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: ALMOND BARNEY CHAIN ELAPSE ENDEAR FREED GUIANA HATREDS ITCHES LAWS PANELS PREPAY SEADOG SENIOR SPACE SQUEAL STRIPES TAPES WAYS YEDE

Anagram Advice: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

= 1. Very difficult
= 2. Leather tools
= 3. Regulates speed
= 4. Insistent
= 5. Infectious disease
= 6. Lizard
= 7. Snoopy
= 8. Measured amount
= 9. Acquired
= 10. Copy and ____
= 11. Rules of conduct
= 12. Mediterranean seaport
= 13. Put off
= 14. Looked at
= 15. Close
= 16. Pacific nation
= 17. Math function
= 18. Garment
= 19. Resting
= 20. Little dogs

10. Copy and ____ Paste (TAPES)

6. iguana (guiana)

13. Defer/Freed

5. yaws (ways)

2. awls (laws)

2. planes/panels

14. eyed/yede

Hi Dan.

19. Asleep (elapse)

Bernie

Hi Remi ... manXman had the correct solution for #2 ... panels is used elsewhere

All other solutions are spot on

Happy Canada Day!!

8. dosage (seadog) hi soot

4. persist (stripes)

Good solves manXman and OldBroad

1 - hardest (HATREDS)

9 - earned (ENDEAR)

11. ethics (itches)

7. nosier (senior)

17. equals (squeal)

Good solves manXman-OldBroad-Michele and OrleansBelle

12. Naples (panels)

Bernie

16. China (chain)

18. dolman (almond)

3. paces (space)
15. nearby (barney)
20. yapper (prepay)

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Most excellent finish Michele, OldBroad, manXman and Bernie