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HARMLESS (8) 1 day, 15 hours from now
ANY CLUE THAT HAS ANOTHER CRYPTIC CLUE IN IT (?) 1 day, 20 hours from now

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Recent Clues

Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted
HARMLESS (8) Initial hypothesis: appendage smaller unlikely to worry people (8) H + ARM + LESS
Definition = "unlikely to worry people"
8 hours ago
HARMLESS (8) Earth's mostly this unappealing lack of leadership (8) cHARMLESS 17 hours ago
ANY CLUE THAT HAS ANOTHER CRYPTIC CLUE IN IT (?) Daily challenge: “Obscure tomb sounds icy (7)” solved after 60 seconds! (6 7) Inner clue = CRYPTIC
definition = “obscure”
CRYPT(synonym)+IC(homophone)

Whole clue = MINUTE CRYPTIC
definition = “daily challenge”

The inner clue “solved”, after MINUTE (60 seconds)
1 day ago

Past Contests

Contest Winning Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By
COMPUTER (8) (ended 1 hour, 33 minutes ago) It handles programs for company without any true organization (8) COMPany + TRUE* (letter deletion and anag.) tuffyisfluffy
STEAMED HAMS (7 4) (ended 8 hours, 1 minute ago) Mashed meats, cooked burgers in upstate New York, allegedly (7,4) Anagram (cooked) of MASHED MEATS is STEAMED HAMS
Def = burgers in upstate New York, allegedly
daniellinssen
NIGHTMARE (9) (ended 19 hours, 37 minutes ago) Call a horse "sir"? That sounds awful! (9) KNIGHT MARE homophone dpad
CAUSTIC (7) (ended 2 days, 23 hours ago) Cat circling us, then it cruelly starts biting (7) CAT around US, then IC (starts of “it cruelly”)
definition “biting” as a remark
barley
RECORD (6) (ended 3 days, 16 hours ago) Account overline? (6) RE- (over) + CORD (line) thechairguy
INTERN (6) (ended 3 days, 23 hours ago) Confine within a winter night (6) wINTER Night -> INTERN
Definition = "Confine"
daniellinssen
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