CRYPTO CLUES CCI

GAMES Magazine

December, 1982

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)

September, 1986

Frances Yang (2, 4, 6, 8)

Joseph Appel (10)

 

1. School children's mistake in coming back 

 

2. Hawaiian misplaced leis - darn!

 

3. Remained sedate, so it's said

 

4. Troubled reign in African nation

 

5. Unfinished factory blueprint

 

6. Miser's carelessly negligent

 

7. Part of a trip with a friend that breaks no laws

 

8. Lined up in a dreary arrangement

 

9. Part of safari drive is very dry

 

10. Coal worker overcomes being sick and becomes a hat designer

 

HINTS:

1. Reversal 

2, 4, 6, 8: Anagrams

3: Homophone

5. Curtailment

7. Charade (two words)

9. Hidden word

10. Container

 

Answers:

 

1. PUPILS (slip up)

2. ISLANDER (leis - darn)

3. STAYED (staid)

4. NIGER (reign)

5. PLAN (plant = factory)

6. REMISS (miser's)

7. LEGALLY (leg + ally)

8. ARRAYED (a dreary)

9. ARID (safARI Drive)

10. MILLINER (m ill iner)