Started by DiscordantAnt
Tattered lab coat lacks a metallic element (6)
def: metallic element
LABCO(-a)T*
Submitted by noneuclidean
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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| 8722 | Tattered lab coat lacks a metallic element (6) | def: metallic element LABCO(-a)T* |
noneuclidean | 4 |
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bags | 3 |
| 8719 | Colts give up safety, trading loss for Baltimore's vital B-12 center? (6) | COLTS - S: "give up S(afety)" CO(l->BAL)T: "trade L(oss) for BAL(timore)" (all are accepted Am. football abbreviations) def. "vital B-12 center?" i.e. COBALT is the central component of vitamin B12 |
rpl | 1 |
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biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8721 | What's stuck inside your ear? A light metal (6) | Def:metal What's stuck inside your ear [of corn]=COB COB + A + LT (light) delete Back |
Firetruck | 0 |