Clever Clue of the Month

July 2025
Clue: Payment for a shake?.....................................DOGTREAT
Constructor: Aimee Lucido; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from July. The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced in a few days.

Spoke in a husky voice?......................BARKED
Oil smugglers?...............................ARTTHIEVES
Payment for a shake?.........................DOGTREAT
Where a couple heading south might end up?...SPLITSVILLE
DC power player in the late 1800s?...........THOMASEDISON
Structure that's typically one story but
might have multiple levels...................TOOLSHED

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2025
Clue: Bear witness, perhaps?.........................CAMPER
Constructor: Will Nediger; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from June. The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced in a few days.

Center of mass?..............................CHURCH
It's large and filled with holes?............GOLFCOURSE
Exclamation from someone refusing to buy
something....................................LIAR
Portable self-checkout devices?..............HANDMIRRORS
Position taken by many a sports talk radio
caller?......................................LINETWO
Bear witness, perhaps?.......................CAMPER

Clever Clue of the Month

May 2025
Clue: Something to do behind bars?.........................TEND
Constructor: Dan Zarin; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from May. The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced in a few days.

Help for a choir that wants to sing higher...RISER
Something to do behind bars?.................TEND
Check from the IRS...........................TAXAUDIT
Fudge alternative............................RATS
Big name in the film industry?...............SARAN
Trying times?................................FITTINGS

Clever Clue of the Month

April 2025
Clue: Slide rule experts..............................UMPS
Constructor: Jake Halperin; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Thursday, April 10, 2025