Cruciverbalist

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The Cruciverbalist

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Hall of fame .....................................DARYL

(...of Hall and Oates)

Spanish flowers? .................................RIOS

(Flowers, here, rhymes with lowers)

Handled ham? .....................................CBER

(Those of you under 40 may not know – a CBer's 'name' was his 'handle')

Defense establishment? ...........................ALIBI

(Defense in court...)

Works in bed? ....................................WEEDS

(...as in flower bed)

Royal headwear? ..................................CAP

(...as in Kansas City Royals)