CRYPTO CLUES CVIII

GAMES Magazine

December, 1983

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

 

1. Part of a mosaic I let loose

2. Expert edited radio talk show (anagram)

3. CIA catching nogoodnik with bug (container)

4. Jerk holding tabloid is very sad (container)

5. Leave wasteland

6. Runaway involved in hotel operations (hidden word)

7. Gathers about 100 reviews (Roman numeral)

8. Snail races got out of control

9. Maniac inventor has swallowed vitamin 

 

Answers:

 

1. TILE (I let) 

2. ADROIT (expert) [radio talk]

3. CICADA (CI CAD A)

4. TRAGIC (T RAG IC) [tic = jerk]

5. DESERT (stressonym -two meanings) 

6. ELOPE (hotEL OPErations) [run away]

7. RECAPS (RE C APS) (C=100)

8. ESCARGO (races got) 

9. NIACIN (maniac inventor)