Word Puzzle 104

Word Puzzle 104 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: None.

Clues:

1. Endless rant in fiery parody (8)

Travesty, endless (delete last letter in) rave (rant), in (insertion), testy (fiery), parody (def)

2. Outlaw kid reportedly caught (7)

Boycott, outlaw (def), boy (kid), reportedly (homophone of) caught.

3. Citation for one infiltrating a criminal commune (8)

Encomium, citation (def), I (one), infiltrating (insertion), criminal (anagram of) commune.

4. My typical Monday starts with a cup of tea made from an alternate source of milk (6)

Almond, from (hidden), an alternate source of milk (def), rest is fodder.

5. Turned clock with ease (5)

  Remit, turned (reversal of) timer (clock), ease (def)

6. Rush print on editor’s direction (8)

Stampede, rush (def), stamp (print), ed (editor), e (direction)

7. Find Intel host getting ignored in crowd (4,2,3,7)

Lost in the shuffle, find (meta), Intel host (target), getting ignored in crowd (def), one way to

get target is via, “lost in the” anagram (shuffle)

8. Odd shoe cut for comfort (6)

Solace, odd (odd letter selection in) shoe, lace (cut), comfort (def)

9. Apart from the above conditions, terms listed as undertakings apply (7)

Asunder, apart (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder.

10. Snake or a powerful businessman in Hong Kong? (6)

   Taipan, DD

11. Active state in dark (9)

  Vivacious, active (def), VA (state), in (insertion), vicious (dark)

12. Central arbour abutting violent district of NYC say (7)

    Borough, central (middle letters in) arbour, abutting (juxtaposition), rough (violent), district

    of NYC say (def)

13. How to end custom with fake papers? (6,9)

   Forged documents, how to (meta), end custom (target), fake papers (def), one way to get the

   target is via anagram (forged) of “documents”.

14. Exotic mink sarongs cost a bomb (5, 6)

   King’s ransom, exotic (anagram of) “mink sarongs”, bomb (def)

15. Train to Norway from America (5)

    Nexus, train (def), N (Norway), ex (from), US (America)

16. Remarkable home on the street (7)

   Strange, remarkable (def), range (home), on (juxtaposition), st (street)

17. Crazy for a grouse (10)

   Outrageous, implicit meta, crazy (def), a grouse (target), one way to get “a grouse” is via

  anagram (out) of “rageous”.

18. Common number (7)

   Routine, DD

19. Rat snake (5)

   Creep, DD

20. My best pal is a detective who can easily distinguish truth from bluff (8)

   Palisade, from (hidden), bluff (def), rest is fodder.

21. Cliff enters camp by mistake (10)

   Escarpment, cliff (def), by mistake (anagram of) “enters camp”