CRYPTO CLUES XVIII

BIG BOOK OF GAMES

CRACKERJACK CRYPTICS

Merl Reagle

 

1. They poison spas

 

2. Check the sound of precipitation

3. Cassettes rewound for experiments (anagram)

4. Grab a customer concealing a calculator ( hidden word)

5. Jewish scholar show tailless bunny

6. Our Town reviewed as trite

 

7. South American hero, 54, trapped by pig (container)

8. Grain sale upset certain Africans (anagram)

 

9. Cora holds head of black snake (container/second definition)

10. Certain sheep exercise, we hear (homophone/second definition)

 

Answers:

 

1. ASPS

2. REIN

3. TEST CASES (anagram of cassettes)

4.  ABACUS (grAB A CUStomer)

5. RABBI (T)

6. OUTWORN

7. BOLIVAR (BO LIV AR) [LIV = 54]

8. ALGERIANS (anagram of grain sale)

9. COBRA (CORA + b [head of black snake])

10. EWES (certain sheep/use)