CRYPTO CLUES CCXII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

April, 2025

 

1. Snare piece returned  (reversal)

 

2. Get a tar moving in a boat race (anagram)

 

3. Birds leave high places (two words [leave = part])

 

4. Guide member of  cattle drive (homograph)

 

5. Study bug pierced by lead of pencil (word + letter)

 

6. Strength of bivalve mollusks in the sound (homophone)

 

7. Lose luster, as a gem tossed in trash (anagram)

 

8. Garbage we put around a street (container [a st = a street])

 

9. Class of unruly marines (anagram)

 

10. Remainder dwell around university (container [u = university])

 

11. Sets apart rotten Easter eggs (anagram)

 

12. Unpleasant character takes in NBA game (container [unpleasant character = pill]) 

 

Answers:

 

1. TRAP

2. REGATTA (get a tar)

3. PARTRIDGES

4. STEER

5. INSPECT (lead [long E] of pencil = P)  

6. MUSCLES (strength) [mollusks = mussels]

7. TARNISH (in trash)

8. WASTE (W A ST E)

9. SEMINAR (marines)

10. RESIDUE (resid u e)

11. SEGREGATES (easter eggs) 

12. PINBALL (pi NBA ll)