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

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