Word Puzzle 168

Word Puzzle 168 – Solution with Explanation 

Theme: None 

Clues:  

1. The case of girl with concupiscence facing an unexpected setback (6) 

Glitch, case of (1st and last letter in) girl, with (juxta), itch (concupiscence), an unexpected 

   setback (def) 

2. Violent Arizona town banishes revolutionary American (11) 

Tempestuous, violent (def), Tempe (Arizona town), outs (banishes), revolutionary (reversal), 

    US (American)  

3. Roam in the wilderness vicariously with Graeme and Eric’s new show (7) 

Meander, roam (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder. 

4. Inflexible Greek character engaged in boasting over meal? (9) 

Immutable, inflexible (def), mu (Greek character), engaged in (insertion), I’m (boasting), 

    over (juxta), table (meal) 

5. He + me both were beaten up by the giant (8) 

Behemoth, were beaten up (anagram of) he + me + both, giant (def)  

6. Walk on the wild side singer sounded terrible (5) 

Lurid, Lou Reed (walk on the wild side singer), sounded (homophone), terrible (def)  

7. Certain God father producer (8) 

Sanguine, DD as in certain and Ruddy (God father producer) 

8. Minutia from Bavarian secret society (10) 

Illuminati, minutia (target), from (meta of form x from y), rest is def, one way to get the 

    target is via anagram (ill) of “uminati” 

9. Spain, lands award before winning? (7) 

Winsome, E (Spain), wins (lands), OM (award), before (positionally before), winning (def) 

10. Decide the promotion with Dench and Blanchette (10) 

   Adjudicate, decide (def), Ad (promotion), with (juxta), Judi (Dench), and (juxta), Cate 

      (Blanchette) 

11. Philanthropy from popular leaders of some successful enterprises (8) 

   Largesse, philanthropy (def), large (popular), leaders of (1st letters in) “some successful 

      Enterprises” 

12. Basset from Harry Potter prequel film series (9,6) 

      Fantastic beasts, implicit meta (x from y), basset (target), rest is def, one way to get the 

   target is via, anagram (fantastic) of beasts. 

13. The day, A’s left the stable (6) 

    Sturdy, Saturday (day), A’s left (delete letter A’s from) Saturday, stable (def) 

14. Money district (7) 

   Quarter, DD 

15. Con exhibiting shooting skills forgot to bring ammo? No sh*t!! (6) 

   Gammon, con (def), exhibiting (hidden), rest is fodder. 

16. Show up for the corrupt Shelton Whitlow B.E. (4,3,7,2) 

      Blow the whistle on, show up (def), corrupt (anagram of) “Shelton Whitlow B.E.” 

17. Take over the country receiving contra support (12) 

   Substantiate, sub (take over), state (country), receiving (container), anti (contra), support 

   (def) 

18. Kill request (5) 

   Claim, DD. 

19. Get rides from a stranger? (8) 

     Outsider, meta (get x from y), rides (target), stranger (def), one way to get the target is via 

     anagram (out) of “sider” 

20. After regular rest men tend to be more productive though there remains some apprehension 

   (10) 

   Arrestment, some (hidden), apprehension (def), rest is fodder. 

21. Squeeze on gift allowance declared (11) 

   Compression, squeeze (def), comp (gift), ration (allowance), declared (homophone)