Word Puzzle 96

Word Puzzle 96 – Solution with Explanation

Theme: None.

Clues:

1    Stuffed state inside another state (7)

   Satiate, stuffed (def), IA (state as in Iowa), inside (insertion), another (anagram of) state.

2    Point of leverage from awful, crumbling piece of equipment (7)

   Fulcrum, point of leverage (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder.

3    English horseman with Down syndrome or Asperger syndrome for example (6)

   Eponym, E (English), pony (horse), M (man), rest is def.

4    Gentlemanliness aids gangster in appeal (8)

   Chivalry, gentlemanliness (def), HIV (AIDS), Al (gangster), in (insertion), cry (appeal)

5    Petition for generating more input (9)

   Importune, petition (def), generating (anagram of) more + input.

6    America entering a pliable construct is likely (9)

   Plausible, US (America), entering (insertion), construct (anagram of) pliable, likely (def)

7    A laborer turned to living in trees (8)

   Arboreal, turned (anagram of) a + laborer, living in trees (def)

8    Professor irritated with volunteer (6)

   Donate, don (Professor), ate (irritated), volunteer (def)

9    Raise hell as motorhome runs out of gas (7)

   Carouse, raise hell (def), runs out of (deletion of) H (gas) from car (motor), house (home)

10  Get IBM loan without help from others (3,2,1,4)

   Out on a limb, get (meta), without help from others (def), IBM loan (target), one way to get the

   target is via anagram of (out) “on a limb”

11  Burden the terrorist (5)

    Laden, DD as in Osama Bin Laden and as in burden.

12   Some A.I. generated content by mysterious imposter (8)

    Deepfake, some A.I. generated content (def), deep (mysterious), fake (imposter)

13   Get GM’s Pinto from service club (8,6)

    Stomping ground, get (meta), GM’s Pinto (target), service club (def), one way to get the target

    is, via stomping anagram (ground).

14  Arouse the model in act (9)

    Stimulate, arouse (def), T (model), in (insertion), simulate (act)

15   Brilliant support from the south during storm (7)

    Radiant, brilliant (def), aid (support), from the south (reversal in down clue), during (insertion),

    rant (storm)

16   Issue behind hesitation with calculation (9)

    Aftermath, issue (def), aft (behind), er (hesitation), math (calculation)

17   Imaging for testing (7,3)

    Setting out, implicit meta, imaging (def), testing (target), one way to get the target is via setting

    out (anagram)

18   Give control (7)

    Conduct, DD

19   Polite exclamation on phone (7)

    Cordial, polite (def), cor (exclamation), dial (phone)

20   Exquisite in every way! the fielder at fine leg, anticipated the shot early and took a great catch (7)

    Elegant, exquisite (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder.

21   Spiced with introduction of liquor in sweet (8)

    Flavored, spiced (def), introduction of (first letter in) liquor, in (insertion in) favored (sweet)