CRYPTO CLUES CCLIII

GAMES Magazine

July/August, 1980

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (1-8)

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2024

Stella Zawistowski (9-10)

 

1. Isaac's son and company getting into punch

 

2. Contemplating without first employing 

 

3. Junta is overthrown - take a hike

 

4. My clear gown upset a female minister

 

5. Gandhi, e.g., shown in Panama hat - madcap

 

6. Fairies fancifully persist

 

7. Bores the 14th U.S. President's family

 

8. Oddly given to negating things

 

9. Pretend Rilke's written about part of a vine

 

10. Work stirring soup 

 

HINTS;

1. Abbreviation/container

2. Beheadment

3. Anagram

4. Anagram

5. Hidden word

6. Anagram

7. Homophone

8. Anagram

9. Hidden word

10. Anagram 

 

Answers:

 

1. JACOB (JA CO B) [punch = jab]

2. USING (MUSING) 

3. JAUNT (junta)

4.  CLERGYWOMAN (my clear gown)

5. MAHATMA (panaMA HAT - MAdcap)

6. SPRITES (persist)

7. PIERCES

8. VETOING (given to)

9. TENDRIL (preTEND RILke's)

10. OPUS (soup)