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DEMENTIA (8) 1 day, 8 hours from now EricFox53
EGGNOG (6) 1 day, 23 hours from now Zimodo

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OXBLOOD (7) 21 hours from now
OXFORD (6) 1 day, 7 hours from now

The current champion is dohz, with 331 wins! All hail dohz! Full stats


Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
DEMENTIA (8) I met dean distraught for loss of faculties (8) IMETDEAN* 8 hours ago
DEMENTIA (8) Men, with time, get lost in scrambled idea with a brain disease (8) MEN+T in IDEA* 12 hours ago
OXFORD (6) Shoe found in box for derbies (6) _OX FOR D_
this clue may be an affront to shoe enthusiasts
2 days, 8 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
FIVE STARS (4 5) (ended 1 day ago) Chocolate bars made by virgin goddess, eaten by trees (4, 5) Chocolate bars = def (technically 5 Star, tis true)
FI(VESTA)RS
biocuriousgeorgie
REMORSE (7) (ended 3 days, 1 hour ago) Shame will make Dot dash again? (7) Shame = def
Dot dash again? = RE-MORSE
biocuriousgeorgie
CAVY (4) (ended 3 days, 2 hours ago) Rodent that comes out of a hole (4) CAVITY - IT Tortoise
QUEUEING (8) (ended 4 days ago) Lining up in the 17th section of a hospital, per announcement? (8) "Q wing" homophone Tortoise
SIMON SAYS (5, 4) (ended 5 days, 7 hours ago) A command you must obey on board ship is about man on a yacht's bow (5, 4) def = (IS about M+ON, +A+Y) in SS(ship) schizophoenix
GRAPEVINE (9) (ended 6 days, 13 hours ago) Secret source of Grand Canyon found outside park entrance at either end (9) G+RA(P+E)VINE Tortoise
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