CRYPTO CLUES LIV

GAMES Magazine

June, 1994

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

 

1. Possibly it's a man with endurance (anagram)

 

2. Lights appear briefly in Florida trees (abbreviation)

 

3. Misrepresented highest fractions (anagram)

 

4. Wash Los Angeles beneath the surface (abbreviation)

 

5. Messy diapers may make you give up all hope.

 

6. Suggested little rascal told a fib (two words)

 

7. Potential hot spot in Vietnam (hidden word)

 

8. Lack of progress in deer country (false compound)

 

Answers:

 

1. STAMINA (its a man) 

2. FLASHES (FL + ashes)

3. EIGHTHS (highest)

4. LAUNDER (LA + under)

5. DESPAIR

6. IMPLIED (imp + lied)

7. ETNA (viET NAm)

8. STAGNATION