Started by Cheshire
During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor Cross and a homeless man trap a confused quetzal and steal its gold; the whole thing signals a traumatic ending (18)
Nine = IX
Left-wing politicians = Ds
Nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage = IX (POX) Ds
During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor (WHO - O) Cross (X) and a homeless man (BUM) = IX [PO (WHX BUM) X ] DS
During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor Cross and a homeless man trap a confused quetzal (QELZTAU) and steal its gold (-AU) = IX{PO[WHX(QELZT)BUM]X}DS
"The whole thing signals a traumatic ending" = definition
Submitted by Cheshire
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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| 5929 | During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor Cross and a homeless man trap a confused quetzal and steal its gold; the whole thing signals a traumatic ending (18) | Nine = IX Left-wing politicians = Ds Nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage = IX (POX) Ds During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor (WHO - O) Cross (X) and a homeless man (BUM) = IX [PO (WHX BUM) X ] DS During nine left-wing politicians' pandemic coverage, a loveless Doctor Cross and a homeless man trap a confused quetzal (QELZTAU) and steal its gold (-AU) = IX{PO[WHX(QELZT)BUM]X}DS "The whole thing signals a traumatic ending" = definition |
Cheshire | 1 |
| 5933 | Nine roman prisoners begin whittling a cross, initially questioning, experiencing, and loving the end, confused, but 1010 of their comrades console puzzle string (18) | Nine romans = IX prisoners = POW (prisoner of war) begin whittling = WH cross = X initially... = QEL the end = Z confused but = TBU 1010 romans = MX console = DS (as in the Nintendo DS) puzzle string = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5944 | Laughing for some wi-fi password (18) | ddef | dohz | 1 |
| 5931 | Query for interstellar trade: "I, cross, in front of captive, have heartless curse. With regression of, for example, anger management skills, in the end, I'll blitz out ass-kissing beginners from Death Star!" (18) | I+X+POW+H(-e)X+(QE<)+_L_Z_T+BUM+X+D_S_ --- I = I cross = X (film rating) captive = POW (prisoner of war) heartless curse = H(-e)X (take out the middle letter of HEX, meaning "curse") regression of, for example, anger management skills, = QE< (EQ, meaning "emotional quotient", reversed) in the end, I'll blitz out = _L _Z _T (last letters of "I'll blitz out") ass = BUM kissing = X (e.g. when signing a letter) beginners from Death Star = D_ S_ (first letters of "Death Star") |
edderiofer | 0 |
| 5947 | Mister Mxyzptlk’s child perhaps bashing on a keyboard (18) | Ddef, resubmitted largely because Cheshire likes it | Firetruck | 0 |