CRYPTO CLUES CLVI

GAMES Magazine

March, 1984

Toni Green (1-3)

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Autumn, 2022 (4-10)

 

1. Irish playwright once named an Indian (two words)

 

2. Remove cap on pressure lock (beheadment) 

 

3. Noticed when speaking part in play (homophone)

 

4. Ambitious fellow is a snake, I rave (three words)

 

5. Lowest quality sausage, I hear (homophone) 

 

6. They say mosquito barrier'll irritate (contraction/homophone)

 

7. Soccer legend between gym bench is a Looney Tunes lover (three words)

 

8. A vet's in struggles for indigenous people (anagram)

 

9. 101 hedges seem to be desert plants (Roman numeral/container)

 

10. Senseless lament about Arizona (abbreviation/container)

 

Answers:

 

1. SHAWNEE

2. TRESS

3. SEEN

4. ASPIRANT

5. WORST (wurst)

6. NETTLE (net'll)

7. PEPE LE PEW (pe Pele pew)

8. NATIVES (a vet's in)

9. CACTI

10. CRAZY