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GONG (4) 4 hours from now thechairguy
QUANGO 1 day, 2 hours from now boop
BIG IF (3, 2) 1 day, 5 hours from now koha____

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Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
BIG IF (3, 2) Improbable Footing!? (3, 2) &lit, obviously. 14 hours ago
BIG IF (3, 2) Thing that might not happen oddly brings itself clothes (3, 2) BIG (oddly -> BrInGs)
IF (ItselF <- clothes)
BIG IF: Some event or thing that might not happen
15 hours ago
GONG (4) Go north, grabbing beginner percussion instrument (4) GO (Go) + N (North) + G (grabbing <- beginner)
GONG: Percussion instrument
15 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
TIEBREAK (8) (ended 3 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 6 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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