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CRYPTANALYSIS (13) 9 hours from now Timwi
APOCRYPHAL (10) 9 hours from now Zimodo

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


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Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
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 1 day, 14 hours ago
APOCRYPHAL (10) Each villain has catchphrase of questionable authenticity (10) APO(CRY)P+HAL = of questionable authenticity 1 day, 14 hours ago
APOCRYPHAL (10) Send Ralph a copy with no backup (10) APOCRYPHAL* = with no backup (as in, not backed up by sources = apocryphal) 1 day, 14 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
PREACHER (8) (ended 23 hours, 9 minutes 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 1 day ago) Rag to support butt (8) REP+ROACH (as in a cigarette) Zimodo
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