CRYPTO CLUES CXCVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles (1-5)

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2025

Fred Piscop (5-8)

Stella Zawistowski (9-10) 

1. Musical harmony lines

2. Hand over T-Rex diet, silly

3. Corrected their cat's exaggerated behavior

4. Levels visible grief, we hear

5. Editorial venture

6. Game preserve population file

7. Police tactic illegally granted

8. Malinger cunningly, getting rid of a mysterious cause of trouble 

9. A refuge in Samoa's islands

10. Dreary social engagement covers laid-back mislay 

Answers and Explanations:

1. CORDS (chords)

 

2. EXTRADITE (anagram T Rex diet) 

 

3. THEATRICS (anagram their cat's)

 

4. TIERS (tears)

 

5. ESSAY (two meanings)

 

6. WILDLIFE (wild life = cryptic clue for FILE) 

 

7. DRAGNET (anagram granted) 

 

8. GREMLIN (anagram MALINGER - A) 

 

9. OASIS (hidden word samOAS ISlands) 

 

10. DESOLATE (container/reversal D ESOL ATE) [lose = mislay]