CRYPTO CLUES LXXXII

GAMES Magazine

September, 1983

Mike Shenk

 

1. Pastry filled with meat for a beach cookout (container)

 

2. Hawaiian garland certainly is for fun (two words)

 

3. Reportedly filches metals (second definition/homophone) 

4. In Capitol, I assaulted a Congressman (anagram)

5. Nonbeliever present at robbery (two words/anagram)

6. Bunch of cattle listened to sound (homophone)

 

7. Strangely rely on Orfeo's instrument (anagram)

 

8. Hospital residents make knots in trousers (container)

 

Answers:

 

1. CLAMBAKE (c lamb ake)

2. LEISURE  (lei + sure)

3. STEELS (metals = steels/steals)

4. POLITICIAN (in capitol I)

5. ATHEIST (at heist)

6. HERD (heard)

7. LYRE

8. PATIENTS (hospital residents = patients/make knots = tie/trousers - pants) PA TIE NTS*

                        

 

*[From JA: Is this the first appearance of this now classic cryptic container clue?