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Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
ARTEMIS (7) Fowl scion is after painting at center of ceremony (7) (ART+_EM_)+IS 4 days, 20 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
6 days, 10 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"
6 days, 21 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
ARTEMIS (7) (ended 1 day, 3 hours ago) Fowl scion is after painting at center of ceremony (7) (ART+_EM_)+IS dpad
ANY CLUE USING ELISION (?) (ended 3 days, 9 hours 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 4 days, 22 hours ago) T Rex is a dumbo, uncoordinated with both hands (12) T REX IS A DUMBO anagram koha____
MONSTERA (8) (ended 5 days, 5 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
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