Cryptic crosswords and other puzzles use anagrams as clues. An anagram is a word or phrase created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Many times the clues are nonsense phrases. In the puzzle below, ALL of the clues are anagrams and the answers fit the "Title Category".

Using the category title as a guide, rearrange the letters of the nonsense phrases to form an appropriate answer in the boxes across.

An example of a cryptic anagram:

Category Title: NFL Teams
Clue: Always cold sob
Answer: Dallas Cowboys

The alphabet letters of the name of the NFL team "Dallas Cowboys", can be rearranged to form the nonsense phrase, "always cold sob", and vice versa.

The team names used in this puzzle are listed at the bottom of the page.

NFL Teams
(A Cryptic Anagram Puzzle)
Edited by V A Benge

1. anger pesky C bear
2. bash ice cargo
3. letsup bright reset
4. arm noble vets air
5. win or panned gestalt