Anagram the clue words to find the best match to one of the numbered clues below. A question mark after a clue denotes word play or trickery is afoot. After all of the numbered clues are solved the first letters of the anagram solutions, when read from top to bottom will reveal the puzzle's Anagram Advice...



Starting Clue Words: ADEPT CANTS CHURL DEIFY DRAIN DRAYS ENEMY IDLER IDOLS INERT LADED LAITY LATEX MAPLE MELON OARED OGLED OPTIC PAINT RIFTS ROBES SHOCK SPICE TUTOR VOTER

Anagram Advice: ?

= 1. Befuddle
= 2. Horse ankles
= 3. Cherish
= 4. ___ alia
= 5. Vexed
= 6. Serious
= 7. Theme
= 8. Arabian republic
= 9. Inn
= 10. Glorify
= 11. European boot?
= 12. Reliable
= 13. Low point
= 14. Public?
= 15. Sealed?
= 16. Enough
= 17. Careen
= 18. Unsuitable
= 19. Earliest
= 20. Grand narratives
= 21. Skimpy
= 22. Brook fish
= 23. Units of measure
= 24. Shade of yellow
= 25. Instruct

16. Ample/Maple

13. nadir (drain) hi soot

Hi manXman ... you and Mad are spot on

Have a great day!

4. inter/inert

24. lemon/melon

Hi Dan.

20 - epics (SPICE)

25 - edify (DEIFY)

2. hocks (shock)

21. Scant (cants) - Hi Soot

Bernie

23. Yards (DRAYS)

22. trout (tutor)

11. Italy (laity)

5. riled (idler)

Hi Remi and Berni ... you OldBroad, Marian, Michele, manXman, FogFighter and OrleansBelle are all spot on

8. Yemen (enemy)

1. addle (laded)

3. adore (oared)

17. lurch (churl)

Great solves Marian Michele and manXman ... have a great day

7 - topic (OPTIC)

10 - exalt (LATEX)

12. solid (idols)

14. overt (voter)

9. lodge (ogled)

15. taped? (adept)

6. sober (robes)

Taped it is Flotsam ... I took some liberty in sealing the box shut with tape
Everyone is spot on ... well done

Have a wonderful day everyone

18 - inapt (PAINT)

19 - first (RIFTS)

A hair style is not a life style.

OrleansBelle ... most excellent finish!

Wishing you and Curly a wonderful day!