Hompophones and Hiddens
After anagrams, the next most gettable clue type is a tossup between the homophone (where an UZI can sound OOZY) or the Hidden (where a NICHE exists in MACARONI CHEESE). A medley of both, here’s the next batch of six, the pick of last year’s cryptic crops.
1) Part of tragedian like King Lear (4) _ _ E _
2) Proclaimed to screw up as God (5) _ I _ A _
3) Chancellor concealed big fiddle (5) _ E _ L _
4) Perhaps Odyssey includes such epic poetry (8) _ _ A _ _ _ D _
5) Songs don’t work on the radio (4) _ A _ _
6) One said to be wheeler-dealer (6) _ E _ _ A _
LAST BATCH ANSWERS: 1) Aristophanes 2) Sangfroid 3) Handiwork 4) Arc de Triomphe 5) Emasculate 6) Longitude