CRYPTO CLUES LXV

Michael Lieberman (1-3)*

Ron Sweet [uncertain] (4-8)

Henry Hook (9)

1. Sandwich with wild rice (hidden word)

 

2. Dessert with split peas (hidden word)

 

3. Egg dish with lemon turnover (hidden word/reversal)

 

4. Kills time in foreign delis (anagram)

 

5. Entrance with an exotic odor (anagram)

 

6. Demure trousseau veils fashionable again (hidden word)

 

7. Private tuition conceals ornamental needle case (hidden word) 

 

8. The Athenians harbor an infidel (hidden word)

9. Unreal sight contains a confused bakery treat in a drawing (container/hidden word/two definitions)

Answers:

 

1. MONTE CRISTO

2. PEACH MELBAS

3. WESTERN OMELET

4. IDLES

5. DOOR

6. RETRO (demuRE TROusseau) [pun on veils]

7. ETUI (privatE TUItion)

8. HEATHEN (tHE ATHENians)

9. ILLUSTRATION (illusTRATion) [trat = tart]

 

Credit: 

1-3: NY Times Crossword

        August 23, 2023

        Michael Lieberman