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

Clever Clue Nominees

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

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

Clever Clue Nominees

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

"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