CRYPTO CLUES XX

GAMES/World of Puzzles

April, 2022

Gary Pisher (1-5)

 

Each cryptic clue below contains a definition of its answer and the answer disguised by wordplay.

 

1. Stern top-gun flyer gives scowl 

2. Highest mountain of all time is in France

3. Memorize Shakespeare role by a quarter of nine

4. Lost again, confused, yearning for home

5. Stumble and gamble away remainder of one's savings account

6. Returned beer fit for a king

7. Auto animal is a floor covering

8. Hospital residents make knots in trousers

9. Auto drives backward within 5,280 feet of a sign

Answers:

 

1. GRIMACE (grim + ace)

 

2. EVEREST (all time = ever/est - is in French)

 

3. LEARN  (Lear + n (1/4 of NINE)

 

4. NOSTALGIA (anagram of LOST/AGAIN)

 

5. LOSE ONE'S BALANCE (double meaning)

 

6. LAGER (reversal) 

 

7. CARPET (car + pet)

 

8. PATIENTS (tie [make knots] in pants) 

 

9. MIRACLE (car [reversed] in mile/miracle = sign)