CRYPTO CLUES CXLIV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles 

Volume 129 (1-7)

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (8-9)

 

1. Angry about truck to supply with water (container)

 

2. Save rock found around Utah resort (container)

 

3. Removed top of pumpkin-colored appliance (beheadment)

 

4. Gave a meal or a hat (three words)

 

5. Get on a piece of lumber (two meanings)

 

6. Turn of phrase for mountaineer (anagram)

 

7. Passes the responsibility to another. Don't touch! (two words/two meanings)

8. Ran from a messy desk (anagram/two words)

9. Mobs around east Indian river (container) [east = E]

Answers:

1. IRRIGATE (IR RIG ATE)

2. SALT AWAY (S ALTA WAY) [rock = sway]

3. RANGE (ORANGE)

4. FEDORA (fed + or + a)

5. BOARD

6. SHERPA (phrase)

7. HANDS OFF

8. SKEDADDLED (sked addled)

9. GANGES (GANG E S)