CRYPTO CLUES CLXXXIV 

GAMES Magazine

August/September, 1987

Eric Dash (1-5)

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (6-7) 

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Sam Cordes (8-9)

 

1. Military lawman is heard

 

2. Mesa, seen in deep, late autumn

 

3. They watch as I swerve wildly

 

4. Couples listened to wildcat

 

5. Rise of broken candy canes

 

6. Boredom is among a dozen nuisances

 

7. Stick commercial in this spot

 

8. The home sale is on the table for now

 

9. Do as I say when we get to the retreat

 

10. Ollie's partner fills drinking vessel for horse 

 

HINTS:

1. Homophone

2. Hidden word

3. Anagram

4. Homophone

5. Anagram

6. Hidden word

7. Word + word

8. Hidden word

9. Hidden word

10. Container

 

Answers:

 

1. MARTIAL (marshal)

2. PLATEAU (deeP, LATE AUtumn)

3. VIEWERS (I swerve)

4. LYNX (links)

5. ASCENDANCY (candy canes)

6. ENNUI (dozEN NUIsances)

7. ADHERE (ad + here)

8. MESA (hoME SAle)

9. OASIS (dO AS I Say)

10. MUSTANG (MU STAN G)