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DO OR DIE (2 2 3) 2 hours ago Zimodo
CHILD'S PLAY (6, 4) 11 hours from now koha____
INTELLIGIBILITY 18 hours from now Haxegons

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ASPARTAME (9) 11 minutes from now
ANY ALLITERATIVE CLUE (?) 11 hours from now
PLURILINGUALISM 18 hours from now

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Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
INTELLIGIBILITY "Be tingly" repeated for clarity (15) BETINGLY = letter bank for INTELLIGIBILITY
clarity = def
3 hours ago
CHILD'S PLAY (6, 4) XL Nintendo console game is a piece of cake (5'1, 4) CHI ("X") + L + DS + PLAY
not the 3DS XL though!
14 hours ago
CHILD'S PLAY (6, 4) Spread out after relaxing somewhat and console with, "it's easy, no problem" (5'1, 4) CHILling + DS (console) + SPLAY 16 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
BLANKET (7) (ended 16 hours, 37 minutes ago) ___ & cover? (7) BLANK + ET (& is a ligature for et, Latin for "and") -> BLANKET (cover) thechairguy
I ❤ NY (1 1 2) (ended 1 day, 7 hours ago) Iconic organ featured in timeless little slogan (1, 1, 2) ❤ (an organ in the form of an icon) in [-t]INY koha____
TOMODACHI (9) (ended 1 day, 9 hours ago) Some Greek cut German's roof with one Japanese friend (9) some Greek cut = TOMOs (a cut as a noun, as in a section)
German's roof = DACH, one = I
biocuriousgeorgie
CANDOR (6) (ended 1 day, 13 hours ago) Mostly sweet or showing honesty (6) CANDy (sweet as noun) + OR; showing = linking word, honesty = def biocuriousgeorgie
BLOOD (5) (ended 1 day, 17 hours ago) Produced flowers, leaving author kind of red (5) BLOO[-me]D koha____
AI SLOP (2,4 OR 1,1,4) (ended 3 days, 15 hours ago) For the most part, Congress is divided by this overpowered source of misinformation (2,4) AISL[-e] + OP koha____
BAZOOKA (7) (ended 3 days, 17 hours ago) Japanese idiot smuggles racket as a weapon (7) BAKA (idiot in jp) smuggles ZOO (in the sense of a fracas or commotion) = a weapon quatrevingtneuf
REALLY (6) (ended 3 days, 20 hours ago) Start rising early - refreshing, for sure (6) R_ + EARLY* biocuriousgeorgie
BRAVADO (7) (ended 4 days, 2 hours ago) Unfinished Pixar movie trailer has zero attitude (7) Def= attitude. Unfinished Pixar Movie = BRAV(e) + trailer = AD + zero = O cryptic_iris
RANDO (5) (ended 5 days, 23 hours ago) Someone and/or somehow (5) ANDOR* biocuriousgeorgie
BUGBEAR (7) (ended 5 days, 23 hours ago) Annoy hairy gay man (e.g. Marcid the Typhoon) (7) BUG + BEAR; Marcid the Typhoon is a Bugbear in Dimension 20 manofsteele
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