CRYPTO CLUES CLXXIII

GAMES Magazine

May, 2014

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (1-5)

Scott Marley (6-9)

 

1. Madly clouts bug 

2. Greek place I'd help rebuild

3. Defoe's castaway changed course

4. Oldest ancestors maintaining position 

5. Important parts of Francis Scott's song 

6. It drains a seamstress 

7. Bill, I hear, is European

8. Used something that sweeps

9. Unfortunately chose sale items tied in knots

 

HINTS:

1-3: Anagrams

4. Hidden word 

5. Homophones

6. Heteronym

7. Homophone/two meanings

8. Homophones 

9. Anagram

 

Answers:

 

1.  LOCUST (clouts)

2. DELPHI   (I'd help) 

3. CRUSOE (course) 

4. STANCE (oldeST ANCEstors)

5. KEYNOTES ( Key notes) [Francis Scott Key]

6. SEWER

7. CZECH (Bill = bill = check) 

8. SECOND-HAND (second hand [of a clock])

9. SHOELACES (chose sale) [items tied in knots]