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SWINDLE (7) 12 hours from now l_powell
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Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
GAY (3) Secretly constructing a Yajisan-Kazusan-Blue-Eyes-Knapp-Daneban-Cipher-Liar-White-Dragon like Jamie Hargrove, for example _G A Y_ 43 minutes ago
VERMEER (7) Passionately revere male painter (7) (REVERE+M)* 44 minutes ago
GAY (3) Homosexual aboard return voyage (3) _GAY_< 49 minutes ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
REVIVAL (7) (ended 4 hours, 39 minutes ago) Tel Aviv eradicates revolutionary prisoners in resurgence (7) teLAVIVERadicates
revolutionary - reversal
prisoners - hidden word
in - link
resurgence - def
Botaku
WALLWORT (8) (ended 15 hours, 7 minutes ago) A plant that is, to some extent, now all worthless (8) _W ALL WORT_ Zimodo
QWERTY (6) (ended 19 hours, 30 minutes ago) Said key word: T, without E, for keyboard layout (6) "k(-ey)word T" -> "k()ˌwərd ˈtē"
AuthorialIntent
SANDBAG (7) (ended 1 day ago) Potentially throw my username in description? (7) def. "Potentially throw" (like throwing an online game)
wordplay: S AND BAG ("my username", "in description": my username is BAGS, which you could describe as "S" AND "BAG")
bags
HOLBEIN (7) (ended 1 day, 12 hours ago) Warhol being part painter (7) warHOL BEINg
part - hidden word
painter - def
Botaku
SUBSTANCE (9) (ended 2 days, 4 hours ago) Thing to understand? (9) punny ddef Zimodo
ALSO-RAN (4-3) (ended 3 days ago) A poor, unexcellent loser behind number one, coming from the back! (4-3) A+LSOR(-e)*+(A+N)< noneuclidean
INTUITION (9) (ended 3 days, 14 hours ago) Through payment, understanding (9) IN + TUITION Zimodo
WHODUNIT (8) (ended 4 days, 5 hours ago) A mystery unraveled with udon (8) def = a mystery
<withudon>
l_powell
BROOD (5) (ended 5 days ago) Issue banging head on revolving door (5) def. = issue (as in offspring)
wordplay B+<ROOD
l_powell
BANANA BREAD (6, 5) (ended 6 days, 7 hours ago) Nana bear baked in a disgusting pastry (6 5) BA(NANA+BREA*)D Rainy
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