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NEONATE (7) 11 hours from now quatrevingtneuf
DEKKO (5) 1 day, 19 hours from now dohz

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GUDGEON (7) 8 hours from now
LEFTIST (7) 1 day, 9 hours from now
JAMBOREE (8) 1 day, 9 hours from now

The current champion is dohz, with 298 wins! All hail dohz! Full stats


Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
DEKKO (5) Peep, at distance, to echo loudly (5) d + "echo" 3 hours ago
NEONATE (7) Baby had gas, got changed (7) Had=ate, bas=neon, got changes: swap 'em 1 day, 11 hours ago
LEFTIST (7) "Nancy's the fearless leader. It is time to follow." -- Biden to Republicans LE = Nancy's the ("the" in French // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy,_France)
F_ = fearless leader
TIS = it is
T. = time (to follow)
def = Biden, to Republicans
2 days, 6 hours ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
BADGER (6) (ended 1 day, 7 hours ago) Pester the guy giving out nametags (6) ddef (badger (v) and one who badges)

🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🍄🍄
🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🍄🍄
🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🍄🍄
🐍🐍🐍
Firetruck
TRIANGLE (8) (ended 2 days, 2 hours ago) Say "Go Fish" to get three points often (8) Say = homophone indicator
Go = "try" (as a noun, e.g., give it a go/try), sounds like TRI
Fish = ANGLE
Three points, often = def
biocuriousgeorgie
AUTUMNAL (8) (ended 2 days, 16 hours ago) Abdomen broke, ulna fractured after a concerning fall (8) Abdomen = TUM
broke = contained in
Ulna fractured = UNAL*

A U(TUM)NAL*
rpl
GUINEA PIG (6, 3) (ended 4 days, 18 hours ago) Lab test with a tailless penguin doctored on Instagram (6, 3) def = Lab test (subject)
link = with
GUINEA P* = (A PENGUI_)* doctored
[on]
IG = Instagram
rpl
CLUTCH (6) (ended 5 days, 5 hours ago) On the other hand, it can help to walk with a purse (6) CRUTCH changing R To L (on the other hand) Firetruck
NONAGON (7) (ended 5 days, 9 hours ago) Something from math class is a bother during lunch hour (7) NAG in NOON quatrevingtneuf
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