MIND FLEXES CV

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The relationships are disguised by double meanings and/or altered spacing within words. The choices are in random order.

1. I, for one

2. String of purls

3. Length, for example

4. Sees red

5. Chain letter

6. Secretive group

7. Scientific definition, for short

8. Ordered group

9. Place to get a CD

10. Anagram, for instance 

CHOICES:

a. Mall

b. Owes

c. Glands

d. Ancients

e. Seven letters

f. S and L

g. Roman numeral

h. Yarn

i. Convent

j. Electrical fault

Answers:

 

1. g - Roman numeral

2. h - Yarn

3. e - Seven letters (example has seven letters) 

4. b - Owes

5. a - Mall (lets [rents] to chain stores)

6. c - Glands (second syllable accented) 

7. j - Electrical fault

8. i - Convent

9. f - S and L (Savings and Loan)

10. d - Ancients (Ancients is an anagram of Instance) 

 

Credits:

1,3,5,7,9,10: Kiran Pandey

NY Times Crossword

May 18, 2023

(With a nod to Tom McCoy)

2,4: Nancy Steinberg

6,8: Adrian Johnson