Clever Clue Nominees

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

Unlikely heroines in operas, typically.......ALTOS

Choose a running mate?.......................ELOPE

People with cans in their vans...............RVERS

Root words?..................................CHANT

Spare moment?................................TIRECHANGE

Persian diversion?...........................CATTOY

Clever Clue of the Month

December 2023
Clue: Dating guide for woodsy types?..............TREERINGS
Constructor: Paul Coulter; Editor: David Steinberg
Universal (Sunday), Sunday, December 10, 2023

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