Word Puzzle 59

Word Puzzle 59 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: Animal idioms

1. Impugn, Inculpate (def), imp (the devil), crooked (anagram of) gun

2. Catnap, Ant (worker), returning (reversal), in (insertion), cap (end), siesta (def)

3. Isthmus, Natural bridge (def), ist (1^st), HM (king), US (America)

4. Cold fish, Col (officer), dish (vessel), circling (container), tip of (first letter of) Finnish, iceberg (def)

5. Yore, History (def), featuring (hidden), rest is fodder

6. Lone wolf, Lone (special), flow (roll), back (reversal), bohemian (def)

7. Wampum, “What .. money” (fodder), initially (1^st letters in fodder), bread (def)

8. Rare bird, A kind of (anagram of) red briar, objet trouve (def)

9. Repentance, Return (reversal of) per (through), entrance (door), without (deletion of) r (right), regret (def)

10. Sitting duck, Depicted as (anagram of) distinct + U (superior), K (King), G (George), prey (def)

11. Camion, Some (hidden), lorry (def), rest is fodder

12. Dark horse, Spoiler (def), d (deserted), ark (ship), mysterious (anagram of) shore

13. Exclave, Exclaim (cry out), without (deletion of) I’m (boasting), ve (victory), protectorate (def)

14. Eager beavers, Served (anagram of) beverages + are, achievers (def)

15. Glitz, Extravagant (anagram of) gilt (fancywork), z (zero), gaudiness (def)

16. Fat-cat, Rich (def), essentially (hidden), contrary (reverse scan), rest is fodder

17. Animal, Back (reversal of) lamina (plate), material (def)

18. White elephant, Throwaway (def), white ant (termite), eaten (container), El (Spanish article), EP (record), H (hoard first i.e. first letter of hoard)

19. Street art, How to (meta), start (target for meta), graffiti for example (def), one way to get start is ST (street) + art.

20. Turn turtle, upset (def), turn (constitutional), turtle (loggerhead for example is a type of turtle)

21. Lost cause, How to cook (meta), sauce (target), waste of time (def), one way is to do anagram (lost of) cause.