Clever Clue of the Month

August 2025
Clue: Swing states?.................................MOODS
Constructor: Seth Ziebarth; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Saturday, August 30, 2025 

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Press participant............................PEC
Swing states?................................MOODS
Kick-starter program?........................KARATELESSONS
Fancy footwork?..............................PEDI
Went from 0 to 60, say.......................AGED
Part of a personal air filtration system.....NOSEHAIR

Clever Clue of the Month

July 2025
Clue: Payment for a shake?.....................................DOGTREAT
Constructor: Aimee Lucido; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Spoke in a husky voice?......................BARKED
Oil smugglers?...............................ARTTHIEVES
Payment for a shake?.........................DOGTREAT
Where a couple heading south might end up?...SPLITSVILLE
DC power player in the late 1800s?...........THOMASEDISON
Structure that's typically one story but
might have multiple levels...................TOOLSHED

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2025
Clue: Bear witness, perhaps?.........................CAMPER
Constructor: Will Nediger; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Center of mass?..............................CHURCH
It's large and filled with holes?............GOLFCOURSE
Exclamation from someone refusing to buy
something....................................LIAR
Portable self-checkout devices?..............HANDMIRRORS
Position taken by many a sports talk radio
caller?......................................LINETWO
Bear witness, perhaps?.......................CAMPER

Clever Clue of the Month

May 2025
Clue: Something to do behind bars?.........................TEND
Constructor: Dan Zarin; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Tuesday, May 6, 2025