Sentence examples for tricky clue from inspiring English sources

Elsewhere, "Money making hits" is a tricky clue if you weren't into 1970s and '80s music.

"One of them does" is a tricky clue that forces you to put the brakes on and re-read the clue.

It's Saturday, though, so a tricky entry about, say, the brain crossed with a very tricky clue about a SLATE ROOF is not beyond what is considered fair.

Take that, Will Shortz!" Of course, you still have to know that the tricky clue in the Down slot — "Arm of the sea?" is TENTACLE.

One tricky clue for me today was 11 Down: Still in history mode, I thought that "Whites' counterparts" might be YORKS based on the War of the Roses (having flipped the red and white rose sides in my head), but NO TELL MOTEL revealed to me that Mr. Silk was thinking of eggs, and the answer was really YOLKS.

If you've been solving The New York Times crossword puzzle for a while, you've seen some of the trickier clues in puzzledom.

Also, difficult answers tend to have straightforward clues; easy answers tend to come from trickier clues.

Perhaps surprisingly, GLOBETROTTER proved tricky to clue well, though I guess it was the first word to occur from the asterisked definition.

The trickier the clue, the higher the payoff for the correct answer (ranging from $200 to $1,000 in the first round, and $400 to $2,000 in the second).

Heti was right: the world is better for these humane and hilarious essays, on subjects as various as community organizing, tricky charades clues ("Soylent Green," Guam), and how to quit smoking (wear a suit).

The subjects are varied, from community organizing to tricky charades clues to how to quit smoking (wear a suit), but the riotously insightful nature of the essays is constant throughout.