Started by DcWithFiveOnes
Symbolic snake you rob or ostensibly plunder (9)
_OU ROB OR OS_
def = ancient snake symbol
"plunder" indicates hidden word
Submitted by Marnix
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8511 | Symbolic snake you rob or ostensibly plunder (9) | _OU ROB OR OS_ def = ancient snake symbol "plunder" indicates hidden word |
Marnix | 5 |
| 8483 | Infinite loop from algorithm wasted time in our control software (9) | Algorithm = ROBOT Wasted time = remove T In OUR = OU(ROBO(-t))R Control software = OS (operating system) Def.: Infinite loop |
Timwi | 4 |
| 8474 | Our old unending snake hints of reincarnation of souls! (9) | &lit our = OUR old = O unending snake = BO(-a) hints of Reincarnation Of Souls = ROS |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8502 | Unlimited bourbon (not the first bottle) leads to cigarette butts - in the end, it's the circle of life (9) | bOURBOn - B (first bottle) = OURO cigarette butts = marlBORO in the end, it's = itS the circle of life = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8492 | Burr's off his rocker and full of four holes, becoming a self-cannibal (9) | (BURRS+OOOO)* | Firetruck | 1 |
| 8482 | Our wind’s energy is rather odd — starts like a snake that bites itself in the tail (9) | Our = OUR Wind’s = OBOES Energy is... = replace E with... Rather odd starts = R_ O_ Def: like a snake that bites itself in the tail |
Timwi | 0 |
| 8496 | This character is but a snake’s head coming to the tail, with appearance primarily always being circle (9) | semi-&lit (so, def. "This", referring to the rest of the clue) short version: AURA'S BAR A, with S going to the end, with every A becoming O long version: AURA'S ("character is": 'character' meaning something's distinctive nature) BAR ("but": e.g. 'everyone, bar a few stragglers') A ("a"), S going to the end ("'S[nake]'s head' coming to the tail"), with A always being O ("with 'A[ppearance] primarily' always being 'circle'") |
bags | 0 |
| 8500 | Most acrid scents contain oxygen and swap the initial disulfide for a benzene ring in alchemy (9) | Most acrid = sOUR, scents = ODORS Oxygen = O, initial disulfide = D swapped for benzene = B Ring in alchemy = def sOURO(D->B)OR(O)S |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |