Word Puzzle 64

Word Puzzle 64 – Soltion with Explanation

Theme: In thematic clues the numeric references are for solar system planets (including Pluto). For example “three” or “third” would refer to Earth, the 3^rd planet from Sun.

1. Stench, Defective (anagram of) H (hot) + scent (perfume), stink (def)

2. Concurrency, Accord (def), amended (anagram of), connect + Mercury - M (“one” as in 1^st planet and leaderless implies deletion of first letter), - ET (not an alien)

3. Roister, Binge (def), i (one), in (insertion), roster (menu)

4. Ravenous, Awfully (anagram of) Venus (second one) + oar, greedy (def)

5. Facetious, Smart ass (def), ious (promises to pay), after (position), face (show), T (Tuesday)

6. Theater, Playing (anagram of), Earth (third) + te (note), hall (def)

7. Qualm, Compunction (def), inherent in (hidden), rest is fodder

8. Marshaling, Haling (drawing), on (positioned after), Mars (fourth), rally (def)

9. Truncate, Dock (def), accident (anagram of) NA (North American) + cutter

10. Saturation, Chromaticity (def), ratio (rate), ratio - r (lopped), in (insertion), Saturn (sixth)

11. Outmoded, Implicit meta clue, domed (target), Stone age (def), one way to get domed is anagram (out) of “moded”

12. Auburn, Reddish brown color (def), recycled (anagram of) Uranus (seventh) + b (book) - s (not second)

13. Out of time, Implicit Meta clue, Fomite (target), characteristic of bad musician (def), one way to get Fomite is anagram of (out) of + time

14. Unrepentant, Shameless (def), revolutionary (anagram of) rant + Neptune (eighth)

15. Play along, Get (meta clue), Logan (target), what good musicians do to keep up with the leader (def), one way to get Logan is anagram of (play) along

16. Populate, Slaughtered (anagram of) Pluto (ninth) + ape, people (def)

17. Action item, Make (meta clue), time (target), a to do list task (def), one way to get time is anagram of (action) item

18. Jupiter, Reportedly (homophone) of Jew (Israelite) + Peter (saint), fifth (def), Jew + peter sounds like Jupiter

19. Edify, Inspire (def), somewhat (hidden), rest is fodder

20. Gneiss, Kind of rock (def), adapted (anagram of) sign + ES (bridge players)

21. Portmanteau, Port (harbor), M (master), ant (worker), “eau” (water in French), carry-on (def)