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DR SEUSS (2,5)	7 hours from now	Toadlena

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INVENT (6)	1 day, 4 hours from now

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Recent Clues

Contest	Clue	Explanation (hover)	Submitted
DR SEUSS (2,5)	Writer of an alphabet book uses S cryptically? (2 5)	if you doctor (anagram) SEUSS you get USES S	5 hours ago
DR SEUSS (2,5)	Author tries jamming southern facing road and returning (2 5)	DR(SEUS)S<	1 day, 8 hours ago
INVENT (6)	Come up with popular way to deal with anger. (6)	Come up with (def) popular ("in") + way to deal with anger ("vent")	1 day, 15 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest	Winning Clue	Explanation (hover)	Submitted By
EXCALIBUR (9) (ended 1 day, 12 hours ago)	It was legendary, once--its size--or so I hear. (9)	It was legendary (def) once (ex) its size (CALIBRE) or so I hear (homonym indicator)	Toadlena
MIRAGE (6) (ended 1 day, 14 hours ago)	Extreme refraction involved in mistaken image! (6)	&lit, R_ inside IMAGE*	biocuriousgeorgie
IN ANY CASE (2 3 4) (ended 2 days, 22 hours ago)	Unknown problem beyond endless void — no matter... what? (2,3,4)	Y+CASE after INAN(e)	InvalidD
BALLYHOO (8) (ended 5 days, 12 hours ago)	Second rate friend who I'm told is a fuss (8)	B (second rate) ALLY (friend) HOO (Homonym of "who", with "I'm told") = a fuss (def)	Toadlena

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