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A wet fluid... right? (5)
cheeky &lit; surface refers to the internet 'controversy' re whether water itself is wet
anagram of A WET ("fluid": adj.) + R ("right")
Submitted by bags
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8663 | A wet fluid... right? (5) | cheeky &lit; surface refers to the internet 'controversy' re whether water itself is wet anagram of A WET ("fluid": adj.) + R ("right") |
bags | 5 |
| 8662 | What's primary composition of tear? (5) | &lit W[hat] ("What's primary": 'primary' meaning 'something that stands first in rank') + ATER ("composition of TEAR": anagram of TEAR) |
bags | 4 |
| 8657 | Waiter, I spilled a drink (5) | Waiter, "I" spilled = WAiTER A drink = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8671 | What are said to be chief among the leading causes of drowning? (5) | "WHAT'RE" homophone Def: chief among the leading causes of drowning |
Firetruck | 2 |
| 8664 | Melted ice cream - heat in reverse to melt again (5) | melted ice= def Cream heat (H) in reverse to melt again (RETHAW<) So RETHAW< - H |
Firetruck | 1 |
| 8659 | Drink for messed up win rate (5) | Def: Drink Wordplay: Anagram of WRATE=WATER |
jatloe12345 | 0 |
| 8660 | Flower's "blood"? (5) | Rivers are often called "flowers" in cryptic clues and the "blood" of a river is water | GhostSalt | 0 |
| 8676 | Fluid toxic element in battle (5) | WA(TE)R | Marnix | 0 |
| 8701 | Legendary bird fires last breath of air: "molecular splash" (5) | Def. splash (verb) HO-OH ("legendary bird") loses ("fires") last O ("breath of air") = HO-H HO-H molecular = structure of WATER |
rpl | 0 |