Word Puzzle 148

Word Puzzle 148 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues:  

1. Republican got stunned (7) 

Raddled, R (republican), addled (got), stunned (def) 

2. Prestige of revolutionary inside-man (6) 

   Cachet, prestige (def), Che (revolutionary), inside (insertion), cat (man) 

3. Edge out the faithful (9) 

   Steadfast, stead (edge), fast (out), faithful (def) 

4. Perhaps odyssey wasn’t what he hoped for “a trip inside the paradise” (8) 

Rhapsody, inside (hidden), paradise (def), rest is fodder. 

5. Dismiss lawless reign in court (9) 

   Denigrate, dismiss (def), lawless (anagram of) reign, in (insertion), date (court) 

6. Questionable place? (4) 

Moot, DD. 

7. Humor each complaint (7) 

   Whimper, whim (humor), per (each), complaint (def) 

8. Bulk paper fastener (5) 

   Staple, DD. 

9. How to finger Q-Anon followers for example? (7, 6) 

   Lunatic fringe, how to (meta), finger (target), rest is def, one way to get the target is via 

   Anagram (lunatic) of “fringe” 

10. How to spot a Caesarist on escalator? (6, 9) 

  Moving staircase, how to spot (meta), Caesarist (target), escalator (def), one way to get the 

   Target is via, anagram (moving) of “staircase” 

11. Delegate associated with French king coming to grips with an explosion (8) 

  Paroxysm, proxy (delegate), associate with (juxta), SM (French king), coming to grips with 

  container), a (an), explosion (def) 

12. Is shifty doctor throwing a tantrum? (5,3) 

  Hissy fit, doctor (anagram of) “is shifty”, tantrum (def) 

13. Especially when inside the club, be rash!! (7) 

  Cursory, so (especially), inside (insertion), curry (club), rash (def) 

14. Scoffed at the return of French propaganda (6) 

  Gulped, scoffed (def), return of (reversal of), de (of in French), plug (propaganda) 

15. Child’s play to survive a naked monkey perhaps? (8) 

   Peekaboo, child’s play (def), keep up (survive), keep up => peek, naked (delete both ends 

   of) baboon (monkey perhaps) i.e., “aboo” 

16. Stay back hidden in a shabby motel during your mini-American vacation (6) 

  Remain, stay (def), back (reverse scan), hidden in (hidden), rest is fodder. 

17. Necessary to get cumin (9) 

  Incumbent, necessary (def), to get (meta), cumin (target), one way to get the target is via,  

  “incum” anagram (bent) 

18. Request from boss is to have an inside man doing our bidding (6) 

  Demand, request (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder. 

19. Do the trick with a cub perhaps (4,5) 

    Bear fruit, do the trick (def), cub is child of bear i.e., bear fruit (sort of a DD), this one is 

along the lines of NYT crossword clue (non-cryptic crossword clue) 

20. Wash out with the mysterious meteoric fog (4,2,5) 

      Come to grief, wash out (def), mysterious (anagram of) meteoric fog 

21. Annoying to find a snake amongst the crew (7) 

  Rasping, annoying (def), asp (snake), amongst (insertion), ring (crew)