Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Wed., Oct.15

Today's Cryptic clues include charade, container, pun, etc.

Three from LAT:


Tailfin Alpha: sedan's understated culmination! (5,5)

What the Charlie said to the Apple? (4)

East is into winter runners; they're especially big in Montana (5)

Two from ST:

Expressed desire for a tin of it to be returned (4,1)

On time for the start of some urges (7)

Solutions to these clues are in the grids below.
 

LAT

             
Seattle Times
(NYT 9/3/14)

Here are the solutions to yesterday's clues:

East side is lost from | old snapshots | of northern star (5)
[leave off last letters] [POLARIODS] = [POLAR {star}]

Columbus's boat | is missing, north | of Sandwich (4)
[PINTA] [minus N] = [PITA]

Woman's doctor | riding in | a model train | is | a train rider (4)
[OB{stetrician}] [inside] [HO] [=] [HOBO]

Paiutes | have odd | underarms (4)
[PaIuTeS] [odd letters] = [{arm} PITS]

Shaking | a bell | is | an indicator (5)
[anagram] [A BELL] [=] [LABEL]


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