CRYPTO CLUES CXCIX

GAMES Magazine 

July, 2011 

Karen Thurber (4, 5, 9) 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2025

Bob Stigger (1, 2, 3, 7, 8)

Joseph Appel (6, 10) 

1. Coke and Pepsi increases due to inflation

2. Magnitude of whispers in the audience

3. Endive snips turned green

4. Sir, he harassed descendants

5. Provide support as nut is cracked

6. Prophet takes in distant sailor

7. Wrong person confined to bed

8. A type of bulb planted in fertile dirt

9. Cited amended decree

10. Monthly payment includes aromatic government benefit

HINTS:

1. Second definition (homograph)

2. Homophone

3. Anagram

4. Anagram

5. Anagram

6. Container

7. Stressonym

8. Hidden word

9. Anagram

10. Container

 

Answers:

 

1. COLAS (cost of living adjustments)

2. SIZE (sighs = whispers)

3. ENVIED (turned green)

4. HEIRS (sir, he)

5. SUSTAIN (as nut is)

6. SEAFARER (se afar er)

7. INVALID

8. LED (fertiLE Dirt)

9. EDICT (cited)

10. REDOLENT (re dole nt)