CRYPTO CLUES CCXXXIII

GAMES Magazine

March/April, 1982

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

 

1. Spice club

 

2. Duck, Sir Francis! 

 

3. Cash only for fine wool 

 

4. Tax audited for sharpies 

 

5. Majestic borders of Greenland 

 

6. Part of play observed, listened to 

 

7. Neptune's fork has strange red tint 

 

8.  Sam lies foolishly and without purpose.   

 

9. Large forest animal makes insect run off

 

10. We're told the English school has had dinner 

 

11. Heads of mental asylums notice increasing American hysteria  

 

HINTS;

1. Second definition

2. Second definition

3. Synonym - Two words

4. Homophone

5. Hidden word

6. Homophone

7. Anagram

8. Anagram

9. Two words

10. Synonym - Homophone 

11. Hidden word 

 

Answers:

 

1. MACE

2. DRAKE

3. CASHMERE (only = mere)

4. TACKS (tax)

5. GRAND (GReenlAND)

6. SCENE (seen)

7. TRIDENT (red tint)

8. AIMLESS (sam lies)

9. ANTELOPE (ant + elope)

10. EATEN (Eton = English school)

11. MANIA (Mental Asylums Notice Increasing American)