Contests started: WILDCARD (8), LADY LUCK (4, 4), FLYSWATTER (10), GRAVITAS (8), LOBSTER BUCKS (7, 5), AGED RUM (4, 3), ANY CLUE WHOS SURFACE IS A PALNDROME, HAS SEVEN OR MORE EMOJIS, AND DOESNT USE THE LETTER E (?), SONDER (6), GREEBLE (7), GNEISS (6), ANY CLUE THAT SOUNDS DIRTY BUT ISNT (?), ANY CLUE WITH AN ENUMERATION META (?), BROOM CLOSET (5, 6), SOLUBLE (7), SERENADE (8), FIREFLY (7), MULLIGAN (8), NETHERITE (9), WUHU ISLAND (4, 6), OMEGA MART (5, 4), CHRYSALISM (10), ANY CLUE WHOSE ANSWER IS A BOARD/CARD GAME (?), APERTURE (8), ANY CLUE THAT IS A JOKE WITH A PUNCHLINE (?), ASTRID (6), OPACITY (7), ANY D&D RELATED CLUE/ANSWER (?), REMNANT (7), GRENADINE (9), BLACKJACK OR JACK BLACK (9 OR 4,5), SOLENOID (8), BOCCE (5), ANY CHARACTER FROM NORSE MYTHOLOGY (?), APLOMB (6), YOUR FAVORITE FOOD (?), MELLOW (6), DESPERADO (9), BOPOMOFO (8), ANY CLUE BUT GRAMMAR DOESNT MATTER (?), DIG DUG (3, 3), TARTAN (6), ANY PVZ PLANT (?), REMEDY (6), WATERLOG (8), RECURSION (9), CENSOR/CENSER/SENSOR (6), FISH FRY (4, 3), PLOSIVE (7), SKELETOR (8), ANY DWARF FROM THE HOBBIT (?), LUCID OR LUCID DREAM (5 OR 5, 5), PEASANT (7), HEADS OR TAILS (5), MR ROBOTO (2, 6), SYLVAN (6), ELECTROMA (9), SCRAWL (6), CREVASSE (8), RELIQUARY (9), SORBET (6), YOUR MOST RECENT LUNCH/DINNER (?), MERLOT (6), DEMOMAN (7), ICHOR (5), CINNABAR (8), STAR ANISE (4, 5), TRYST (5), AKKALA (6), TOBLERONE (9), CALIPER (7), DELIRIUM (8), LAUNDER (7), LE FISHE (2,5), ASPIRE (6), YOLK (4), PRIMER (6), NAIAD (5), DONJON (6), RAGTIME (7), ANY ONE-WORD BAND NAME (?), FLACON (6), SOULMATE (8), TRIMP OR TRIMPING (5 OR 8), LINTEL (6), OUTLOOK (7), ANY VARIATION OF PATIENCE/SOLITAIRE (?), PLUNDER (7), SPINDLE (7), INDICATOR (9), ONIGIRI (7), LIAISON (7), BOONDOGGLE (10), CRAB LEG (4,3), PATHETIC (8), COURTESY (8), TREMOR (6), SPLENDOR (8), BREACH (6), UMAMI (5), DEMAGOGUE (9), REDEEM (6), ASPECT (6), TONER (5), BISCUIT (7), DAWDLE (6), INFERNAL (8), YOUR FAVORITE COLOR (?), CEMENT (6), PETRICHOR (9), GRAPHIC (7), WEIR (4), GRACED (6), BUFFET (6), BEVERAGE (8), GORGE (5), RHUBARB (7), PEACH (5), PARAGON (7), EINSTEIN (8), CLANK (5), ASTERN (6), CORSET (6), PREMIUM (7), EMERGE (6), ANY CLUE USING “PRIDE MONTH” (?), SCRIBBLE (8), CONCH (5), PERMIT (6), OUST (4), MARGIN (6), MATCH (5), FRESH (5), SPROUT (6), PLANE (5), CHARGE (6), CRATER (6), BLURB (5), SCRIBE (6), THIMBLE (7), RELOCATE (8), LUMBER (6), GHOUL (5), CORRODE (7), REMORSE (7), GASH (4), CURVEBALL (9), WEAPON (6), ANY OCEAN (?), PURSUE (6), BEHEST (6), FROSTY (6)
Contests won: DEAD PRESIDENTS (4 10), CLINOMANIA (10), MESOTHELIOMA (12), LEPRECHAUN (10), CAW (3), PROTOZOOLOGY (12), EVERYTHING (10), TASKMASTER (10), SHAKASHAKA (10), WACKY TOBACKY (5,7), ZIMONZE'S PASSWORDS (9 9), WUSS (4), PLETHORA (8), ANY CLUE WITH AN IMAGE AS WORDPLAY/PART OF WORDPLAY (?), EUROVISION (10), PRICKLY PEAR (7, 4), 鏡 雨 (1, 1), JOIE DE VIVRE (4, 2, 5), BLINKER FLUID (7,5), ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD IS THE SAME LENGTH (?), OWYHEE (6), YATTA (5), PWN (3), DRIFT (5), TOKYO (5), IDEAL (5), ANY GREEK GOD (?), NAVEM (5), ACE (3), ERRANT (6), BACK TO SCHOOL (4, 2, 6), BIG SHOT (3, 4), DYLANAMITE (10), ENUM (4), FRACTAL (7), FIRETRUCK (9), ROMANIA (7), INVALIDD (8), BICKER (6), THE GREAT ESCAPER (3, 5, 7 OR 15), HOW ARE YOU? (3, 3, 3), KUEBIKO (7), SPACEMAN (8), RECKON (6), HONEYPOT (8), SHRIMP (6), ONE ON ONE (3 2 3), DURACELL (8), 1-UP (1-2)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5985 | MESOTHELIOMA (12) | Lung tumors are awfully loathsome, Mei (12) | LOATHSOME+MEI* lung tumors = def |
WoomyRogue | 4 |
| 8239 | BICKER (6) | Argue about cyclist impaled by front of car (6) | BI(C_)KER | WoomyRogue | 4 |
| 6342 | EVERYTHING (10) | Thievery thingamabob conceals bagel (10) | thiEVERYTHINGamabob bagel = def |
WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 6570 | SHAKASHAKA (10) | Forms rectangles for two small Māori dances (10) | S+HAKA x2 | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 6578 | BOOKS THAT ARE BORING (5 4 3 6) | A bargain bookstore, perhaps, has them halved inside! (5 4 3 6) | &lit BARGAIN(TH)BOOKSTORE* |
WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 6927 | JOIE DE VIVRE (4, 2, 5) | I, Joe Wild, somehow revived enjoyment of life (4, 2, 5) | IJOE*+REVIVED* | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 6995 | PRIDE (5) | Opened, reportedly, June specialty (5) | homophone of PRIED HAPPY PRIDE MONTH YOU ARE ALL LOVED, EVERYONE IS VALID <3 |
WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 7432 | IDEAL (5) | Optimal solution left (5) | IDEA+L | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 7495 | ACE (3) | Decapitated face card (3) | (-f)ACE | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 7540 | EN GARDE (2, 5) | Crazy, angered cry of combat (2, 5) | ANGERED* | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 7850 | DYLANAMITE (10) | Puzzler destroyed MIT and Yale (10) | MITANDYALE* | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 9048 | RECKON (6) | Look upon king in surveillance (6) | Look upon = Defn. king = K surveillance = RECON in = insertion indicator REC(K)ON |
WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 12375 | PASTE (5) | Mostly noodles and a bit of enchilada sauce (5) | PAST(-a)+E_ | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 12563 | SHRIMP (6) | Seafood fanatic ate only the edges of hamburger (6) | S(H_R)IMP | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 12633 | DURACELL (8) | Relay inside dead battery (8) | DU(RACE)LL | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 12639 | 1-UP (1-2) | I uncapped a beverage - a Corpse Reviver (1-2) | 1+(-7)UP | WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 12772 | DUNGEON (7) | Imprisonment done, djinn is let out (7) | "DONE DJINN" "let out" as in vocalized |
WoomyRogue | 3 |
| 5822 | PANCAKE (7) | Breakfast skillet cover (7) | PAN+(CAKE) Breakfast is the def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5851 | DEAD PRESIDENTS (4 10) | Washington and Jefferson, for example, remix EP and add locals (4, 10) | _EP ADD_+RESIDENTS "Washington and Jefferson, for example" is the def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5878 | ERA (3) | Strange area without a time (3) | _ARE(-A)_ | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5899 | TED CRUZ (3, 4) | Texas senator made peace arrangement and started snoring (3, 4) | TRUCED* + Z(-ZZ) Tex senator is def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5921 | DOZE (4) | Do endless zen sleep (4) | DO+ZE(-N) Sleep = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5954 | DUPE (4) | Make up in German (4) | D(UP)E make = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5984 | AESTHETICS (10) | Journeyed east, violating ethics, for looks and beauty (10) | EAST*+ETHICS* looks and beauty = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6165 | THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (3, 11, 5, 2, 3, 6) | A classic book about cutthroat hike: he highlighted gay sex (3, 11, 5, 2, 3, 6) | (CUTTHROAT HIKE HE HIGHLIGHTED GAY SEX)* |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6227 | PAREIDOLIA (10) | Ideal pair o' crazy faces seen in something (10) | IDEALPAIRO* faces seen in something = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6334 | CAW (3) | Start of a cool avian warble! (3) | &lit | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6338 | LEPRECHAUN (10) | Festive spirit right in a pokemon berry in Leun (10) | LE(P(R)ECHA)UN festive spirit = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6341 | TOGETHER (8) | Tether restrains original gangster group (8) | T(OG)ETHER | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6343 | TASKMASTER (10) | Widow's nemesis puts strange masks in potato (10) | TA(MASKS*)TER widow's nemesis = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6346 | PROTOZOOLOGY (12) | Expert is sluggish after going to zoo, writes protozoa study (12) | PRO+TO+ZOO+LOGY | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6349 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD CONTAINS THE LETTER X (?) | Galaxy's exiles x'ed-out sixth (4) | SI(-x)TH galaxy's exiles = def |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6566 | QUADRILATERAL (13) | ¡Ladrar tequila! said drunk square (13) | LADRARTEQUILA* | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6597 | DECENT (6) | German coin is okay (6) | DE+CENT | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6696 | RATINE (6) | Artist Carly Jepsen eats metal and fabric (6) | RA(TIN)E | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6825 | PLETHORA (8) | Many a god of thunder in prayer (8) | PLE(THOR)A | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 6883 | RETSINA (7) | Wine strainer loses bottom, breaking it (7) | STRAINE(-r)* | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7048 | DOGGONE (7) | Damn, is Chase absent? (7) | DOG+GONE Also works if Chase means Chase from Paw Patrol lol |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7158 | BLINKER FLUID (7,5) | Rye, grapefruit juice, and raspberry syrup prank? (7,5) | ddef Rye, grapefruit juice, and raspberry syrup are the ingredients or "fluid" of a blinker cocktail. Blinker fluid is also a car prank. |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7259 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD IS THE SAME LENGTH (?) | Alum body wore turf from Revd. Will (4, 5) | Spoonerism of CLAD GRASS | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7295 | OWYHEE (6) | "Idaho county is snowy," he entered inside (6) | _OWY HE E_ | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7348 | SWEET CAROLINE (5, 8) | Popular sing-along song in a key we set before composition (5, 8) | WESET*+CAROL+IN+E |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7406 | DRIFT (5) | Slide down a gap (5) | D+RIFT | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7458 | ANY GREEK GOD (?) | Master, I murdered a huntress (7) | MASTERI* Artemis is the Goddess of the Hunt. |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7498 | ERRANT (6) | Earthling, from head to toe, is erratic (6) | TERRAN but move T to the end | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7768 | BIG SHOT (3, 4) | Dignitary radicalist keeps quiet (3, 4) | BIG(SH)OT | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 7864 | FRACTAL (7) | Broken flatcar is haphazard (7) | FLATCAR* | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 8050 | ROMANIA (7) | Country of Oman surrounded by foul air (7) | R(OMAN)IA* | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 8152 | INVALIDD (8) | Puzzler attacked, almost ending divine lady (8) | DIVIN(-e)LAD(-y)* | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 8309 | THE GREAT ESCAPER (3, 5, 7 OR 15) | Puzzler, in theater, decapitated ogre and paces about (3,5,7) | THE((-o)GRE)AT(ESCAP*)ER | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 8954 | KUEBIKO (7) | Return to England with broken bike and hug a scarecrow (7) | England = UK Return to = reversal indicator -> KU broken = anagram indicator -> KU+EBIK hug = O (Like XOXO) KU+EBIK+O Kuebiko is a Shinto deity that takes the form of a scarecrow |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 9020 | SPACEMAN (8) | Within reach: Best Male Astronaut (8) | Reach = SPAN "Within" = insertion indicator Best = ACE Male = abbv. M Astronaut = defn. SP(ACE+M)AN |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 9189 | SONI (4) | Small demon is a puzzler (4) | Small = S demon = ONI S+ONI puzzler = Defn. |
WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 12475 | JOB (3) | Task Jacob with removal of air conditioning (3) | J(-ac)OB | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 12628 | ONE ON ONE (3 2 3) | Powered through a single head-to-head match (3 2 3) | ONE(ON)ONE | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 12755 | PARSEC (6) | Determine fifth of Planck length (6) | PARSE+_C_ | WoomyRogue | 2 |
| 5811 | GOOSE EGG (5, 3) | Scum are to watch a good game where nobody scored (5, 3) | Scum --> GOO To watch --> SEE Good game --> GG Nobody scored is the definition |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5836 | DOLLOP (6) | The puppet was overpowered, but just a little bit (6) | DOLL+(OP) Little bit is the def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5838 | THE XX (3, 2) | The endless moonshine of an indie band (3, 2) | THE+(XX) Moonshine is labeled XXX Indie band is the def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5839 | TRAINGLE ( 8) | To study the endless valley's shape (8) | TRAIN+GLE(-N) Shape is the def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5868 | SILHOUETTE (10) | Shadow harms French stars and hut (10) | _ETOILES + HUT_ Shadow is def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5919 | MONUMENT (8) | Statue of wild horse with men inside (8) | MONU(MEN)T Idk why i went for the trojan horse clue, but it just worked. Statue is the def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5932 | FIDDLEDEEDEE (12) | To mess with Dexter's sister's gibberish (12) | FIDDLE + DEEDEE | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5933 | IXPOWHXQELZTBUMXDS (18) | 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 |
