Clever Clue Nominees

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

Second grade opportunity.....................MAKEUPTEST

They'll make it up to you?...................LIARS
I'm rooting for myself!......................OINK
Parks in front of a bus?.....................ROSA
One might include some color commentary!.....ARTLESSON
Key to some character assassinations?........DEL

Clever Clue of the Month

 

November 2026
Clue: Outdoor elevator............................................TEE
Constructor/Editor: 'Lester Ruff' (Stan Newman)
Newsday, Saturday, November 1, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Outdoor elevator.............................TEE

They mean the world to us....................GLOBES
It's the thought that counts.................MENTALMATH
Biker bars?..................................SPOKES
Baseball game players?.......................ORGANISTS
Traveler's check, in brief?..................NBAREF

Clever Clue of the Month

October 2026
Clue: Becomes unlocked?..................................GOESBALD
Constructor: Aimee Lucido; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Events that feature moving pictures?.........ARTSALES

Bar candidates?..............................DRINKS
Becomes unlocked?............................GOESBALD
Toddler with a 'tude.........................THREENAGER
Fights back tears?...........................DARNS
Did a book review of?........................AUDITED

Clever Clue of the Month

September 2025
Clue: Tired robots?..................................................DRIVERLESSCARS
Constructor/Editor: Brendan Emmett Quigley
Brendan Emmett Quigley Crossword, Monday, September 8, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Tired robots?................................DRIVERLESSCARS

Distant relative?............................FAR

Filing services?.............................MANICURES

German bar tender?...........................EUROS

Takes in the trash?..........................DELETEDSCENES

Tool used to go suck a lemon?................CARVAC