Many thanks to those of you who have been playing along with the GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 40th Anniversary Clue Challenge. Here is a list of all the answers, along with the quip spelled out by their first letters and its author. Just a reminder: Our September issue hits newsstands on August 1. Pick up a copy for lots of 40th anniversary fun and nostalgia!
- WINE Cellar dweller? (4)
- HEART Circulation manager? (5)
- ANAGRAM It makes cats scat (7)
- TIP Reward for waiting? (3)
- SAND Beach blanket? (4)
- ASH Fire proof? (3)
- NUTSHELL Summary’s container? (8)
- OXEN The yoke’s on them (4)
- TEETH A real mouthful? (5)
- HARPIST Plucky musician? (7)
- ECHO Nature’s last word? (4)
- ROGER Jolly fellow? (5)
- WOOL It keeps ewe covered (4)
- OOPS Cry over spilt milk? (4)
- RENEW Buy more Time? (5)
- DECOY Sitting duck? (5)
- FLEA Greyhound rider? (4)
- OIL Lucky strike? (3)
- RAM Farm butter? (3)
- THIS Anything but that! (4)
- HOLE Can you dig it? (4)
- EVE First mate? (3)
- SALON Where some dye for a living (5)
- ALEE In a no-wind situation? (4)
- USHER One with a leading role? (5)
- RUMOR Mill output? (5)
- UMPIRE Decision-maker at home? (6)
- SNORE Sound asleep? (5)
- SPEED Going rate? (5)
- TEMPLE The rite place? (6)
- ESCAPE Avoid finishing a sentence? (6)
- VAIN Fond of self-reflection? (4)
- EGG Fowl ball? (3)
- NEON Broadway luminary? (4)
- WILL Heir lines? (4)
- RUG Hair apparent? (3)
- ICICLE Winter eavesdropper? (6)
- GOAT It’s half the faun (4)
- HINT This answer ends in a “T,” e.g. (4)
- TRANCE Medium state? (6)
WHAT’S ANOTHER WORD FOR “THESAURUS”? (STEVEN WRIGHT)