Clever Clue of the Month

May 2018
Clue: Joint proposal?............ESCAPEPLAN
Constructor/Editor: Patrick Berry
The New Yorker, Monday, May 14, 2018

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from May (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Monday.

Job for a newscaster?...................PAPERROUTE

Form of despair?........................TAXRETURN

Line holdup?............................CUECARD

Play with a ghost.......................HAMLET

Joint proposal?.........................ESCAPEPLAN

They're stuck in pubs...................DARTBOARDS

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Clever Clue of the Month

April 2018

Clue: Good name for a pet iguana..............LIZ 

Constructor/Editor: Peter Gordon and Kevin Lumpkin
Fireball Newsflash Crosswords, Friday, April 20, 2018

Clever Clue Nominees

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It's California's fault.................SANANDREAS

Branding expert.........................RANCHER

Worship of John, Paul, etc.?............BEATLEMANIA

Child-raising technique?................BOOSTERSEAT

Escape from a lot, e.g. ................FORD

Good name for a pet iguana..............LIZ

Clever Clue of the Month

March 2018

Clue: Place to get delivery instructions?.....LAMAZECLASS 

Constructor: Jeffrey Wechsler; Editor: Rich Norris
LAT, Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from March (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Tuesday.

Culinary heroes?........................SANDWICHES

Occasion for throwing and folding.......WASHDAY
"Grim" reminder of one's mortality......REAPER
One with a big mouth in Africa?.........NILE
Cuban byproduct.........................ASH
Place to get delivery instructions?.....LAMAZECLASS