CRYPTO CLUES CCXXVII

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2021

Bob Stigger (1-2)

Henry Hook (3-10)

 

1. Load vehicle and depart 

2. Removing the head, skin a slimy fish

3. Clam soup he'd crow about

4. Billeted in four  

5. Awful squeeze in bed

6 Weight confused on cue

7. Eerie tune had tormented

8. Frizzy hairdo for a stranger 

9. Awkwardly reach up at skydiver's gear 

10. Single piece of furniture in a brief performance 

 

HINTS:

1. Two words

2. Beheadment

3. Anagram

4. Homograph

5-9: Anagrams

10: Two phrases, one hyphenated / stressonym 

 

Answers:

 

1. CARGO

2. EEL

3. CHOWDER (he'd crow)

4. QUARTERED

5. QUEEN SIZE ( squeeze in)

6. OUNCE (on cue)

7. HAUNTED (tune had)

8. AFRO (for a)

9. PARACHUTE (reach up at)

10. One-night stand (one nightstand)