| 5934 | PRIX FIXE (4, 4) | A grand race with repair, everyone, and a multi-course meal (4, 4) | Grand race = PRIX repair, everyone = FIX+E multi-course meal = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5935 | NONSENSE (8) | Hot spring in the stock market? Gibberish. (8) | N(ONSEN)SE NSE = National Stock Exchange gibberish = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5992 | CLINOMANIA (10) | Endless continuum with Oman and Iowa keeps people in bed (10) | CLIN(-E)+OMAN+IA Keeps people in bed = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6134 | CENTAUR (7) | First part-creature of wild nature! (7) | &lit C+NATURE* |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6146 | GAMESTOP (8) | Store makes crazy post after game (8) | GAME+POST* store = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6226 | BUG (3) | A pest that's big, ugly, and gross at first! | &lit | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6280 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD CONTAINS THE LETTER Q (?) | Qabala quails squeeze turquoise (4) | qabalAQUAils | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6315 | XEROX (5) | Print name: X-HEADLESSHERO-X | X(-H)EROX print name = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6403 | HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUĀPUA'A (20'1) | Fish purr before you twice, Greek letter boy. You with Kansas University advanced placement and University of Anchorage, Alaska. (20'1) | HUM+U+HUM+U+NU+KUN+U+KU+AP+UAA fish = def |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6568 | KVELL (5) | Rejoice! Evel K. is starting with beginning leap again (5) | (E-->)LVELK* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6646 | ZIMONZE'S PASSWORDS (9 9) | "Mizzen", "sop", and alternative horrible terms!? (9, 9) | &lit, MIZZENSOP*+ASS+WORDS The ? is there because I don't know Zimonze's passwords. |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6653 | RING (4) | Rng with identity, without identity, with identity! (4) | R(I)(-i)(I)NG, &lit | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6735 | OBEISANCE (9) | Respect broken beacons, i.e. (9) | BEACONSIE* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6736 | SNAP (4) | Release anger, breaking pans (4) | PANS* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6747 | CRACKLE (7) | Maniacal laugher sound (7) | CACKLER* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6789 | I M PEI (1, 1, 3) | Architect does Mii fitness class horribly (1, 1, 3) | MII+PE* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6790 | SYNTAX ERROR (6, 5) | Bizarre: Rarest onyx initially recreates fault (6, 5) | RARESTONYX*+R | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6824 | WUSS (4) | Ninja master's student initially is a wimp (4) | WUS+S | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6860 | ABOUT (5) | Around a round (5) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6889 | EUROVISION (10) | Koala eyes annual music competition (10) | EURO+VISION | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6915 | ANY CLUE THAT USES TEXT EMOTICONS SOMEHOW (?) | Shame ●_● . (6) | REMORSE Morse code! |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6926 | 鏡 雨 (1, 1) | Bill, stand and see linked drops on the window, it looks like a Puzzlers Club member? (1, 1) | (金+立+見)+雨 In Japanese, the kanji for "Mirror" (Kagami) is a combination of "money" (Bill), "stand", and "sight". The kanji for rain is quite literally raindrops on a window. idk how to do this type of clue lol Thanks AuLeaf |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6951 | IN THE DETAILS (2, 3, 7) | New idea: Nth islet is where the devil is (2, 3, 7) | (IDEA NTH ISLET)* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6953 | ANY GREEK LETTER (?) | Sloppy, moronic type (7) | OMICRON* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 6981 | MYANMAR (7) | Mr. Mayan traveled to Burma recently (7) | MRMAYAN* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7273 | CUP FINAL (3, 5) | Hold a test match? (3, 5) | ddef Hold a test = CUP a FINAL |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7279 | X-WING (1-4) | Crossing holds the head worker's spaceship (1-4) | X-(W)ING | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7303 | PWN (3) | Defeat and remove a pawn (3) | P(-a)WN | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7304 | YATTA (5) | All right! Yes! AT-AT destroyed! (5) | Y+ATAT* third time's the charm lol |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7407 | ORANGE (6) | Rusty, broken gear, no? (6) | GEARNO* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7431 | TOKYO (5) | The eastern capital is too around Kentucky! (5) | TO(KY)O Tokyo means "eastern capital" |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7444 | ADVERSITY (9) | Misfortune: it very sad and bad (9) | ITVERYSAD* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7474 | ARROW (5) | War, or explosive ammunition (5) | WAROR* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7482 | NAVEM (5) | Latin sailboat scallywag lost his head, First Mate (5) | (-k)NAVE+M_ | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7513 | OOMPH (5) | Hugs: puzzler energy (5) | OO+MPH | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7529 | DERMATOGLYPHICS (15) | Shouted, "I'm scared to sign within fingerprints!", for example (15) | IM(TO+GLYPH)SCARED* def = Fingerprints, for example |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7677 | DELTA (5) | Return led to first, a sign of change (5) | LED<+T_+A | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7715 | BACK TO SCHOOL (4, 2, 6) | The rear entrance of a university is the first sign of autumn? (4, 2, 6) | punny def? I haven't dabbled in this type of clue yet, idk if this truly works |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7744 | UFFIZI (6) | "A museum's gun? For fuck's... i-inside?!" (6) | U(FF+I)ZI | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7833 | WALUIGI (7) | Game console features chalupa centers and the origin of green plumber's evil twin (7) | W(_ALU_)I(G_)I |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 7861 | ENUM (4) | I returned, carrying Greek writing and this -> (4) | >E(NU)M Nu is the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 12422 | ANY NON-CRYPTIC CLUE (?) | Any non-cryptic clue (10) | DEFINITION | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 12530 | HONEYPOT (8) | Lurer scrambled to phone captured youth (8) | HONE(Y)POT* | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 12626 | ADAPT (5) | Remodel apartment housing father, mostly (5) | A(DA(-d))PT | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 12657 | FORGE (5) | Slowly work on handcuff or gem inset (5) | _F OR GE_ semi-&lit! |
WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 12881 | SUSPECT (7) | Religious group holds "unique" selling point: believe (7) | S(USP)ECT | WoomyRogue | 1 |
| 5792 | ELEVEN ACROSS (6, 6) | Two winning placements for a daggered crossword challenge. | Two winning placements is #1 twice, which makes 11, or ELEVEN. A dagger, in terms of printing, looks like A CROSS. Crossword challenge is the clue's definition. |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5802 | CELLIST (7) | A shaded cartoon priced for a musician (7) | CEL shading LIST price Musician = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5809 | ELBOW (5) | Big Jeffrey turns heads without sporting grease (5) | Jeffrey "The Big LEBOWSKI" Lebowski Turns heads makes ELBOWSKI Remove sporting, or SKI Grease is the definition |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5817 | VOCIFERATES (11) | Complaining that Code A is to infiltrate the polls (11) | Code A is CIFER A. (Yes, you can spell cipher that way) Put CIFER A inside VOTES (polls) to get the solution. Complaining is the definition. |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5837 | OOO (3) | Three short of some hugs (3) | A short OF is O, as in o'clock or will-o'-the-wisp Hugs is the def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5849 | REGULAR (7) | A legless bird in back is normal (7) | RE+GUL(-L)+AR Normal is the def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5867 | EDNASWAP (8) | 90's band at baseless, disfigured mountains with mutant bee (8) | _ANDE(-S)_ + _WASP_ 90's band is the def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5870 | PERSEVERANCE (12) | Rover each detachment (12) | PER+SEVERANCE Rover is def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5888 | BIDEN (5) | President Idaho in London clocktower (5) | B(ID)EN President is def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5897 | CANCUN (6) | The Mexican city of copper can be found first, and shortly (6) | CAN+CU+N Mexican city is the def Copper's atomic symbol is CU A short "and" is "n" as in rock'n'roll |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5920 | DEFENESTRATE (12) | Strafed with nitrogen, making it fly out the window (12) | STRAFED + N word bank fly out the window = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5922 | ACCIACCATURA (12) | Ornamental note made with bull relation (12) | TAURIC word bank Ornamental note = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5940 | DAFT PUNK (4, 4) | First duo acquiring "French Touch" collaborated with Pharrell, getting lucky regularly, with Nile in on it? (4, 4) | First... = DAFT Pharrell = P lucky regularly = U K Nile in on it = N container Cryptic def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5970 | VACCINE (7) | Shot last movie: Evac Without Leadership (7) | VAC+CINE CINE = Movie/Theatre Shot = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5991 | FIFTY-FIFTY (5-5) | Do the numbers before zero split in half (5-5) | Do the numbers = enumeration meta? Before zero = add a 0 after split in half = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5993 | ASSASSIN (8) | Was sassing, capturing killer (8) | _AS SASSIN_ Killer is def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5994 | DIME | Latin Day used 10 cents (4) | DIEM* | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 5996 | AULEAF (6) | Puzzle champion mixed AA fuel (6) | AA+FUEL* puzzle champion = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6060 | TITTLE (6) | Small point made of tile (6) | TILE word bank Small point = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6076 | AGGREGATING (11) | Clumping double-ended silver: strangely tangier and grand (11) | (AG+G)TANGIER*+G clumping is def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6150 | QUESTION MARK OR ? (8 4 or 1) | This is the meaning? (1) | cryptic def meta "This is the meaning" as in a definition indicator, or the "?" in the clue. |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6225 | UPGRADE (7) | Made the police department argue better (7) | (PD+ARGUE)* better = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6248 | DEMISEMIHEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER (26) | Quick note: Germany, Malawi, Sweden, Malawi, Israel, Malawi, Germany, Malawi, Sweden, Malawi, Qatar, Anguilla, and Eritrea (26) | DE+MI+SE+MI+HE+MI+DE+MI+SE+MI+QU+AV+ER quick note = def |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6511 | YAJISAN-KAZUSAN (7-7) | →(7-7)? | ddef Yajisan-Kazusan literally means "arrow-number" in Japanese. The clue is meant to look like a Y-K puzzle. Also, enumeration meta :P |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6601 | TITS UP (4, 2) | Useless bird is awake? (4, 2) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6614 | TOKAI TEIO (5, 4) | Japanese horse that's on keitai too, somehow (5, 4) | KEITAITOO* almost an &lit |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6617 | WACKY TOBACKY (5,7) | Zelda game returns, enclosing two crappy blunts, for example (5, 7) | W(ACKY)TOB(ACKY) | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6749 | BAGS (4) | Stores found under watchful eyes (4) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6826 | PAUCITY (7) | Smallness of a place in France (7) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6827 | PECCADILLO (10) | New Calliope CD: "Venial Sin" (10) | CALLIOPECD* | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6854 | NESSIE (6) | Maybe seen around Apex: stuffed item! (6) | &lit, NES(SI)E Nessie is a stuffed plush found in various places in Apex Legends |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6863 | ANY CLUE WITH AN IMAGE AS WORDPLAY/PART OF WORDPLAY (?) | https://cutt.ly/UbBdBiO (6) | ddef for JUNIOR As in Robert Downey Jr. and subordinate This is questionable i guess |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6901 | PRICKLY PEAR (7, 4) | Crab cactus (7, 4) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6934 | GRACIDEA (8) | Rocky crag with a view of a platinum flower (8) | CRAG*+IDEA | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6943 | ALBUQUERQUE (11) | A blue German shook that Spanish pair right in the middle of New Mexico's largest city (11) | BLAU*+QUE(R)QUE | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6946 | RATHER (6) | Somehow, Thea is in the railroad well (6) | R(THEA*)R | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6971 | BRUH (4) | Man missing a small brush (4) | BRU(-s)H | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6972 | BESMIRCH (8) | Defile broken truck stuck in an empty branch (8) | B(SEMI*)R(-an)CH | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6989 | CALICA (6) | Puzzler variety of cat prefers, at first, ass over hugs (6) | CALIC(o-->A) | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6990 | GATEKEEP (8) | Camp contract (8) | ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 6999 | PLANTS (6) | Binds nitrogen inside! (6) | &lit, PLA(N)TS | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7157 | PHLOGISTON (10) | Weird Pyro weapon without air: top trolling element that explains fire (10) | Def: Element that explains fire PHLOGISTNO(-air)(-t)* Unrelated: I'm sorry Phlog Pyros, but I hate you. At least I can kill you right after MMPH-ing. |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7223 | THERIANTHROPE (13) | Like a werewolf, say "Irregular? Oh, interpret? Ha!" (13) | (OH+INTERPRET+HA)* def: Like a werewolf, say |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7233 | BREADTH (7) | Cover the endless range (7) | BREAD+TH(-e) | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7246 | EEVEE (5) | Pokémon of even level captures middle-level (5) | E(EVE)E how the heck did i confuse even and odd lol |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7294 | E. COLI OR ESCHERICHIA COLI (1. 4 OR 11, 4) | A bacteria in an artist? I plant half of the broccoli (11, 4) | ESCHER+I+CHIA+_COLI | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7393 | PORTAL (6) | Friend, internal rot damaged a valve installment (6) | P(ROT*)AL | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7483 | TENABLE (7) | They first allow sound (7) | T_+ENABLE | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7535 | CACCIATORE (10) | Type of dish made with bits and pieces of erotica (10) | EROTICA word bank | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7582 | SCRUNCHIE (9) | Hairtie work in unconventional ecchis (9) | EC(RUN)CHIS* | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7687 | ANY ROMAN EMPEROR (?) | First Roman emperor (6) | VICTOR ddef | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7738 | BRIEF (5) | Ferb returned around one, fast (5) | FE(I)RB< | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7885 | GOLEM (5) | Pristine gold core inside automaton (5) | G(_OL_)EM | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 7902 | FIRETRUCK (9) | Puzzler Spooner discusses the "jury curse" (9) | Am I allowed to write the explanation for this one | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 8049 | DEUSOVI/FUNGO (7 OR 5) | Puzzler mushrooms out at first, instead of I (5) | FUNG(I->O) | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 8218 | DISCORDANT ANT (10, 3 OR 13) | Removed trapping wire and almost ended a puzzler (13) | DIS(CORD+AN(-d))TANT | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 8366 | HOW ARE YOU? (3, 3, 3) | Initially opened online with energy in puzzler cypherhouse's greeting (3, 3, 3) | Def: cypherhouse's greeting Initially opened online = O_ O_ with energy (physics) = E puzzler = HWARYU (how fitting!) "in" insertion = H(O)WAR(E)Y(O)U cypherhouse begins all his videos with "Hi, how are you?" |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 9172 | ENTERPRISE | Board by force with starship (10) | Board = ENTER by = connector force = PRISE Starship = Defn. (from Star Trek) |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 9370 | BANANA (6) | Sidekick of outlaw Overwatch character (6) | Sidekick = Defn. of = connector outlaw = BAN Overwatch character = ANA BAN+ANA Yay typos :D |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12446 | HARBOR (6) | Nurse wild boar captured by HR (6) | H(BOAR*)R | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12463 | PARAPET (7) | Rapper exchanges dad for alien protection (7) | PARAP(PA->ET) | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12497 | ADROIT (6) | Unanchored, gained nothing, and lost fighter skilled with hands (6) | ADR(+O)I(-f)T Fighter as in F-16 (military aircraft) |
WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12738 | MATRIX (6) | Source fashioned original pieces from Trixie Mattel (6) | (TRIX_+MA_)* | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12781 | EMOTICON (8) | Demo Ticonderoga, shading picture of a face (8) | _EMO TICON_ | WoomyRogue | 0 |
| 12819 | NEEDLE (6) | Thneed leaked secret sewing device (6) | _NEED LE_ | WoomyRogue | 0 |