Word Puzzle 70

Word Puzzle 70 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: The thematic clues list the winter Olympic game events

1. Huckster, could be (anagram of) her (the woman) + truck, peddler (def)

2. Alpine Skiing, Al (Alan), pine (Long), S (old Bob), King (Lord), hosting (container), i (an), event (def)

3. First in line, implicit meta, Tristain (target), rest is def, one way to get Tristain is ist (first) inside (in) train (line), if you are 1^st in line you get served before others in the queue.

4. Biathlon, easily (anagram of) Bolt + a (advanced) + in + h (initial heats), event (def)

5. Offshore, get (meta), horse (target), abroad (def), one way to get horse is via anagram (off) of shore

6. Bobsleigh, bobs (hammers), le (the French), igh (endless fight i.e., middle letters), event (def)

7. Curling, L (money), involved in (insertion), curing (fixing), event (def)

8. Paucity, undersupply (def), P (power), au (to in French), city (town)

9. Ice Hockey, mismanaged (anagram of) cheeky + IOC (Indian Olympic Committee), event (def)

10. Garble, smuggling (hidden), about (reverse scan), fudge (def), rest is fodder.

11. Beijing, Where the events are (def), being (happening), around (container), J (Japanese), I (Island)

12. Bona fides, concealed (hidden), all round (reverse scan), credentials (def), rest is fodder

13. Skeleton, let on (reveal a secret), after (position), the beginners (1^st letters in) “superb knock electrified”, event (def)

14. Jettison, discard (def), hash (anagram of) t (the) + e (low grade) + joints

15. Snowboard, snow (snooker), board (table), event (def)

16. Tchotchke, curiosity (def), break up (anagram of) ET (exotic) + hot + chick – I (dumped = deletion, yours truly = I)

17. Short track speed skating, desperate (anagram of) D (500) + cheats + a + trekking + sports, joining (juxtaposition indicator), event (def)

18. Luge, characters (hidden), turn up (reverse scan), event (def) rest is fodder

19. Chicken broth, implicit meta, common stock (def), check in (target), one way to get check in is via anagram (broth) of chicken

20. Ski jumping, event (def), ju (outside Juneau i.e. 1^st and last letter in), cutting into (insertion), skimping (saving)

21. Massage with happy ending, get (meta), Ruby (target), popular service at Bangkok spa (def), one way to get Ruby is rub (massage) + (with) y (happy ending)…sorry couldn’t resist the raunchy clue.