Word Puzzle 85

Word Puzzle 85 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: None

Clues:

1. Convert for most stylized boat at sea (11)

Proselytize, convert (def), pro (for), most (delete last letter in) stylized, at sea (anagram of) stylized - d

2. Cycling shoes and watch (7)

Lookout, cycling (letter circulation of) outlook (shoes), watch (def)

3. Expert held in transfer scandal (8)

Reproach, pro (expert), held in (insertion), reach (transfer), scandal (def)

4. Leisurely segment of Angolan guided tour (7)

Languid, leisurely (def), segment (hidden), rest is fodder

5. Bless the English doctor associated with the French region for the most part (8)

Emblazon, bless (def), E (English), MB (doctor), associated with (juxtaposition), la (the in French), zone (region), for the most part (delete last letter in) zone

6. Oddly quiet after the credit line review (8)

Critique, oddly (anagram of) quiet, after (positionally later), CR (credit), i (line), review (def)

7. Getup for workout? (2,4)

Go over, go (get), over (up), workout (def)

8. Fair covering international exhibit (6)

Flaunt, flat (fair), covering (container), UN (international), exhibit (def)

9. How to make chole taco from a popular dessert? (9,5)

Chocolate fudge, how to make (meta), chole taco (target), popular dessert (def), one way to get “chole taco” is via chocolate anagram (fudge)

10. Double the fine is passe (5)

Kaput, ka (double), put (fine), passe (def)

11. Low amount of lubricant can degrade functionality of engine over time (7)

Defunct, low (def), amount of (hidden), rest is fodder

12. Process an utter lie terribly (9)

Elutriate, process (def), terribly (anagram of) a (an) + utter + lie

13. Right hand on heart, Pat admitted to showing stern and inflexible judgement (13)

Rhadamanthine, RH (right hand), on (juxtaposition), H (heart), adamantine (pat), admitted (container), rest is def

14. Dirty tricks of a politician before suffering ouster? (9)

Imposture, dirty tricks (def), I (a), MP (politician), before (juxtaposition), suffering (anagram of) ouster

15. Drunk (inf), Liz Brandt smash hit (6,3,5)

Brahms and Liszt, hit (anagram of) “Liz Brandt smash”, drunk (def in Brit. slang)

16. Fugitive Hollywood star going west (5)

Nomad, fugitive (def), Damon (Hollywood star), going west (reversal)

17. Regress to old-school class? (10)

Retrograde, regress (def), retro (old-school), grade (class)

18. How to locate Ethel Baum? By admitting you were wrong!! (3,6,3)

Eat humble pie, how to locate (meta), Ethel Baum (target), admitting you were wrong (def), one way to get Ethel Baum is from “eat humble” anagram (pie)

19. Chased around repeatedly, gangster becomes quieter? (4,5)

Soft pedal, sped (chased), around (container), oft (repeatedly), Al (gangster), quieter (def)

20. Started cycling? State on Saturday morning often (4-4)

Hung-over, overhung (started), cycling (circulating), rest is def.

21. Waste tax? (7)

Stretch, DD