Word Puzzle 92

Word Puzzle 92 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: None

Clues:

1.   A member gets associated with the dance training university automatically (9)

Impromptu, I (a), M (member), gets associated with (juxtaposition), prom (dance), PT (training), U (university), automatically (def)

2.   Parts with the strip of meat along the spinal column of a deer (9)

Backstrap, implicit meta, parts (target), rest is def, one way to get parts is via reversal (back) of strap.

3.   Seth was cut from the long and funny musical (7)

Lyrical, cut (deletion of) “Seth” from L (long) + hysterical (funny), musical (def)

4.   Strip on the road after the spill (6)

Divest, strip (def), St (road), after (positionally later), dive (spill)

5.   Flirtatious behavior of the model interrupted the Commander’s question (8)

Coquetry, flirtatious behavior (def), T (model), interrupted (insertion), CO (commander), query (question)

6.   Conflict over gas permit (7)

Warrant, war (conflict), over (juxtaposition), rant (gas), permit (def)

7.   Mean audit report? (7)

Connote, mean (def), con (audit), note (report)

8.   Red from a screw? (11)

Shortchange, implicit meta, red (target), screw (def), one way to get red is by deleting last letter (short) from redo (change)

9.   Beat the feared troika? Not exactly (4,3,1,4)

Take for a ride, beat (def), not exactly (anagram of) feared + troika.

10. Command men to arrange things in order (11)

Commandment, in (hidden), order (def), rest is fodder.

11. Don’t text or talk on the phone when putting someone under a bit of a squeeze (6)

Extort, a bit of (hidden), squeeze (def), rest is fodder.

12. Stick up in private resort is due (11)

Prerogative, gore (stick), up (reversal), in (insertion), resort (anagram of) private, due (def)

13. Weight trouble? (6)

Burden, double definition.

14. Dead python king consumed by small bugs (11)

Exasperates, ex (dead), asp (python), ER (king), ate (consumed), by (juxtaposition), S (small), bugs (def)

15. Pardon the confused English man behind this dump (7)

Amnesty, pardon (def), confused (anagram of) E (English) + man, behind this (juxtaposition), sty (dump)

16. Wannabe aristocrat lump (7)

Blister, double definition as in B-Lister and blister

17. Varies all over the place in direction to be contentious (13)

Controversial, all over the place (anagram of) varies, in (insertion), control (direction)

18. Advertiser performing, clad in a sports jacket (8)

Blazoner, advertiser (def), on (performing), clad in (insertion), blazer (sports jacket)

19. Demanding weirdo regularly, consumed by the guilt (7)

Onerous, demanding (def), regularly (select alternate letters in) weirdo, consumed by (insertion), onus (guilt)

20. Examining how Cuba consumed energy with vigor? (11)

Catechizing, examining (def), C (Cuba), ate (consumed), chi (energy), zing (vigor)

21. Cross firing leads to killing (6)

Taxing, T (cross), axing (firing), killing (def)