CRYPTO CLUES CLVIII

GAMES/World of Puzzles

December, 2024

Fred Piscop (1-3)

Bob Stigger (4- 6)

Ron Sweet (7-11)

 

1. Crunchy Tex-Mex meal for Roman orator

 

2. "All rise," he exploded, "and go crazy!"

 

3. Measures announced for flat, treeless plains

 

4. Some bemoan the music, "The Star-Spangled Banner," for instance

 

5. A Greek character recently collecting stamps

 

6. What the Titanic in theory was; theory was wrong

 

7. Gala occasion featuring Asian language

 

8. Sends broken items

 

9. Search for certain Punjabi in audience

 

10. Move to edit passage is rejected

 

11. General cycle has no beginning 

 

HINTS:

1. Two words

2. Anagram

3. Homophone

4. Hidden word

5. Two words

6. Anagram

7. Hidden word

8. *****

9. Synonym and homophone

10. Hidden word

11. Synonym and beheadment

 

Answers:

 

1. TACO SALAD (Cato)

2. RAISE HELL (all rise he)

3. STEPPES (steps)

4. ANTHEM (bemoAN THE Music)

5. PHILATELY (phi + lately) 

6. SEAWORTHY (theory was)

7. LAO (gaLA Occasion)

8. EMITS

9. SEEK (Sikh)

10. VETOED (moVE TO EDit)

11. IKE (bike) [Ike - Nickname for Army General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower]