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ARTEMIS (7) 1 day, 12 hours from now

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Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
ARTEMIS (7) Fowl scion is after painting at center of ceremony (7) (ART+_EM_)+IS 2 days, 4 hours ago
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
3 days, 18 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"
4 days, 5 hours ago

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Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
ANY CLUE USING ELISION (?) (ended 18 hours, 6 minutes ago) 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"
biocuriousgeorgie
AMBIDEXTROUS (12) (ended 2 days, 6 hours ago) T Rex is a dumbo, uncoordinated with both hands (12) T REX IS A DUMBO anagram koha____
MONSTERA (8) (ended 2 days, 13 hours 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 4 days, 23 hours ago) Reply, mention, reupload (7) Sounds like "repost", def. "reply"
For the cryptic reading, "mention reupload" is a command
Polaris
PARMESAN (8) (ended 6 days, 4 hours ago) Cheese that's standard on Spanish table, no? (8) PAR + MESA + N Polaris
INADVERTENTLY (13) (ended 6 days, 19 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
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