Word Puzzle 138

Word Puzzle 138 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues: 

1. Exhausted genius remained calm (6) 

  Limpid, limp (exhausted), Id (genius), calm (def) 

2. Waterbed adjacent to the lake attracting the crowd (7) 

  Coterie, cot (waterbed), adjacent to (juxta), Erie (lake), crowd (def) 

3. Added capacitance while removing the resistance from the electric kitchen-sink (8) 

  Eclectic, added C (capacitance), removed R (resistance) from electric (target),  

    kitchen-sink (def) 

4. Mixed showing at the wedding between poor bride and wealthy bridegroom (6) 

  Hybrid, mixed (def), showing (hidden), rest is fodder. 

5. Burnt dead (9) 

  Exhausted, DD. 

6. Asian social losing heart? Terrible!!  (9) 

Egregious, E (Asian), gregarious (social), losing heart (delete middle letters), terrible (def) 

7. Catch up when behind to get elf motorist (4-2,3,4,4) 

  Make-up for lost time, implicit meta, catch up when behind (def), elf motorist (target), 

  one way to get the target is via, anagram (make-up) of “for lost time” 

8. Star featuring in the blockbuster, but is not able to live up to expectations (7) 

  Notable, star (def), featuring (hidden), rest is fodder. 

9. Notorious boss? (6) 

Famous, DD 

10. Corrupt!! Expel Clarence? Terrific!! (3,10) 

    Par excellence, corrupt (anagram of) expel Clarence, terrific (def) 

11. How to get Wilford shot? with dope? (3,2,4,5) 

   Out of this world meta (how to), Wilford shot (target), dope (def) one way to get the target 

   Is via anagram (out) of “of this world” 

12. Classic contents needs decoding? Call the master linguist (8) 

   Sterling, classic (def), contents (hidden), rest is fodder. 

13. Miserable French King interrupting the call (6) 

   Dismal, miserable (def), Sm (French King), interrupting (insertion), dial (call) 

14. Initially, Indian nationals entering Russian territory, were found dead (5) 

    Inert, initially (acrostic indicator), dead (def), rest is fodder. 

15. Condom made for comfort (3,3) 

   Mod con, made (anagram of) condom, comfort (def) 

16. Casket body part? (5) 

   Chest, DD. 

17. Hot, new in color (7) 

   Violent, shot (def), n (new), in (insertion), violet (color) 

18. Rank Musk behind, but close to Apple chief? (7) 

   Echelon, rank (def), Elon (Musk), behind (positionally after), close to (last letter in) Apple 

   i.e., E, ch (chief) 

19. Support for Big 10 announced (8) 

   Maintain, support (def), main (big), announced (homophone of) 10 

20. N/+ rattle (7) 

   Nonplus, N (N), on (/), plus (+), rattle (def) 

21. Benatar and Nugent hugged (6) 

   Patted, Pat (Benatar), Ted (Nugent), hugged (def)