CRYPTO CLUES CCLXXIII

GAMES Magazine

May, 2001

William I.Johnston (1-7)

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles (8-10)

 

1. Separate feature in Buffalo newspaper

 

2. Bouquet shipped, as stated

 

3. Arachnid is natural at swimming

 

4. Sportswear that hides dirt  

 

5. Seen, heard, quoted 

 

6. Distributed and fainted

 

7. Finished auditioning cast

 

8. Reached amateur radio buff in the Big Apple 

 

9. Ice cold spasm is next to curve 

 

10. Gasps about last pieces of jewelry 

 

HINTS:

1. Hidden word

2. Homophone

3. Anagram

4. Hidden word

5. Homophone

6. Homographic phrase

7. "cast" as verb / homophone 

8. Two words - nickname 

9. Two words - two definitions

10. Container (two definitions) [gasps = pants]  

 

Answers:

 

1. ALONE (buffALO NEwspaper)

2. SCENT (sent)

3. TARANTULA (natural at)

4. EARTH (spotswEAR THat)

5. SIGHTED (cited)

6. PASSED OUT

7. THROUGH (threw)

8. GOTHAM (got + ham)

9. ARCTIC  

10. PENDANTS (p end ants) 

TRIPLE-LETTER ANAGRAMS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 72

 

Add one of the same-letter trios to one of the four-letter groups and anagram the seven letters to form a word.   

 

AAA     III     LLL     MMM     OOO     SSS

 

1. K L T U

2. I I N U 

3. C E N P

4. A L M T

5. C D I U

6. A E G Y 

 

HINTS:

1. OOO

2. MMM

3. AAA 

4. III

5. SSS

6. LLL

 

Answers:

 

1. OUTLOOK or LOOKOUT

2. MINIMUM

3. PANACEA

4. MILITIA

5. DISCUSS

6. LEGALLY  

 

LESS IS MORE XVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 72 

 

In this puzzle, the lowest score wins. Add at least one letter to both sides of the letter groups to form the shortest possible common words. It an be done by adding 33 letters. #7 is dated, but still valid. 

 

1. _____ LS _____

2. _____ NV _____

3. _____ BT _____

4. _____ ZU _____

5. _____ CY _____

6. _____ GA _____

7. _____ RH _____

8. _____ PK _____

9. _____ BS _____

10. _____ FS _____

 

Answers:

 

1. ALSO or ELSE

2. ENVY

3. OBTAIN

4. AZURE

5. SCYTHE

6. AGAR or EGAD

7. CARHOP

8. UPKEEP

9. ABSENT

10. OFFSET 

 

From The Enigma

NPL Magazine

September, 2026

FEMUR

 

The keyword NERD in this flat can be answered by two rhyming words.

 

My job's such a load -

That's certainly true,

I write so much code - 

But when that is through,

 

I run home each night 

To watch on TV

Sci-fi at its height:

The one show for me.

 

The Captain' so strong

And Spock is so smart;

I've watched then so long,

They're dear to my heart.

 

My friends, they all say

(Unless I've misheard),

"Of course he's that way

Because he's a NERD."

 

Answers:

 

TREKKIE

TECHIE  

 

 

 

 

 

From The Enigma 

National Puzzlers' League Magazine

September, 2026

530nm330Hz 

 

The key word CROSS is answered by two words which differ by a single letter.

 

Mom, that car crash I had?

Well, there's good news and bad.

No one was hurt, but it will cost.

That's right: I wasn't CROSS(e)d.

 

Answers:

 

INJUREd

INSUREd 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2026

Shawn Kennedy

 

WORD SAFARI II  

 

Identify the animal in each word. The letters are in correct, but not consecutive order. 

 

1. QUESADILLA

2. OCTAHEDRON

3. POSTMASTER

4. TRANSPIRE

5. GODFORSAKEN

6. DISQUALIFIED

7. CORROBORATE

 

Answers:

 

1. QUAIL

2. HERON

3. OTTER

4. TAPIR

5. GOOSE or DRAKE

6. SQUID

7. COBRA  

CRYPTO CLUES CCLXXII

WORLD OF PUZZLES

November, 1997

Joan Young (1-2)

Todd McClary (3-10)

 

1. Dressing limb with tip cut off  

 

2. Stringy food tossed at the pigs

 

3. Ironed out cash  

 

4. Flavorful blend as dip 

 

5. Stirs up fountain drink 

 

6. Criminal is lifelong prisoner 

 

7. Put stress on fingerboard unit 

 

8. Speed excavation around resort

 

9. Smart questions from a reporter

 

10. Stand for an artist and slyly evade going topless

 

HINTS:

1. Definition + beheadment

2. Anagram

3. Anagram (Spanish)

4. Definition / anagram

5. Two definitions / anagram

6. Hidden word 

7. Homograph 

8. 2 definitions / container

9. Homophone

10. Definition / beheadment

 

Answers:

 

1. RANCH (branch - b)

2. SPAGHETTI (at the pigs)

3. DINERO (ironed)

4. SAPID (as dip)

5. ADOS (soda)

6. FELON (liFE LONg)

7. FRET

8. DISPATCH (di spa tch)  

9. WISE (whys)

10. EASEL (weasel - w)