Word Hike Level 992
Answers

36 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CRACKDOWNS

All 36 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Partner of tanCOS3
Beauty businessSALON5
Mix together in a confused mannerSCRAMBLE8
What are overtures to operasPRELUDES8
Some police operationsCRACKDOWNS10
Walks drunkenly; stumbles wearilySTAGGERS8
Searches among wasteSCAVENGES9
Different, or the unusualOTHER5
Urban park soundCOO3
Tenaciously unwilling to yieldSTUBBORN8
Boggle the mindSTUN4
Unwanted plantWEED4
Jolt glass of beerJAR3
Earlier in timeAGO3
Small pinchNIP3
Adult female swineSOW3
It falls in flurriesSNOW4
Many a college graduate's woeDEBT4
Cuts down the workABRIDGES8
Hi-tech heartCPU3
Inimical oneENEMY5
Intended to be everlastingPERMANENT9
Quick as a winkINNOTIME8
Ins and outs of enginesMECHANISMS10
Bobbing in the wavesFLOATING8
Galaxy in a candy barMILKYWAY8
A common quantityDOZEN5
Difference in size or qualityGAP3
Surface Blemish: Use one's nailsSCRATCH7
Surface Blemish: Makeup mishapSMUDGE6
Surface Blemish: Clothes lineCREASE6
Surface Blemish: Laundry markSTAIN5
Surface Blemish: Seriously overcookBURN4
Surface Blemish: Fender flawDENT4
Surface Blemish: Ozone problemHOLE4
Surface Blemish: Tear in fabricSNAG4

Word Hike Level 992 sits in Ireland - Irish Stew and holds 36 clues, the longest answer being CRACKDOWNS at 10 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

This is a clue game, so the useful thing on this page is the clue text itself. If you are stuck on one line, find that exact wording in the table below rather than reading a bare list of answers — clues identify a puzzle far more reliably than answers do, because answers repeat across a game and clues rarely do.

8 of the 36 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.

This level sits in the 901–1,000 block, with level 991 and level 993 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 992 at a glance
PackIreland - Irish Stew
Clues here36
Longest answerCRACKDOWNS (10)
Shortest answerCOS (3)
Average length5.6 letters
Level992
Questions

Word Hike Level 992 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 992?+
All 36 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
36, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 991 and level 993, or browse the whole 901–1,000 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Word Hike Works

The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.

1

Search the clue

Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.

2

Fill the crossings

Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.

3

Use the theme

Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.

Play smarter

Word Hike Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 36 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is CRACKDOWNS

At 10 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The clue is the identifier

Answers repeat throughout Word Hike; the clue wording rarely does. Match the exact line and you can be certain you are on the right level.

4

Letter counts separate similar clues

Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.

5

Long slots are the easy ones

More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.

6

Read the whole level

Clues in one hike share a theme, so a line that makes no sense alone often resolves once you have read the others on the same level page.

By the numbers

Word Hike Level 992 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain36
Longest answerCRACKDOWNS
Average length5.6 letters
Level992
Block901–1,000