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GONG (4) 1 day, 4 hours from now thechairguy

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ZYGOTE (6) 1 day, 3 hours from now

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


Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
GONG (4) …going to strike me? (4) GOING without I (me) (strike can mean “remove”)
&lit because a gong expects you to strike it
17 hours ago
ZYGOTE (6) After getting somewhat cozy, kid sounds like a baby, almost (6) (somewhat) coZY + GOTE as homophone of GOAT (kid) -> ZYGOTE (a baby, almost) 22 hours ago
ZYGOTE (6) First cell is cozy, go tell the prisoner (6) Def: “first cell”
coZY GO TEll
1 day, 12 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
TIEBREAK (8) (ended 2 days, 19 hours ago) Crashing bike after failing to yield incurs penalties, possibly (8) (BIKE AFTER)* minus F (failing) = penalties, possibly (as in a penalty shootout) koha____
BLEXAS (ended 5 days, 9 hours ago) Foremost of miracles out of midterms, possibly ushered in by bigots losing in the primaries! (6) B+L+EXA[-m]S

M (foremost of Miracles) leaving EXAmS (midterms, possibly) after (ushered in by) B+L (primary letters of Bigots Losing); &lit
koha____
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