Clever Clue of the Month

 

Clue: Suitable-sounding name for a kid on
Santa's naughty list?..........................COLE
Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Thursday, August 26, 2021

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from August (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced in a few days.

Apt name for a farmers market that sells 

only corn?..............................ALLEARS

Sound that might be off the wall?.......ECHO

Solution for people with poor vision?...SALINE

Stuck-up couples at weddings?...........CAKETOPPERS

Help wanteds?...........................ABET

Suitable-sounding name for a kid on 

Santa's naughty list?...................COLE

Clever Clue of the Month

July 2021
Clue: Aide in getting high?.............................SHERPA
Constructor: Malaika Handa; Editor: Matt Gaffney
MGWCC, Saturday, July 10, 2021

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Irrational thing to celebrate?..........PIDAY

Stuff that's hard to get off your

chest?..................................TATTOOINK

Content provider?.......................GOODMOOD

Outbreak of spots?......................ADCAMPAIGN

Beneficiary of a Sonic boom?............SEGA

Aide in getting high?...................SHERPA

Clever Clue of the Month

 

June 2021
Clue: Bad spot for a date?.............................PIMPLE
Constructor: Peter Wentz; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Saturday, June 5, 2021

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Bad spot for a date?....................PIMPLE

Get-together with Mr. Spock?............MINDMELD

A child who's lying might make one......SNOWANGEL

Poetic licenses?........................VANITYPLATES

Ones who are likely to go in to labor 

early...................................WORKAHOLICS

Workers you wouldn't want to see in the 

office?.................................ANTS

Clever Clue of the Month

 

May 2021
Clue: Time travelers of a sort.........................MINUTEHANDS
Constructor: Greg Johnson; Editor: Stanley Newman
Newsday, Saturday, May 1, 2021