CRYPTO CLUES CCV

GAMES/World of Puzzles

Holiday, 2026

Bob Stigger (1-7)

Patrick Berry (8)

December, 2025

Fred Piscop (9-11))

 

1. Democrat avoided being deceived

 

2. Trivial-sounding trick

 

3. Chef is happiest serving pescatarian entree

 

4. Lalique's style excited our Aunt Eva

 

5. Tyrant ruthlessly concealing actual events

 

6. All the jerky is deadly

 

7. Group of stars appearing in Cleopatra

 

8. Proton, moving quickly

 

9. North Carolina athlete's imitation leather

 

10. Central Icelandic beast

 

11. Bureaucratic nonsense tapered off

 

HINTS:
1. Initial + word

2. Homophone

3. Hidden word

4. Anagram

5. Hidden word

6. Anagram

7. Hidden word

8. Anagram

9. Anagram

10. Hidden word

11. Anagram    

 

Answers:

 

1. DELUDED (D + ELUDED)

2. SLEIGHT (SLIGHT)

3. FISH (cheF IS Happiest)

4. ART NOUVEAU  (our Aunt Eva) 

5. TRUTH (tyranT RUTHlessly) 

6. LETHAL (all the)

7. LEO (cLEOpatra)

8. PRONTO

9. TARHEEL (leather)

10. ELAND (icELANDic)

11. RED TAPE (tapered)