CRYPTO CLUES CCLI

GAMES Magazine

October, 1983

Editors (1-2)

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (3-10)

 

1. Hornet flying around king's chair

 

2. Witty holding a butcher's knife

 

3. In swimming area, circle back

 

4. Gulp down a bird

 

5. Route going around in a rut

 

6. Losing head, reels in fish

 

7. Dads sample desserts  

 

8. Pop a question partly vague

 

9. Plane I crashed in mountains

 

10. Listen to musical compositions  

 

HINTS:

1. Anagram

2. Container (holding "a")

3. Reversal

4. Homograph

5. Container

6. Beheadment

7. Definitions - two words

8. Hidden word

9. Anagram

10. Homophone

 

Answers:

 

1. THRONE (hornet)

2. CLEAVER (CLE A VER)

3. POOL (loop)

4. SWALLOW

5. ROUTINE (ROUT IN E)

6. EELS (REELS)  

7. PASTRY (PAS + TRY)

8. OPAQUE (pOP A QUEstion)

9. ALPINE (plane i)

10. SWEETS (suites)