Started by dohz
Deadly victory (or, quietly, a loss) (6)
V+OR+P+A+L
Submitted by dohz
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8334 | Deadly victory (or, quietly, a loss) (6) | V+OR+P+A+L | dohz | 3 |
| 8345 | Throwing up, wizard in bathroom whips up mystical, magical word (6) | def. "mystical, magical word" wordplay: reversal ("Throwing up") of PRO ("wizard") in LAV ("bathroom": short for 'lavatory'); link word "whips up" |
bags | 2 |
| 8343 | Almost prove, galumphing back // a line may slay the Jabberwock (6) | Almost prove = PROV Galumphing back I assert is a reversal indicator, so VORP a line = A + L (l abbreviation for line) Def: "may slay the Jabberwock" which is as good a def for vorpal as one may hope |
Firetruck | 1 |
| 8352 | Very keen sabermetrician's stat applied to American League (6) | "very keen": definition (to the extent that vorpal swords in D&D can decapitate people, they're presumably sharp) "Sabermetrician's stat": VORP (value over replacement player, at attempt to quantify how a particular player compares to the average in the league at the time) "applied to": affixment indicator (the way that something "applied to" a wall is stuck to it "American League": AL |
madjaqk | 1 |