FLEXERS XIV

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the phrases below. Wordplay is fair play.

1. Regal swimming stroke
2. 45 or 78
3. Charming patriot
4. Legislative perks
5. Gold
6. Haagen Dazs
7. Honda Civic operator
8. Full-length reata
9. Slope ratio number
10. Sometimes sage contains it
11. What you owe a pontiff

CHOICES:

A. Undercover cop
B. The Liberty Belle
C. Concealed weapon
D. Covert operation
E. Monarch butterfly
F. World record
G. Hidden agenda
H. Halls of Congress
I. Cryptic message
J. Metal of Honor
K. Veiled threat

Answers:

1. E -Monarch butterfly
2. F - World record (whirled)
3. B - The Liberty Belle
4. H - Halls of Congress (hauls)
5. J - Medal of Honor (metal)
6. G - Hidden agenda (haAGEN DAzs) 
7. A - Undercover cop (civiC OPerator)
8. K - Veiled threat (lengTH REATa)
9. D - Covert operation (slOPE RATIO Number)
10. I - Cryptic message (sometiMES SAGE)
11. C - Concealed weapon (oWE A PONtiff)

Credits:
1: Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon - WA Post
2: Brendan Emmett Quigley - NY Times
3-5: Roger H. Courtney NY Times
6-11: Cathy Millhauser - WA Post