have | 4 | |
| #4 | Hot Drink REUSED | Tea | 3 | |
| #5 | Rupees | Rs | 2 | |
| #6 | Before F | E | 1 | |
| #7 | Ship REUSED | Ark | 3 | |
| #8 | True REUSED | T | 1 | |
| #9 | Short Time REUSED | Moment | 6 | |
| #10 | Billion REUSED | Bn | 2 | |
| #11 | Existed REUSED | Were | 4 | |
| #12 | Et Cetera | Etc | 3 | |
| #13 | Victory REUSED | Win | 3 | |
| #14 | Palladium | Pd | 2 | |
| #15 | Wander REUSED | Roam | 4 | |
| #16 | Sketched | Drew | 4 | |
| #17 | Were Aware | Knew | 4 | |
| #18 | Tor__ | Onto | 4 | |
| #19 | Journey REUSED | Trip | 4 | |
| #20 | Company REUSED | Co | 2 |
Clues Reused Elsewhere
These clues appear in other puzzles with a different required answer. The answer shown is the one for puzzle 31.
Not One — here the answer is Several. Elsewhere this clue can be None, Nor, in puzzles 590, 609, 961.
Possess — here the answer is Have. Elsewhere this clue can be Own, Keep, in puzzles 185, 661, 746, 1022 and 6 more.
Hot Drink — here the answer is Tea. Elsewhere this clue can be T, in puzzles 116, 297, 596, 721 and 7 more.
Ship — here the answer is Ark. Elsewhere this clue can be Ferry, in puzzles 313, 836, 1059, 1999.
True — here the answer is T. Elsewhere this clue can be Real, in puzzles 1, 34, 425, 442 and 12 more.
Short Time — here the answer is Moment. Elsewhere this clue can be St, Soon, in puzzles 230, 1188, 1846, 1986.
Billion — here the answer is Bn. Elsewhere this clue can be B, in puzzles 482, 987, 1196, 1293 and 5 more.
Existed — here the answer is Were. Elsewhere this clue can be Been, in puzzle 865.
Victory — here the answer is Win. Elsewhere this clue can be V, in puzzles 8, 110, 403, 479 and 12 more.
Wander — here the answer is Roam. Elsewhere this clue can be Stray, in puzzles 312, 651, 884, 1216 and 3 more.
Puzzles Around 31
Puzzle 31 — Questions
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3 Tips for Crossword Master Puzzle 31
Start from the 7-letter answer
Puzzle 31 runs 20 clues with answers between 1 and 7 letters, the longest being Several. Long entries cross the most squares, so filling one confirms a letter in several shorter answers at once — on a grid this size that usually cascades through half the board.
12 of these clues have more than one known answer
Crossword Master reuses clue text across puzzles with different solutions, and 12 of the 20 clues on this board are among them. That is why the crossing letters matter more than the clue: check the length first, then the letters you already have, before committing to an answer you remember from another puzzle.
Where this puzzle sits
Puzzle 31 holds 20 clues against a game average of 18.6, and is part of the 1–100 block. Puzzle 30 comes before it and puzzle 32 after. Difficulty drifts up slowly across the 2,001 puzzles rather than jumping, so neighbours are a fair guide.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify puzzle 31
The 20 clue-and-answer pairs on this page come straight from the puzzle data, not from another answer site. Each answer is checked to match the length its grid slot allows, and clue wording is stored exactly as the game shows it — which is what lets us tell you when the same clue has a different answer in another puzzle.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Aug 25, 2026Crossword Master by the numbers
How to Solve a Crossword Master Puzzle
The order that clears a crossword fastest, whatever the theme.
Start with the fills you are certain of
Short answers with common letter patterns anchor the grid. Every letter one of them places is a free constraint on the crossing clues, which is why the grid opens up far faster from the easy corners than from the clue you are stuck on.
Use the crossings, not the clue
When a clue will not give, stop reading it and look at what crosses it. Two or three confirmed letters usually reduce the answer to one candidate, and that is quicker than re-reading a clue you have already failed to solve.
Let the theme carry the long answers
The long entries usually share a theme, so once one of them falls the others follow the same pattern. Solve a long answer and re-read the other long clues immediately — they are rarely independent.