February 2025
Clue: Using rapid transit?..............................RAFTING
Constructor: Wyna Liu; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
New Yorker, Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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Digs for archaeology majors?..............DORMS
Most common labor issue...................SON
Using rapid transit?......................RAFTING
Something rarely ordered for dinner?......STEAK
Round house?..............................BAR
Cause of a clogged artery?................TRAFFIC

Clever Clue of the Month

January 2025
Clue: Where the walls have ears?.................................CORNMAZE
Constructor: Kareem Ayas; Editor: Patti Varol
LAT, Saturday, January 11, 2025

Clever Clue Nominees

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Where the walls have ears?................CORNMAZE
Hot place, to put it mildly?..............HECK
Ring that indicates someone's already
engaged?..................................BUSYSIGNAL
Cabinet appointments......................DOORS
Shop lifters?.............................ESCALATORS
Lot site scheduled for demolition?........SODOM

Clever Clue of the Month

 

December 2024
Clue: Retirement account?.....................................BEDTIMESTORY
Constructor/Editor: Evan Birnholz
Evan Birnholz's Washington Post Crossword, Sunday, December 15, 2024

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Deal with attachment issues, in a way?....RESEND

Weapon in commercial warfare..............TASTETEST

Much-anticipated global decline?..........BALLDROP

Retirement account?.......................BEDTIMESTORY

Dangerous plant, perhaps..................ENEMYSPY

Points of view?...........................SPIRES