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: AGREE BAGEL CHEAT COINS EARNS EPHOD IDLER INANE LEASE LEONA LIVES LUAUS MANOR MATES NIXED RAISE SHADE SHARE SHARP SLAKE STEAK TACOS TAXES TOAST WORDS

Remaining Clue Words: COINS LEONA MATES NIXED SHADE SLAKE

Anagram Advice: ?

= 1. Austin's state
= 2. Heavenly instruments
= 3. Gung-ho
= 4. Is told
= 5. Customary
6. Drips
= 7. Zodiac ram
8. Found on a desktop
= 9. Pitfall
= 10. Cowgirl Oakley
11. Hot vapor
12. Coin-toss option
13. Secluded
= 14. Poet John ___
= 15. Singer Costello
16. Directory
= 17. "___ Rae"
= 18. Instruct
= 19. Wished
= 20. Stand for Picasso
= 21. Actor Clark ___
= 22. Angered
= 23. Neckwear item
= 24. Knight's weapon
= 25. Brown ermine

1. texas (taxes)
2. harps (sharp)

3. eager (agree)

22. riled (idler)

15. Elvis/lives

17. Norma/manor

Hi Dan.

5. Usual (luaus) - Hi Soot

Bernie

19. Hoped (ephod)
Morning soot!

Gerry

25. stoat (toast)

20. easel (lease) hi soot

14. Keats (steak)

9. snare (earns)

7. Aries (raise)

23. ascot (tacos)

10. Annie (inane)

Gerry

4. hears (share)

18 - teach (CHEAT)

24 - sword (WORDS)

21. Gable (bagel)

Hey Ho manXman, Gerry, Bernie and Remi ... you Marian, OrleansBelle, Oldbroad, Michele, Marian and Flotsam are all spot on

Happy Hump Day 🐫

12. heads (shade)

8 - icons (COINS)

16 - index (NIXED)

6. leaks (slake)

13. alone (leona)

11. steam (mates)

The hula is a shake in the grass

Nice finish OrleansBelle, Michele, OldBroad and manXman