2019-06-01_Games_World_of_Puzzles

june 2019 | GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 61

Anagrams: The answer appears in anagrammed

form, preceded or followed by a word or phrase

that suggests the mixing, as in Changing times for

ITEMS.

(IPIXMSRW(IPIXMSRWGSQIMRXLVIIZEVMIXMIW

beheadments, curtailments, and internal deletions.

The clue always contains a word or phrase

MRHMGEXMRKXLIHIPIXMSR)\EQTPIWUncovered 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.

'LEVEHIWThe answer is broken into smaller

words that are clued individually, as in Auto animal

for CARPET.

'SRXEMRIVW A word such as PATIENTS “contains”

TIE inside PANTS, so it might be clued as Hospital

residents make knots in trousers.

,MHHIRERW[IVWThe answer may appear intact,

EPFIMXGEQSYJPEKIHMRXLIGPYI)\EQTPIMyopic

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

LIEVƉSVƈEWXLI]WE]Ɖ)\EQTPICounted frozen

chicken out loud for NUMBERED (“numb bird”).

6IZIVWEPW 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.

(SYFPIHIJMRMXMSRW This type of clue has no

wordplay half; instead, it has two definition halves.

)\EQTPIScooter was blue for MOPED.

ANSWERS, PAGE 79

'ǚǓǜǘǣȱ'ǚǝǙǙǕǝǚȰ  BY BOB STIGGER

ACROSS

1 In Japan, a major
isthmus (6)
5 For the time being, I’m
hiding behind place in
a crypt (7)
9 Burt is guzzling a couple
of sixpacks, resulting in
inflammation (8)
10 Curved chunk of
irregular cedarwood (5)
11 Natural sand, safe
swimming is a notable
California feature (3,7,5)
12 Have something in
common with Western
buddy—gun ownership,
primarily (7)
13 Most web-like,
elastic plastic (7)
14 A duck in Rev.
Spooner’s metal
bucket (7)
17 Doing a 180, Shrek for
one embraces Degree
and Ban (7)
20 Vision problem has
ten designers
confounded (15)
21 Slow down or stop,
say (5)
22 The Sun discharges
liquids useful to
chemists (8)
23 Good Consumer
Reports testers for
kitchen utensils (7)
24 Yes, squeal on left-leaning
public officer (6)

DOWN
2 Revised manual,
excellent for female
grads (7)
3 Arkansas Highway
Division’s written up
for a magazine (7)

4 Margaret Mead’s

colleagues in tan

polo shirts go

wandering (15)

5 In slowdown, People

Soft ultimately curtailed

factory payment

program (11,4)

6 RCA tiff destroyed Steve

Winwood’s group (7)

7 A hermit talking trash

let fly (7)

8 Thoughts of what’s right

in dispute-resolution

proceedings (11)

11 Keeping busy, yaks

lifted sack (8,3)

15 A storm gripping

Georgia rises and

falls (7)

16 Severe shock pilot

mentioned (7)

18 Doctor Kildare’s

conclusion accepted

by first-rate treatment

program (3,4)

19 Come back in

from rear of house,

interrupting

tenant (7)

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