december 2019 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 6 1
%REKVEQW The answer appears in anagrammed
form, preceded or followed by a word or phrase
that suggests the mixing, as in Changing times for
ITEMS.
Deletions: Deletions come in three varieties:
beheadments, curtailments, and internal deletions.
The clue always contains a word or phrase
indicating the deletion. Examples: Uncovered bent
charm for ENCHANT, a beheadment of PENCHANT;
Fiery bird without a tail for FLAMING, a curtailment
of FLAMINGO; and Heartless miserly bloke for CHAP,
an internal deletion of CHEAP.
Charades: The answer is broken into smaller
words that are clued individually, as in Auto animal
for CARPET.
Containers: A word such as PATIENTS “contains”TIE inside PANTS, so it might be clued as Hospital
residents make knots in trousers.
Hidden answers: The answer may appear intact,
albeit camouflaged, in the clue. Example: Myopic
colonel clutches flute for PICCOLO (myopic colonel).
,SQSTLSRIW A word that sounds like the answer
indicated by use of a giveaway phrase such as “We
hear” or “as they say.” Example: Counted frozen
chicken out loud for NUMBERED (“numb bird”).
Reversals: A synonym for “backward” or “overturn”
in a clue may indicate a reversal, as in Returned
beer fit for a king (LAGER reversed) for REGAL.
Double definitions: This type of clue has no
wordplay half; instead, it has two definition halves.
Example: Scooter was blue for MOPED.
ANSWERS, PAGE 79'ǚǓǜǘǣȱ'ǚǝǙǙǕǝǚȰ BY ROSEMARY SCALA
ACROSS
1 Split peas cooked
before serving (10)
6 Had to pay for poem,
reportedly (4)
10 Abandoned remedy
cured none (9)
11 Rise of Conservative
branch (5)
12 Elmer Fudd’s thorny
flower problems (4)
13 Determined chief of
archaeology, near
end of project, kept
returning for ruins (10)
14 Compassionate
offer (6)
16 Dove in long time
after slob (6)
19 What a pro athlete
might do when his
contract is up! (6)
21 Scare rebels’ leader
caught in battle (6)
25 Brilliant dog finally
paying attention (10)
26 Salacious mutterings
about pornography (4)
28 A Swiss mountain
hat left unfinished (5)
29 Not nice and gentle in
a convertible (9)
30 Father sounds
like someone who's
exasperated (4)
31 Enticing sample
sin: pot and its
accompaniments (3,7)
DOWN
1 Clever woman in the
midst of scrap (6)
2 Sharp kick catching
general (7)
3 Heartless scoundrel
is hedonist (4)
4 Exhausted, Bo curtailed
climbing (8)
5 Band and singer
ultimately cope with
hardship (6)
7 Cut with a knife while
hemming tot’s skirt (7)
8 Perverted ads begin
corrupting (8)
9 Caustic article in
support of Southern
California (8)15 Very late drink
almost upset treaty
agreement (8)
17 Plans favoring
metric units (8)
18 Reporters gathering in
cold for royal family
member (8)
20 Pass over each
captain (7)22 I tip man
playing drums (7)
23 Fervent individual
hugging tree (2,4)
24 Bust Georgia,
e.g., importing
uranium (6)
27 Rare horses
around
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