Clever Clue Nominees

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

King with a touching story?...............MIDAS

Outstanding academic outcome?.............STUDENTDEBT 
Deep state?...............................SOUNDSLEEP
Sour grapes drink?........................HATERADE
Undeserved notoriety (or how one might
describe Vanilla Ice's discography).......BADRAP
Rap duo...................................KNOCKKNOCK

 

July 2024
Clue: What it would be a mistake to write twice?...BOO
Constructors: Jackson Matz & Ben Matz; Editor: Joel Fagliano
NYT, Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Clever Clue Nominees

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

One interested in bull-dozing?............COWTIPPER

Site of a baseball merger?................SEAM

Risk factor?..............................ARMY

Where one might go out on top?............BUNKBED

Opening on Broadway?......................MANHOLE

What it would be a mistake to write

twice?....................................BOO 

Clever Clue of the Month

June 2024
Clue: Starry overlook?............................................OSCARSNUB
Constructor: Rich Proulx; Editor: Mike Shenk
WSJ, Saturday, June 8, 2024

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Feeling after doing squat?................ACHE   

Starry overlooks?.........................OCSARSNUBS    

An icy winter?............................SEASONWITHSALT    

Public works program?.....................ARTEXHIBIT    

Relatively helpful path to success?.......NEPOTISM   

Criminal record?..........................BOOTLEGCD    

Clever Clue of the Month

May 2024
Clue: One who can't handle their moonshine
well?...............................................WEREWOLF
Constructor: Jesse Cohn; Editor: Joel Fagliano
NYT, Friday, May 10, 2024

Clever Clue Nominees

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

Sponsor of the Rolling Stones' 2024 "Hackney 

Diamonds" tour....................................AARP

Down clue answer, often...........................EIDER

One who can't handle their moonshine well?........WEREWOLF

Nun's habit?......................................CELIBACY

Aged beef?........................................EGADS

Someone you might be reluctant to give a hand 

to?...............................................CANNIBAL