Clever Clue of the Month

September 2018

Clue: Slip of the pen..................................ESCAPE 

Constructor: Kyle Dolan; Editor: Mike Shank

Wall Street Journal, Saturday, September 9, 2018

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Slip of the pen?........................ESCAPE

Thunder shower, at times?...............ESPN

One calling strikes, in short...........UNIONREP

Site of class struggle..................ACADEMIA

The answer is blowin' in the wind.......VANE

Provider of green juice?................SOLARPANEL

Clever Clue of the Month

August 2018

Clue: It's no six-pack, ironically..................BEERBELLY 

Constructor: Damon Gulczynski; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Friday, August 10, 2018

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 on Monday.

Wet bar locale?.........................BATH
Where sub assembly happens..............DELI
See what I mean?........................LIPREAD
It's no six-pack, ironically............BEERBELLY
Apple application that's now banned.....ALAR
Work for chicken feed?..................PECK

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Clever Clue of the Month

July 2018
Clue: What you might charge for a ride......TESLA 

Constructors: Natan Last, Andy Kravis, & the JASA Crossword Class 

Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Saturday, July 28, 2018

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 Friday.

Overly sedimental?......................SILTY

Get a Bug off a shoulder, say...........TOW
No longer working in the private 
sector?.................................EXARMY
One who's happy about acquiring a few 
extra pounds, informally................BRIT
Person at Waterloo......................IOWAN
What you might charge for a ride........TESLA