Word Puzzle 160

Word Puzzle 160 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues:  

1. Last month with a friend was a smash (8) 

Decimate, Dec (last month), with (juxta), I (a), mate (friend), smash (def) 

2. Casual? No!! French folk song about the famous gangster (10) 

Nonchalant, non (no in French), chant (folk song), about (container), Al (famous gangster), 

casual (def) 

3. Work on track around this state (7) 

  Travail, work (def), trail (track), around (container), VA (state) 

4. Nothing rational about Trump basically, that’s apparent (10) 

Ostensible, o (nothing), sensible (rational), about (container), basically (1st letter selection in) 

    Trump, apparent (def) 

5. Wetland raft say (6) 

Slough, wetland (def), slew (raft), say (homophone) 

6. Patent declared (10)  

Pronounced, DD.    

7. It was Ted who crashed the car last night when he was somewhat high (6) 

Wasted, somewhat (hidden), high (def), rest is fodder. 

8. Sick hunter weathered the storm (5,3,7) 

Under the weather, sick (def), storm (anagram of) hunter weathered 

9. Reportedly Frank dressed up ... (7) 

Candied, reportedly (homophone of) candid (Frank), dressed up (def) 

10. Visibly locate Dr. Waly? (9) 

   Outwardly, implicit meta, visibly (def), Dr. Waly (target), one way to get the target is via, 

   anagram (out) of “wardly”. 

11. Regard a six-footer as a boy? (7) 

   Callant, call (regard), ant (six-footer), boy (def) 

12. Appreciation from travellers for well managed roads as all the major arteries teem with 

   holiday traffic (6) 

   Esteem, appreciation (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder. 

13. Take control (5) 

    Grasp, DD. 

14. Rene Whitman from the Paul Newman movie (4,4,3,3) 

   When time ran out, implicit meta, Rene Whitman (target), rest is def, one way to get the 

      target is via “when time ran” anagram (out) 

15. Goodwill to the French metropolis hosting the King (8) 

   Alacrity, goodwill (def), ala (to the in French), city (metropolis), hosting (container),  

   R (King) 

16. Surreptitious elements of MAGA clan, destined to be caught and bought to justice (11) 

   Clandestine, Surreptitious (def), elements of (hidden), rest is fodder. 

17. Popular General (6) 

   Public, DD. 

18. China Saris from the Constance Wu starrer (5,4,6) 

   Crazy rich Asians, implicit meta, China saris (target), rest is def, one way to get the target 

      is via, anagram (crazy) of “rich Asians” 

19. Generic material for decorator’s bash? (6-3-5) 

   Across-the-board, generic (def), material for (anagram of) “decorator’s bash” 

20. Roam around in shock that’s exhaustive!! (9) 

   Panoramic, around (anagram of) roam, in (insertion), panic (shock), exhaustive (def) 

21. Bizarre ad-lib with a creepy head-less hob? (9) 

   Diablerie, bizarre (anagram of) ad-lib, with (juxta), eerie (creepy), head-less (delete first 

      letter in), hob (def)