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

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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

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Time travelers of a sort................MINUTEHANDS

Person well over 70, probably?..........SPEEDER

Persian word that can have many 

meanings?...............................MEOW

Crummy joint............................BUMKNEE

Name in hard rock ratings...............MOHS

Cubs' place to play home games..........DEN

Clever Clue of the Month

 

April 2021
Clue: Appropriate name for that woman's husband?....HERMAN
Constructor: Kate Hawkins; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Friday, April 30, 2021

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"Look at this Duncan toy over here!"....YOAYOYO       

Key to advancing one's writing?.........TAB

Items spotted in a casino?..............DICE

Expert in crown molding?................DENTIST

Singer in the family?...................RAT

Appropriate name for a woman's husband? HERMAN

Clever Clue of the Month

 

March 2021
Clue: Safe kind of job?.................................HEIST
Constructor: Caitlin Reid; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Friday, March 12, 2021

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Professionals who conduct lab 

inspections?............................VETS

Safe kind of job?.......................HEIST

Angled piece............................OPED

RN's body piercings?....................IVS

Follower of a farm team?................PLOW

Underground metal band?.................ORE

Clever Clue of the Month

 

February 2021
Clue: One who won't take just any cab........WINESNOB
Constructor: Wyna Liu; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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Pop up a lot, perhaps?..................NEWDAD

Revolutionary figure in space?..........MOON

One who won't take just any cab?........WINESNOB

Star Bucks, say?........................NBAMVPS

Without it, the mnemonic acronym for 

the Great Lakes might be MOSH...........ERIE

Act of throwing money around to resolve 

an issue?...............................COINTOSS

Clever Clue of the Month

January 2021
Clue: Some “M*A*S*H” characters...............ASTERISKS
Constructor: Joe Deeney; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Saturday, January 2, 2021

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Some "M*A*S*H" characters...............ASTERISKS

Remains to be seen......................MUSEUMEXHIBIT

One known for their teaching chops?.....SENSEI

Retiring workers?.......................PITCREW

It's not exactly humerus (but it's

close)..................................ULNA

Cut to the cloth?.......................TITHE

Clever Clue of the Month

 

December 2020
Clue: Center of a circle or square, maybe......STATUE 
Constructor: Damon Gulczynski; Editor: Will Shortz 
NYT, Friday, December 18, 2020