Word Puzzle 165

Word Puzzle 165 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues:  

1. Funny letters from Don Juan, the hopeless Romantic (5) 

   Antic, funny (def), letters from (hidden), rest is fodder. 

2. Unending dispute when at fault is foolish (6) 

   Stupid, unending (delete last letter in) dispute, at fault (anagram), foolish (def) 

3. Stumble upon a retiring witch transfixed by a hunk? (7) 

   Galumph, stumble (def), retiring (reversal of) hag (witch), transfixed by (container), lump 

   (hunk) 

4. Disaster of an informal lunch say (8) 

    Casualty, disaster (def), casual (informal), tea (lunch), say (homophone) 

5. How to obtain SAT papers with a master key? (5-7) 

   Passe-partout, how to obtain (meta), SAT papers (target), master key (def), one way to get 

   the target is via, passepart anagram (out) 

6. Release energy (6) 

   Bounce, DD. 

7. Get invoice revised for a bag (4,6) 

   Give notice, revised (anagram of) get invoice, bag (def) 

8. Boost for a rogue film by an American (7) 

   Impetus, boost (def), imp (rogue), ET (film), by (juxta), US (American) 

9. Eye for Baron Sebastien? (4,4,6,3) 

   Beat one’s brains out, implicit meta, eye (def), Baron Sebastien (target), one way to get the 

   target is via beat one’s brains anagram (out) 

10. Watch while you put your palm on it or else ... (7) 

      Monitor, watch (def), while (hidden), rest is fodder. 

11. Out of joint ring on canopy (10) 

     Discontent, out of joint (def), disc (ring), on (on), tent (canopy) 

12. North-East in August gets polluted (7) 

     Stained, NE (North-East), in (insertion), staid (August), polluted (def) 

13. UAE bailed exotic model (4,5) 

     Beau ideal, exotic (anagram of) UAE bailed, model (def) 

14. Last word on style of yacht (4) 

     Dhow, last (last letter in) word, on (juxta), how (style), yacht (def) 

15. Set term (9) 

     Designate, DD. 

16. Rambling man in song (7) 

     Verbose, rambling (def), Bo (man), in (insertion), verse (song) 

17. Grail from the rondeau? (8) 

     Madrigal, implicit meta, grail (target), rondeau (def), one way to get the target is from 

     anagram (mad) of “rigal” 

18. Star of Idiot’s delight (5) 

     Light, star (def), of (hidden), rest is fodder. 

19. Superfluous luxury (5) 

     Extra, DD. 

20. Poor showing at today’s game, get Mitch and Tom out here at once!! (4-2-5) 

     Hand-to-mouth, poor (def), showing (hidden), rest is fodder. 

21. Modern artist engaging in slander (7) 

     Liberal, modern (def), RA (artist), engaged in (insertion), libel (slander)