Solution to People Wear Clothes
Solvers are given 9 words and 9 crossword clues. The 9 words are arranged in the shapes of articles of clothing. Each word is a prefix for its category of clothing and describes a specific item in that category. A couple of examples are a CROP TOP or a BULLETPROOF VEST.
Each of the 9 crossword clues takes the shape of a person. Each person can “wear” one of the articles of clothing by overlapping a subset of the letters in the clothing item with letters in the crossword clue.
Combining the category of clothing with the answer to the crossword clue will yield a new word. Indexing into this word with the number in the clue gives the answer DRESS CODE.
Person Wearing Clothes | Clothing Type | Clothing Category | Crossword Clue | Crossword Clue Answer | Combined Word | Index | Indexed Letter |
PA
NAMA
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FICENTCOLOR
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PANAMA | HAT | A magnificent color that inspired Taylor. | RED | HATRED | 6 | D |
TOPINEFO RSLOWHUG SANDFEEL AMOROUSL YI STYPICALFOR TH IS PE R S O N |
PINWHEEL | BOW | To pine for slow hugs and feel amorously is typical for this person. | LOVER | BOWL OVER | 8 | R |
BREATHE SIRREGU LARLYAF TERSKIPROPE ORA SPO RTW HER ERU NNI NGI SIN V O L V E D |
KIPPER | TIE | Breathes irregularly after skip rope or a sport where running is involved. | PANTS | PATIENTS | 5 | E |
ALIT TLEF AB RICSCRAP OP TI MA LFOR E V A L UAT ION | CROP | TOP | A little fabric scrap optimal for evaluation. | SWATCH | STOPWATCH | 1 | S |
THISF LATIT EMISU SEDIN S H ABUSHABUALLTHETIM ETOPR OPFOO DOFTH ERA W V A R IE TY |
BULLETPROOF | VEST | This flat item is used in Shabu-shabu all the time to prop food of the raw variety. | TRAY | TRAVESTY | 6 | S |
PER HAP SMA D E ARICHDESSER TBE REF INE LDSUD C R O S E S M O THE RED |
CHESTERFIELD | COAT | Perhaps made a rich dessert be refined sucrose smothered. | SUGARED | SUGARCOATED | 6 | C |
DIREC TIONO FCENT RIFUG A L FORCE F OLL O W EDB Y WRAPA ROUND F R EQUE NTLY |
WRAP AROUND | SKIRT | Direction of centrifugal force, followed by “ward” frequently. | OUT | OUTSKIRT | 1 | O |
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ASK
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NINTOABAL
LIN
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O W
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K N
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DLEP OINT
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KNEE | SOCK | To turn a skein into a ball in order to work needlepoint. | WIND | WINDSOCK | 4 | D |
SWE
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TOM
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TENNIS | SHOE | Sweet you hold in your mouth to masticate. | GUM | GUMSHOE | 7 | E |