Clever Clue of the Month

August 2022

Clue: This answer often has more than seven letters...............................................................MAILBOX

Constructor/Editor: Evan Birnholz

Evan Birnholz's Washington Post Crossword, Sunday, August 14, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

U.K. org. that announced "There is no 

news" on April 18, 1930.................BBC

Special collection musical hits?........DRUMSOLO 

This answer often has more than seven 

letters.................................MAILBOX 

What makes you question everything you 

know?...................................JEOPARDY

Lines of credit.........................ODE

Unsafe words?...........................YEROUT

Clever Clue of the Month

 

July 2022
Clue: Dancer's landing pad...............................ROOF
Constructors: Lisa Senzel & Jeff Chen; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Saturday, July 9, 2022

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