Word Puzzle 139

Word Puzzle 139 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues: 

1. Say, I worry about the type of color (5) 

  Ivory, say (homophone of) I worry, type of color (def) 

2. Fuss over the band “city” (6) 

  Hoopla, fuss (def), hoop (band), LA (city) 

3. Dodge the standard lines (5) 

  Parry, dodge (def), par (standard), RY (lines) 

4. Unprepared for losing the initial pace in foreign surroundings (14) 

  Extemporaneous, unprepared (def), losing initial (delete 1st letter in) tempo (pace),  

  in ... surrounding (insertion), extraneous (foreign) 

5. Medial take on waistline (7) 

  Midriff, mid (medial), riff (take), waistline (def) 

6. Mean intent (7) 

Purport, DD. 

7. Bulb I prefer? Obviously, halogen!! I always go for them, but I wish they were somewhat 

mellow (6) 

  Genial, somewhat (hidden), mellow (def), rest is fodder. 

8. How to get a safer tow from a typical IT worker? (8,8) 

  Software Engineer, show to get (meta), “safer tow” (target), rest is def, one way to get the 

  target is via, 

   “software” anagram (engineer) 

9. Friendly Don outraged by mistake (4-7) 

Good-natured, friendly (def), by mistake (anagram of) “Don outraged” 

10. Apply finish (7) 

    Execute, DD. 

11. How to get a neat tip from rehabilitant? (10) 

    Outpatient, how to get (meta), neat tip (target), rest is def, one way to get the target is 

    via anagram (out) of “patient” 

12. Local office (6) 

    Branch, DD. 

13. Clues too can be put paid to (5,3) 

   Close out, can be (anagram of) clues too, put paid to (def) 

14. Show how to ruin toast with an example (12) 

   Illustration, show how to (meta), ruin toast (target), example (def), one way to get the 

   target is via anagram (ill) of “ustraion” 

15. Hey Sam please save for me a piece of slice (6) 

    Sample, a piece of (hidden), slice (def), rest is fodder. 

16. Sonny can make it, but Cher can’t be there, due to some screwup (7) 

    Butcher, some (hidden), screwup (def), rest is fodder. 

17. Conscious about Monday feeling? (9) 

    Sentiment, sentient (conscious), about (container), M (Monday), feeling (def) 

18. Unnecessary to pick on Sunday school (8) 

    Needless, unnecessary (def), needle (pick on), SS (Sunday school) 

19. Lit patrolman turned out to be indispensable? (3-9) 

   All-important, turned out (anagram of) “lit patrolman”, indispensable (def) 

20. Hold back the Asian chapter in piece (8) 

      Encumber, hold back (def), E (Asian), C (chapter), in (insertion), number (piece) 

21. Risk of cardiac ailments stem from stress, so doctors often recommend anger therapy (8) 

       Endanger, risk (def), of (hidden), rest is fodder.