Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Cryptic Crossword: American Football Clues

Some football-related Cryptic Clues.

  1. Clumsily spiking football. (7)
  2. How Darren is better than Shannon? (7)
  3. Patriot swallowed by pterodactyl. Awful! (2, 3)
  4. Audible flame runs around greenspace. (7, 5)
  5. First position? (6)
  6. President left at sea - is running in Washington. (7, 6)
  7. Hero regrets nibble - becomes probable Rookie of the Year. (3, 14)

1 comment:

Pat said...

1. Pigskin (very proud of this one - anagram of "Spiking")
2. Sharper (Shannon Sharpe but Darren Sharper)
3. Ty Law (hidden in "pterodactyl awful")
4. Lambeau Field (anagram)
5. Safety (as in "Safety first")
6. Clinton Portis (Clinton + port + is)
7. Ben Roethlisberger (anagram)