Ultra Level 85: Interest & Screw

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Ultra Level 85

Interest & Screw

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DIFFICULTY

1 across · 8 lettersCuriosity about a subject, or a charge for borrowing money.

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PUZZLE CLUES

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Crossing letters help with the rest.

Quick rules

Use every tile once. Fit letters into the outlined squares without overlap. Read the clues to make the correct words. The small dot marks the letter you place when tapping the board. Hard and Ultra allow rotation; flipping is not allowed.

About this puzzle

In Interest & Screw, fit 15 letter pieces onto a 8 × 12 board to complete 9 words. You can rotate each piece in quarter turns; you cannot flip it.

Start with the clue you know, then check which pieces contain those letters. Tap a clue to highlight its position. If a piece fits but creates an unexpected word, use Undo or move it back to the tray.

Show answers and reference board (spoilers)

1 across: INTEREST
Curiosity about a subject, or a charge for borrowing money.

2 down: SCREW
A threaded fastener turned into a material.

3 down: INSECT
An arthropod with six legs and three main body sections.

4 down: BEACH
A strip of sand or pebbles beside the water.

5 across: DINNER
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

6 across: APPLE
An orchard fruit commonly baked in a pie with cinnamon.

7 down: FREEZE
To turn a liquid into a solid by cooling it.

8 across: BATTER
A pourable mixture used to make pancakes.

9 across: MISTAKE
An action or judgment that turns out to be incorrect.

This is a reference solution. Any legal tile arrangement that produces the correct words is accepted.

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