CRYPTO CLUES CCXXXV

GAMES Magazine  

February, 1999 

Charles Adkins (1-2)

Marie Barrett (3-12)

 

1. Supervises abroad, so to say

 

2. African natives listen to current events

 

3. Leave in complex item

 

4. Take a detour, changing a good run

 

5. Vacuum messy mine steps

 

6. Victor loses lead closer to the middle

 

7. I can roam all over for noodles

 

8. Snitch loses lead to duck

 

9. Pile of riches converted voter

 

10. Resist crazy relative

 

11. Halt releases, so to speak

 

12. Peer surrounded by mischievous quintuplets

 

HINTS:

1. Homophone

2. Homophone

3. Hidden word 

4. Anagram

5. Anagram

6. Definition - Beheadment

7. Anagram

8. Definition - Beheadment

9. Anagram

10. Anagram

11. Homophone

12. Hidden word 

 

Answers:

 

1. OVERSEAS (oversees)  

2. GNUS (news) 

3. EXIT (complEX ITem)

4. GO AROUND (a good run)

5. EMPTINESS (messy steps)

6. INNER (victor = winner)  

7. MACARONI (i can roam) 

8. TEAL (snitch = steal) 

9. TROVE (voter)

10. SISTER (resist)

11. FREEZE ( frees)

12. SQUINT (peer) [mischievouS QUINTuplets]