Word Puzzle 150

Word Puzzle 150 – Cryptic Clues: 

Theme: All answers have CL (150 in Romal numerals to signify that this is the 150th puzzle in this series). 

Clues:  

1. Hush-hush before the doom (11) 

  Clandestine, hush-hush (def), Cl (theme letters), an (before), destine (doom) 

2. Naomi Porta kind of statement (12) 

  Proclamation, kind of (anagram of) Naomi Porta, CL (theme letters), statement (def) 

3. Story of the most persistent Asian (9) 

Chronicle, story (def), most (delete last letter in) chronic (persistent), CL (theme letters), E 

(Asian) 

4. Shirt-less exercise on the hill (9) 

Acclivity, T (shirt), less (deletion of t from) activity (exercise) + CL (theme letters), hill (def) 

5. Suitable indictment for stupidity (8) 

Claptrap, CL (theme letters), apt (suitable), rap (indictment), stupidity (def) 

6. Absolute pandemonium (7) 

Clutter, CL (theme letters), utter (absolute), pandemonium (def) 

7. Bar strain? (7) 

Exclude, bar (def), exude (strain) + CL (theme letters) 

8. Cabaret with hard butt? (9) 

Nightclub, cabaret (def), nigh (hard), tub (butt) + CL (thematic letters) 

9. Comedown against international movie theater chain (super high-def, large screen movies) 

    (10) 

Anticlimax, comedown (def), anti (against), CL (thematic letters), I-max (international movie 

theater chain) 

10. Set for ejection after commencement (7) 

   Cluster, set (def), CL (thematic letters), ouster (ejection), after commencement (deletion of 

      1st letter in) ouster 

11. English fellas, after losing heart, cry for mercy (8) 

   Clemency, CL (thematic letters), E (English), men (fellas), after losing heart (delete middle 

   letter in) cry, mercy (def) 

12. Declines with “backoff!! I have Gods around for that” (11) 

   Declivities, declines (def), CL (hematic letters) + backoff (delete last letter in) I've (I have), 

      deities (Gods), around (container) 

13. Dressed in others shoe? Looking exquisite (12) 

   Clotheshorse, CL (thematic letters), dressed in (anagram of) others shoe, exquisite (def) 

14. Cry after not batting in the test (11) 

   Exclamation, cry (def), CL (thematic letters), not (deletion of) in (batting) from  

   examination (test) 

15. Aftermath of the bruise, after removing the bandage (10) 

   Conclusion, aftermath (def), contusion (bruise), after removing (deletion of) T (bandage), 

   CL (thematic letters) 

16. Perfect donkey? I see!! (7) 

   Classic, perfect (def), CL (thematic letters), ass (donkey), Ic (I see) 

17. Tree-house toilet (9) 

    Cloakroom, CL (thematic letters), Oak (tree), room (house), toilet (def) 

18. Little companies, for the most part (8) 

   Particle, little (def), parties (companies), for the most part (delete last letter in),  

   CL (thematic letters) 

19. Queen’s carapace? (7) 

    Cuticle, cutie (queen), CL (thematic letters), carapace (def) 

20. Mad gaffe (7) 

   Clanger, CL (thematic letters), anger (mad), gaffe (def) 

21. Giant osprey oddly found in greenish-blue color (9) 

   Cyclopean, giant (def), CL (thematic letters), oddly (odd letters in) osprey, found in 

      (insertion), cyan (greenish-blue color)