CRYPTO CLUES CXXV

GAMES Magazine

April, 1984

Merl Reagle

 

Clues 1-7 can be answered with anagrams. Clue 7 requires a literal reading.

 

1. Tumbling ... vaulting ... sign my cast

 

2. Become tense with inept thug hanging around

3. Wild one is making a racket

4. Delays amending lewd ads

5. Got tea and it spilled 

 

6. Mango is rotten throughout

7. Last virus afflicted half of vets

8. Traces part of enchanting estate (hidden word)

 

9. Sounds like a girl, unfortunately (homophone) 

Answers:

 

1. GYMNASTICS  (sign my cast)

2. TIGHTEN UP  (inept thug)

3. NOISE  (one is)

4. DAWDLES  (lewd ads) 

5. ATTAINED  (tea and it)

6. AMONG  (mango)

7. SURVIVE  (virus + ve [half of VETS]

8. TINGES  (enchanting estate) 

9. ALAS  (a lass)