Clever Clue of the Month

June 2012

Clue: Full of life? .........PREGNANT
Constructor: Tracy Gray; Editor: Will Shortz
NY Times, 6/14/12

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from June (either by email or in the comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Friday (the 6th) at approximately 9:00 PM Central. Here are the nominees:

 

Put people in their places? ...............USHERED
The nerve to see things as they are? ......OPTIC

Hot dog warmer? ...........................SKILODGE

Dark time for advertisers .................NITE
You'll want to get them out of your bed ...WEEDS
Full of life? .............................PREGNANT

Clever Clue of the Month

May 2012

Clue: Overdrawn account? .........FISHSTORY
Constructor: Doug Peterson; Editor: Rich Norris
LA Times, 5/5/12 

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from May (either by email or in the comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Monday (the 4th) at approximately 9:00 PM Central. Here are the nominees:

Overdrawn account? .....................FISHSTORY
Dutch bank manager? ....................DIKE
Double-check figures? ..................OGLE
Locks up? ..............................BUN
Key for someone with 20/20 vision? .....CSHARP
Make unbearable? .......................SPAY

Crossword Plot?

Last Wednesday in Venezuela a newspaper's crossword was published with the words ASESINEN (kill or assassinate), crossing ADAN (Hugo Chavez's brother), this below RAFAGAS (gusts of wind or bursts of gunfire). Now the veteran constructor, Neptali Segovia, is being questioned by intelligence agents about a hidden plot to kill the president's older brother. See the rest of the story here.

Clever Clue of the Month

April 2012

Clue: They're fit for kings and queens .........SHEETS
Constructor: Tracy Gray; Editor: Will Shortz
NY Times, 4/29/12 

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from April (either by email or in the comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Thursday (the 3rd) at approximately 9:00 PM Central. Here are the nominees:

Mailings from people without labels? ...DEMOTAPES
Smear in ink ...........................LIBEL
High chairs? ...........................SKILIFT
Strand in the bathroom .................FLOSS
They're fit for kings and queens .......SHEETS
Not in gear? ...........................BARENAKED