Clever Clue of the Month

 

October 2020
Clue: Navel base..........................................ABDOMEN
Constructor: Alex Eaton-Salners; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Thursday, October 1, 2020

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Navel base..............................ABDOMEN

Made tense?.............................PAST

Business whose clients might go belly 

up?.....................................PETSPA

Secret thing since the '50s.............ROLLONDEODORANT

Time's role in the book business........YELLOWER

Cut the cheese, perhaps.................GRATE

Clever Clue of the Month

 

September 2020

Clue: Head for the backcountry?..................OUTHOUSE 
Constructors/Editors: Amy Schecter and Christina Iverson 
Inkubator, Friday, September 11, 2020

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Venues for star-studded shows?..........PLANETARIA
Rotten to the Corps?....................AWOL
Gets one over on........................BOGEYS
Trustworthy woman?......................HEIRESS
Head for the backcountry?...............OUTHOUSE
Result of providing service and getting
nothing in return?......................ACE

Crossword Chat

 Matt Gaffney, Mike Miller, and Mike Shenk have a great conversation about crossword puzzles at this link. Especially informative is the section where Mike Shenk creates a puzzle and discusses the finer points of filling the grid. 

Clever Clue of the Month

 

August 2020
Clue: Cultural center?................................BIOLAB
Constructor: Greg Johnson; Editor: Stanley Newman
Newsday, Saturday, August 8, 2020

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Drops from a workout....................SWEAT

Ring highlights?........................GEMSTONES

Cultural center?........................BIOLAB

Where to get a mullet trimmed...........FISHMARKET

Mexican bar tender......................PESO

One may eat at your place...............TERMITE