Clever Clue Nominees

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

Commerce Clauses?............................MALLSANTAS

Super conductors?............................MAESTROS

Rick often behind a slick click..............ASTLEY

Dating guide for woodsy types?...............TREERINGS

Collection of senior moments?................YEARBOOK

What you'd expect to be full of baloney......DELICASE

Clever Clue of the Month

 

November 2023
Clue: Film that shows where not to swim?.........PONDSCUM
Constructor: Eric Agard; Editor: Liz Maynes-Aminzade
The New Yorker, Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Person raised on a beach?....................LIFEGUARD

Desserted?...................................ATELAST           

Film that shows where not to swim?...........PONDSCUM

Food takeout line?...........................FLOSS

Antiques collection?.........................DUST

Where literary agents are found?.............SPYNOVELS

Clever Clue of the Month

October 2023
Clue: Head covering?.....................TOILETSEAT
Constructor: Ryan McCarty; Editor: Will Shortz
NYT, Saturday, October 28, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Garb you don't want to be seen in............CAMO

Snores like a lumberjack?....................SAWSLOGS

Small character in "Honey, I Shrunk the 

Kids"?.......................................COMMA

How a sailor achieves a good work-life 

balance?.....................................SEALEGS

Greyhound maintenance facility?..............DOGSPA

Head covering?...............................TOILETSEAT

Clever Clue of the Month

September 2023
Clue: Draft document?...............................BARMENU
Constructor/Editor: Evan Birnholz
Evan Birnholz's Washington Post Crossword, Sunday, September 3, 2023

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Snake substitute.............................DRANO

Draft document?..............................BARMENU

Boomers at a rock concert?...................AMPS

Novel with a screen adaptation?..............EBOOK

Wanders around the airport?..................TSA

Places to catch flying cars?.................SPEEDTRAPS