CRYPTO CLUES LXVII

GAMES Magazine

October/November, 1987

Fraser Simpson

 

1. Buccaneer stumbling at pier (anagram)

 

2. Insect bite back (reversal)

 

3. Pronounced gains for soothsayers (homophone)

 

4. Answer to division problem not quite right (anagram)

5. I do it incorrectly, being a moron (anagram))

6. Robinson Crusoe actors on vacation (two words)

7. Upside-down cakes emphasized (reversal)

8. Damages a planet (two meanings)

9. Fabrics with bad smell returned (reversal)

Answers:

 

1. PIRATE (at pier)

2. TANG (gnat)

3. PROPHETS (profits)

4. QUOTIENT (not quite)

5. IDIOT (I do it)

6. CAST AWAY (castaway)

7. STRESSED (desserts)

8. MARS

9. KNITS (stink)