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ALLITERATION (12) 4 minutes ago biocuriousgeorgie

The current champion is dohz, with 334 wins! All hail dohz! Full stats


Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
BLING (5) From garb, lingerie, jewelry (5) garB LINGerie 4 days, 3 hours ago
REBOOT (6) "Mainframe, show top-level directory containing old game store" (6) Mainframe show = def (the CGI cartoon ReBoot was made by Mainframe Entertainment)
R(EB)OOT
6 days, 5 hours ago
REBOOT (6) Confederate soldier, very backwards, to make a fresh start (6) "Confederate soldier": REB
"Very backwards": TOO reversed
"to make a fresh start": definition (it doesn't feel quite right to me, but this wording is taken directly from merriam-webster.com)
6 days, 7 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
BLING (5) (ended 6 hours, 31 minutes ago) From garb, lingerie, jewelry (5) garB LINGerie Polaris
DISASTER (8) (ended 1 day, 13 hours ago)
REBOOT (6) (ended 2 days, 7 hours ago) Confederate soldier, very backwards, to make a fresh start (6) "Confederate soldier": REB
"Very backwards": TOO reversed
"to make a fresh start": definition (it doesn't feel quite right to me, but this wording is taken directly from merriam-webster.com)
madjaqk
MOLE (4) (ended 4 days, 1 hour ago) Plant tree, raised with love (4) ELM< with O = "plant" Polaris
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