CRYPTO CLUES CCXXVII 

GAMES Magazine

October 1986 

Mike Shenk (1-4)

February, 2006

Fraser Simpson (5-8)

Mike Shenk (9-12)

 

1. Imagines flaky piecrust 

 

2. Strange credo for interior design 

 

3. Slough off demons 

 

4. Secret envoy takes in Mediterranean island 

 

5. Tricky logarithm procedure 

 

6. Singer at opera embraces Muse 

 

7. Leaves the country, distressed at regimes 

 

8. Oiler smashed bay window 

 

9. Telegram I got involving friend 

 

10. Somber expert to make a face 

 

11. Sailing on a gold boat 

 

12. In context, remember the most 

 

HINTS:

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 - anagrams

4, 6, 9, 12 - hidden words

10 - two definitions/word + word 

 

Answers:

 

1. PICTURES (piecrust)

2. DECOR (credo)

3. GHOULS (slough)

4. CRETE (seCRET Envoy)

5. ALGORITH (logarithm)

6. ERATO (singER AT Opera)

7. EMIGRATES (at regimes)

8. ORIEL (oiler)

9. AMIGO (telegrAM I GOt)

10. GRIMACE ( grim + ace)

11. GONDOLA (on a gold)

12. EXTREME (contEXT REMEmber)