CRYPTO CLUES CL

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Summer, 2022 (1-6)

GAMES Magazine

August, 1999

Joan Ward (7- 10)

1. Enjoys chutneys

2. Interfere with basket

 

3. I heard a silly featherbrain

 

4. Umpire made mistakes, mentioned

 

5. Burning a can

 

6. Get up about a quarter of nine and wash your face 

 

7. Feelings hurt in mess tent

 

8. Listen to proper ceremony

 

9. Poise in L.A. can be fantastic

 

10. Extricate me from sleep-induced fear 

 

HINTS:

1. Two meanings

2. Homograph              

3. Anagram

4. Two words

5. Can is a homograph

6. N = 1/4 of NINE

7. Anagram

8. Homophone

9. Anagram

10. ME - literally

 

Answers:

 

1. RELISHES

2. HAMPER

3. AIRHEAD (I heard a)

4. REFERRED(ref erred)

5. AFIRE (can = fire - as from a job)

6. RINSE (rise + N)

7. SENTIMENTS (in mess tent)

8. RITE (right)

9. BALANCE  (LA can be)  

10. DREAD (the letters ME - dreamed)