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.

Time travelers of a sort................MINUTEHANDS

Person well over 70, probably?..........SPEEDER

Persian word that can have many 

meanings?...............................MEOW

Crummy joint............................BUMKNEE

Name in hard rock ratings...............MOHS

Cubs' place to play home games..........DEN

Clever Clue of the Month

 

April 2021
Clue: Appropriate name for that woman's husband?....HERMAN
Constructor: Kate Hawkins; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Friday, April 30, 2021

Clever Clue Nominees

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

"Look at this Duncan toy over here!"....YOAYOYO       

Key to advancing one's writing?.........TAB

Items spotted in a casino?..............DICE

Expert in crown molding?................DENTIST

Singer in the family?...................RAT

Appropriate name for a woman's husband? HERMAN

Clever Clue of the Month

 

March 2021
Clue: Safe kind of job?.................................HEIST
Constructor: Caitlin Reid; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Friday, March 12, 2021

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 Saturday.

Professionals who conduct lab 

inspections?............................VETS

Safe kind of job?.......................HEIST

Angled piece............................OPED

RN's body piercings?....................IVS

Follower of a farm team?................PLOW

Underground metal band?.................ORE

Clever Clue of the Month

 

February 2021
Clue: One who won't take just any cab........WINESNOB
Constructor: Wyna Liu; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Pop up a lot, perhaps?..................NEWDAD

Revolutionary figure in space?..........MOON

One who won't take just any cab?........WINESNOB

Star Bucks, say?........................NBAMVPS

Without it, the mnemonic acronym for 

the Great Lakes might be MOSH...........ERIE

Act of throwing money around to resolve 

an issue?...............................COINTOSS