CRYPTO CLUES XXVI

GAMES Magazine

February/March,  1989

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

 

The answers to cryptic clues are disguised in wordplay. The key to solving is finding the dividing point(s) between the definition of the answer and the wordplay. For example, given the clue, Start of general admission for landed folks, the answer would be GENTRY. G is the start of GENERAL, ADMISSION is ENTRY, and landed folks are GENTRY.

  

1. Chewed up lemons, with dignity (anagram)

 

2. Thrive, like a baker's powder

3. Unfortunately, doll's cape fell (anagram of doll's cape)

4. Former monk (two meanings)

5. We try risk foolishly with message-maker in plane (anagram)

6. Ones covering top of house

7. Long story on big town shows wisdom

8. Draw out felicities, somewhat (hidden word)

9. Lazy, lacking a roster (two meanings)

10. Alienate sergeant badly

Answers:

 

1. SOLEMN

2. FLOURISH (ISH = like)

3. COLLAPSED

4. PRIOR

5. SKYWRITER (anagram of we try risk)

6. SHINGLES (ONES = singles)

                          (H = top of house)

7. SAGACITY (SAGA + CITY)

8. ELICIT (fELICITies)

9. LISTLESS

10. ESTRANGE (anagram of SERGEANT)