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Recent Clues

Contest	Clue	Explanation (hover)	Submitted
STALWART (8)	Strong call to stop growth (8)	homophone STALL WART	3 days ago
STALWART (8)	Begin contracting criminal law firm (8)	START (begin) contracting (as in getting/catching) LAW* -> STALWART (firm)	4 days, 2 hours ago
TRUST FALL (5 4)	Plummet in relationship, half truths, messy facts: split of the century? (5,4)	TRU (half TRUths), FACTS* with "split of the century" indicating splitting of C into L+L -> TRUST FALL (a specific kind of "plummet" in a relationship)	4 days, 22 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest	Winning Clue	Explanation (hover)	Submitted By
STALWART (8) (ended 23 hours, 13 minutes ago)	Begin contracting criminal law firm (8)	START (begin) contracting (as in getting/catching) LAW* -> STALWART (firm)	thechairguy
TRUST FALL (5 4) (ended 23 hours, 14 minutes ago)	Plummet in relationship, half truths, messy facts: split of the century? (5,4)	TRU (half TRUths), FACTS* with "split of the century" indicating splitting of C into L+L -> TRUST FALL (a specific kind of "plummet" in a relationship)	thechairguy
ANYHOO (6) (ended 3 days, 2 hours ago)	Many hoosiers imprisoned? Uhhh... don't worry about it (6)	_ANY HOO_	dpad
PASTRY (6) (ended 3 days, 2 hours ago)	Dads attempt to make a baked good (6)	PAS+TRY	dpad

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