Saturday, December 31, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Cultural icon?..........................PETRI
Someone opening a can of worms?.........ANGLER
Old-timey exhibitions with carousels....SLIDESHOWS
Joke that goes over the line?...........CRANKCALL
Cut with a letter opener?...............TBONESTEAK
Super duper?............................BIGFATLIAR

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month











November 2022
Clue: Port authorities...........................WINESNOBS
Constructors: Simon Marotte; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Friday, November 25, 2022


Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Robin hood?.............................GOTHAMCITY
Means of returning home after a hunting 
trip....................................CATDOOR
Dying art form?.........................ELEGY
Nasty hangover?.........................SMOG
Port authorities?.......................WINESNOBS
Performance-enhancing supplement?.......ENCORE

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

October 2022
Clue: Small wing nut..........................................LEPIDOPTERIST
Constructors: Matthew Stock & Pravan Chakravarthy; Editor: Patti Varol
LAT, Saturday, October 1, 2022


Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Small wing nut..........................LEPIDOPTERIST
Spam generator..........................HORMEL
Bank job attire.........................SKIMASK
Confrontation at a local court,
perhaps.................................HOMEGAME
Digital design component................NAILPOLISH
Coward with a knighthood................NOEL

Monday, October 31, 2022

Clever Clue Puzzle

I thought I'd try something a little bit different this month. Here are the Clever Clue Nominees as a puzzle. 

Small wing nut............. L_ _ I _ _ P _ _ R _ _ T
Spam generator............. _ O R _ _ _
Bank job attire............ _ K _ _ A _ _
Confrontation at a local 
court, perhaps............. H _ _ E G _ _ _
Digital design component... N _ _ _ P O _ _ _ _
Coward with a knighthood... N _ _ _

I will send out the answers tomorrow. Please wait till then to vote for your favorite.


Monday, October 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

September 2022
Clue: Lose contact with one's roots?.................GOBALD
Constructor: Trip Payne; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Column people are dying to appear in?...OBITS
Opposite of a speaking fee?.............HUSHMONEY
Lose contact with one's roots?..........GOBALD
Thy're sen n ths cle....................DELETIONS
Star often compared to Venus............SERENA
Pursues one's dreams?...................SLEEPS

Friday, September 2, 2022

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August 2022
Clue: This answer often has more than seven letters...............................................................MAILBOX
Constructor/Editor: Evan Birnholz
Evan Birnholz's Washington Post Crossword, Sunday, August 14, 2022

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

U.K. org. that announced "There is no 
news" on April 18, 1930.................BBC
Special collection musical hits?........DRUMSOLO 
This answer often has more than seven 
letters.................................MAILBOX 
What makes you question everything you 
know?...................................JEOPARDY
Lines of credit.........................ODE
Unsafe words?...........................YEROUT

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 


July 2022
Clue: Dancer's landing pad...............................ROOF
Constructors: Lisa Senzel & Jeff Chen; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Saturday, July 9, 2022


Sunday, July 31, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Dancer's landing pad....................ROOF
Jumper cable?...........................BUNGEECORD
Strips for JFK?.........................TARMACS
Question not asked on "Jeopardy!".......WHY
Joint owner?............................STONER
Not in gear?............................NAKED


Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2022
Clue: Good or bad vacuum review?..................SUCKS
Constructors: Parker Higgins & Ross Trudeau; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Joins a heavy metal band, say...........WELDS

Difficult couple?.......................EFS
The last thing a Mississippi cheerleader
wants?..................................ANI
Good or bad vacuum review?..............SUCKS
Mudslingers?............................BARISTAS

Fixes a flat, in a way?.................AUTOTUNES

Friday, June 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

May 2022
Clue: Game where you can play rough but
you can't play fair?..........................................WORDLE
Constructor: Aimee Lucido; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Tuesday, May 3, 2022


Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Game where you can play rough but you 
can't play fair?........................WORDLE
Basket made without weaving?............SETSHOT
Battle waged with weapons in some 
cases...................................PILLOWFIGHT
Sub standard?...........................DELIMEAT
Hard-to-swallow reactions?..............SPITTAKES
Pop up a lot?...........................NEWDAD

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

April 2022
Clue: Mystery that might have a 
stirring message?....................SECRETRECIPE
Constructor: Robyn Weintraub; Editor: Patti Varol
LAT, Saturday, April 23, 2022

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Dine expectantly?.......................EATFORTWO
Sole caretakers?........................PEDICURISTS
Mystery that may have a stirring
message?................................SECRETRECIPE
Unpredictable jerk?.....................SPASM
Guacamole go-with?......................HOLY
Film in a shower........................SCUM

Monday, April 4, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

March 2022
Clue: What may help with bed-wetting........GARDENHOSE
Constructor: Robyn Weintraub; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Friday, March 25, 2022


Saturday, April 2, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Sticks around for a real blast?.........TNT
Marlins' catcher........................FISHHOOK
Secretly espouse?.......................ELOPE
Start of a scale model..................DOEADEER
What may help with bed-wetting?.........GARDENHOSE
Popular site for holiday gift orders....SANTASLAP

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

February 2022
Clue: Game measured by its number of points............................................................ELK
Constructors: August Miller; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Thursday, February 10, 2022


Monday, February 28, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Feature of an open-and-shut case?.......HINGE
It's wicked and smelly..................SCENTEDCANDLE
Game measured by its number of points...ELK
It fills up the joint?..................POT
Personal management problems............BADHAIRDAYS
Construction specs?.....................SAFETYGLASSES

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Clever Clue of the Month

 

January 2022
Clue: Ones taking advantage of suckers to get by?..........OCTOPI
Constructors: Christina Iverson & Jeff Chen; Editor: Rich Norris
LAT, Friday, January 7, 2022


Monday, January 31, 2022

Clever Clue Nominees

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

What you do after a workout?............SMELL
Ones taking advantage of suckers to get
by?.....................................OCTOPI
They're always bringing up old stuff?...PALEONTOLOGISTS
Digital identifier?.....................TOETAG
Full-groan man?.........................PUNSTER
How someone may "live" in your head.....RENTFREE