GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES 40th ANNIVERSARY CLUE CHALLENGE

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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!

  1. WINE             Cellar dweller? (4)
  2. HEART          Circulation manager? (5)
  3. ANAGRAM   It makes cats scat (7)
  4. TIP                 Reward for waiting? (3)
  5. SAND             Beach blanket? (4)
  6. ASH                Fire proof? (3)
  7. NUTSHELL    Summary’s container? (8)
  8. OXEN             The yoke’s on them (4)
  9. TEETH            A real mouthful? (5)
  10. HARPIST       Plucky musician? (7)
  11. ECHO             Nature’s last word? (4)
  12. ROGER           Jolly fellow? (5)
  13. WOOL             It keeps ewe covered (4)
  14. OOPS             Cry over spilt milk? (4)
  15. RENEW          Buy more Time? (5)
  16. DECOY           Sitting duck? (5)
  17. FLEA              Greyhound rider? (4)
  18. OIL                  Lucky strike? (3)
  19. RAM               Farm butter? (3)
  20. THIS               Anything but that! (4)
  21. HOLE              Can you dig it? (4)
  22. EVE                 First mate? (3)
  23. SALON            Where some dye for a living (5)
  24. ALEE               In a no-wind situation? (4)
  25. USHER            One with a leading role? (5)
  26. RUMOR           Mill output? (5)
  27. UMPIRE          Decision-maker at home? (6)
  28. SNORE            Sound asleep? (5)
  29. SPEED            Going rate? (5)
  30. TEMPLE         The rite place? (6)
  31. ESCAPE          Avoid finishing a sentence? (6)
  32. VAIN                Fond of self-reflection? (4)
  33. EGG                 Fowl ball? (3)
  34. NEON              Broadway luminary? (4)
  35. WILL                Heir lines? (4)
  36. RUG                 Hair apparent? (3)
  37. ICICLE             Winter eavesdropper? (6)
  38. GOAT              It’s half the faun (4)
  39. HINT               This answer ends in a “T,” e.g. (4)
  40. TRANCE         Medium state? (6)
WHAT’S ANOTHER WORD FOR “THESAURUS”? (STEVEN WRIGHT)