CRYPTO CLUES CLXXXV

GAMES Magazine

December, 1998

Joan Ward (1-5)

Greg Underwood (6-10)

 

1.  Honored re-written deed to car

 

2.  Grace crosses Ecuador nervously

 

3. Bury in wintertime

 

4. Made up prim coeds differently

 

5. Registry of names is slanted

 

6. Greatness corrupted officers

 

7. Neat tramp remodeled dwelling

 

8. Adventurous loved one is disheartened

 

9. Roasting terrible musician

 

10. Sample some fajitas tentatively 

 

HINTS:

1. Anagram

2. Hidden word

3. Hidden word

4. Anagram

5. Homograph

6. Anagram

7. Anagram

8. "disheartened" = remove middle letter) 

9. Anagram

10. Hidden word

 

Extra hint:

8. Needs a synonym for "loved one" (starting with D)

 

Answers:

 

1.  DECORATED (deed to car)

2. ADORN (ecuADOR Nervously)

3. INTER

4. COMPRISE (prim coeds)

5. LISTING

6. SERGEANTS (greatness)

7. APARTMENT (neat tramp)

8. DARING (DAR L ING) 

9. ORGANIST (roasting)

10. TASTE (fajiTAS TEntatively)