Clever Clue of the Month

 

August 2023
Clue: Heads outside?...............................PORTAPOTTIES
Constructor: Rafael Musa; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Friday, August 25, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Movie with a snotty audience?................TEARJERKER

Bun ingredients?.............................TRESSES

House of reps?...............................GYM

Something that's designed to be buggy?.......WEB

Heads outside?...............................PORTAPOTTIES

Result of too many six-packs, ironically.....BEERGUT

Clever Clue of the Month

 

July 2023
Clue: Mean guy?......................................AVERAGEJOE
Constructor: Erik Agard; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Outer ear....................................HUSK

Mean guy?....................................AVERAGEJOE

Deer departed?...............................VENISON

Duck sauce?..................................TEETOTAL

Astronomically bad?..........................ONESTAR

Majority of Europeans?.......................VOWELS

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2023
Clue: Made a cheeky call.....................................BUTTDIALED
Constructor: Rafael Musa; Editor: David Steinberg
Universal, Sunday, June 11, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Place where both employees and clients might

get tips.....................................NAILSALON

Leaves in tears?.............................WEEPINGWILLOW

Made a cheeky call?..........................BUTTDIALED

Hangout for hog owners?......................BIKERBAR

Infinitely many calc teachers walk into a bar 

and order 1 beer, ½ beer, ¼ beer, and so on. 

The bartender pours 2 beers and says, "You 

all really _______!".........................KNOWYOURLIMITS

Appropriate time for acting 

unprofessionally.............................AMATEURHOUR

Clever Clue of the Month

May 2023
Clue: Noise before a break-in............................AHEM
Constructor: Tom Pepper & C.C. Burnikel; Editor: Patti Varol
LAT, Saturday, May 27, 2023