CRYPTO CLUES LXXXVIII

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Ron Sweet (1-4)

Francis Heaney (5-10)

 

1. Honey upset about member of a triangle (anagram)

2. Picks tailored tops 

3. Spain diabolically surrounds populous nation (hidden word)

4. John Muir, for example, disrupted ants' ritual 

5. Looking for Moby Dick, for crying out loud (homophone)

6. Heard stubborn animal's whimpers (homophone)

7. They understand Homer in Minnesota (container)

8. Sees art fashioned with mosaic tile (anagram)

9. Thwarts press conferences and photo ops (parse-o-nym)

10. They desire shiny coats (homograph)

Answers:

 

1. HYPOTENUSE

2. OPTS

3. INDIA (spaIN DIAbolically)

4. NATURALIST (anagram of ants' ritual) 

5. WHALING (wailing)

6. MEWLS (mules)

7. FATHOMERS (Homer + Fats [HOMER in {Minnesota} FAT(S)]

8. TESSERA (sees art)

9. PREVENTS (PR EVENTS)

10. LUSTERS