Clever Clue Nominees

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

Dancer's landing pad....................ROOF

Jumper cable?...........................BUNGEECORD

Strips for JFK?.........................TARMACS

Question not asked on "Jeopardy!".......WHY

Joint owner?............................STONER

Not in gear?............................NAKED

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2022
Clue: Good or bad vacuum review?..................SUCKS
Constructors: Parker Higgins & Ross Trudeau; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Joins a heavy metal band, say...........WELDS

Difficult couple?.......................EFS

The last thing a Mississippi cheerleader

wants?..................................ANI

Good or bad vacuum review?..............SUCKS

Mudslingers?............................BARISTAS

Fixes a flat, in a way?.................AUTOTUNES

Clever Clue of the Month

 

May 2022
Clue: Game where you can play rough but
you can't play fair?..........................................WORDLE
Constructor: Aimee Lucido; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Game where you can play rough but you 

can't play fair?........................WORDLE

Basket made without weaving?............SETSHOT

Battle waged with weapons in some 

cases...................................PILLOWFIGHT

Sub standard?...........................DELIMEAT

Hard-to-swallow reactions?..............SPITTAKES

Pop up a lot?...........................NEWDAD

Clever Clue of the Month

 

April 2022
Clue: Mystery that might have a 
stirring message?....................SECRETRECIPE
Constructor: Robyn Weintraub; Editor: Patti Varol
LAT, Saturday, April 23, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Dine expectantly?.......................EATFORTWO

Sole caretakers?........................PEDICURISTS

Mystery that may have a stirring

message?................................SECRETRECIPE

Unpredictable jerk?.....................SPASM

Guacamole go-with?......................HOLY

Film in a shower........................SCUM