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ARTEMIS (7) 2 days from now koha____

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AMBIDEXTROUS (12) 4 hours from now
ANY CLUE USING ELISION (?) 1 day, 17 hours from now

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


Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
ANY CLUE USING ELISION (?) Sounds like a platypus backed, without front ... (6) sounds like perry (a famous cartoon platypus from phineas and ferb) = PERI
backed, without front . = (-T)OD<
. = connector
. = PERIOD
1 day, 6 hours ago
ANY CLUE USING ELISION (?) Talking back is like putting lipstick on...in pigtails (6) Talking back = SASSING def
lip = SASS, stick = I, iN + piG tails
putting SASSI on NG = unnecessary vertical juxtaposition indicator trying to get the surface to sound close to "putting lipstick on a pig"
1 day, 17 hours ago
AMBIDEXTROUS (12) T Rex is a dumbo, uncoordinated with both hands (12) T REX IS A DUMBO anagram 1 day, 21 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
MONSTERA (8) (ended 1 hour, 40 minutes ago) The majority ate and are back to build Swiss cheese plant (8) MO('N')ST + ARE<
To build = linker
Swiss cheese plant is apparently a nickname for this plant
biocuriousgeorgie
RIPOSTE (7) (ended 2 days, 11 hours ago) Reply, mention, reupload (7) Sounds like "repost", def. "reply"
For the cryptic reading, "mention reupload" is a command
Polaris
PARMESAN (8) (ended 3 days, 16 hours ago) Cheese that's standard on Spanish table, no? (8) PAR + MESA + N Polaris
INADVERTENTLY (13) (ended 4 days, 7 hours ago) Some sent lying post in promotional material on accident (13) ENTLY (some sENT LYing) after IN ADVERT (promotional material) -> INADVERTENTLY (on accident) thechairguy
DA VINCI (2, 5) (ended 4 days, 21 hours ago) Unfinished sculpture keeps company as Michelangelo's contemporary (2, 5) DAVI(-d) ("unfinished sculpture") keeps INC ("company") Polaris
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