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SPECTRE (7) 15 hours from now boop
SPECTACLE (9) 16 hours from now Zimodo
SPECULOOS (9) 16 hours from now dpad

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Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
SPECTRE (7) Shade found inside suspect recess (7) Shade(SPECTRE) found inside (contained by) suSPECT REcess 16 hours ago
SPECTACLE (9) What a display of fantastic Celt capes! (9) What a display = Definition
of fantastic = Anagrind
Celt capes = Anagram fodder
16 hours ago
SPECULOOS (9) Haphazardly closes up to go get dutch biscuit (9) Haphazardly = Anagrind
(closes up) = Anagram fodder
to go get = Glue
dutch biscuit = Definition
16 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
EXCITEMENT (10) (ended 2 days, 5 hours ago) Crap... Republican goes for it, generating buzz (10) EXC{r->IT}EMENT; def=buzz koha____
BOREDOM (7) (ended 3 days, 6 hours ago) Lack of interest, then sudden hype surrounding variety of wine (7) lack of interest = BOREDOM, sudden hype = BOOM, variety of wine = RED, BO-RED-OM barley
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