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HIGH AND DRY (4 3 3) 12 hours from now Zimodo

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DOOHICKEY (9) 7 hours from now

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Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
DOOHICKEY (9) Dingus finally scored! 0 to 0, then 0 to 1 in sport (9) Dingus = def (according to merriam-webster!)
_D O O H(o->I)CKEY
2 days, 21 hours ago
DOOHICKEY (9) Whatchamacallit? Half-done hug mark and kiss mark (9) DO__ + O (hug mark, as in XOXO) + HICKEY (kiss mark) 2 days, 22 hours ago
CRYPTANALYSIS (13) First-person shooter has point where an ally doesn't have low-key way to win wars (13) CRY(PT+AN+A(-l)LY)SIS 5 days, 18 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
APOCRYPHAL (10) (ended 1 day, 18 hours ago) Send Ralph a copy with no backup (10) APOCRYPHAL* = with no backup (as in, not backed up by sources = apocryphal) Timwi
CRYPTANALYSIS (13) (ended 1 day, 18 hours ago) First-person shooter has point where an ally doesn't have low-key way to win wars (13) CRY(PT+AN+A(-l)LY)SIS Zimodo
PREACHER (8) (ended 5 days, 2 hours ago) Father and mother - in the end, each is embraced by each (8) _R + EACH is embraced by PER ("each") = "Father" Polaris
REPROACH (8) (ended 5 days, 4 hours ago) Rag to support butt (8) REP+ROACH (as in a cigarette) Zimodo
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