Contests started: ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?), (0), ANY ANAGRAMLESS CLUE WITH AN ANSWER THAT IS 15+ LETTERS LONG (?), TÜRKIYE, TEN THOUSAND (3, 8), UNTIDY (6), GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (3, 4, 3, 5), PIKASHOCK (9), BLÅHAJ (6), ANY CLUE WHERE A PUNCTUATION MARK IS INCLUDED IN THE PARSE, LANG (4), ANY CLUE THAT ONLY USES THE PENTOMINO LETTERS (FILNPTUVWXYZ), BORODIN (7), XANADU (6), EISTEDDFODAU (12), FUMBGY ZONE (6, 4), PAY RESPECTS (3, 8), EDGE CASE (4 4), UGLIEST (7), SEAT (4), SKIBIDI (7), FRINGE (6), DETROIT (7), BROMATE (7), CALISSON (8), WORDCEL (7)
Contests won: TEN-FOUR (3-4), TAKE A BREATHER (4, 1, 8), SNOWSTORM OR SNOW STORM (9 OR 4, 5), FALLOUT (7), ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?), CARDIOLOGY (10), COBALT (6), HALFTIME OR HALF TIME (8 OR 4,4), ANY CLUE THAT BEGINS "IN SOVIET RUSSIA..." (?), REPORT (6), VOW (3), ANY CLUE WITH ITS WORDS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (?), CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT’S INTERPRETED BEFORE OR AFTER THE YEAR 1868 (?), IFFY (4), SAXOPHONIST (11), MUTINY (6), SINGLETON (9), DEBASE (6), GRAB BAG (4, 3), DASHER (6), IKAYAKI (7), SACRILEGE (9), PETRICHOR (9), ANY CLUE THAT ONLY USES THE PENTOMINO LETTERS (FILNPTUVWXYZ), RICIN (5), THE NEW GROVE DICTIONARY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (3 3 5 10 2 5 3 9), LIGHT MODE (5, 4), CURDY (5), STICKS AND STONES (6, 3, 6), ADULTING (8), TO WIT (2, 3), COME AND SEE (4, 3, 3), ITINERARY (9), TWIN PEAKS (4, 5), POSTAL SERVICE (6, 7), SUMMON (6), ALSO-RAN (4-3), OCTOTHORPE (10), LABEL (5), PARENTHESIS (11), BARBIE (6), OPPENHEIMER (11), M3GAN (4), FACE CARD (4 4), BARBADOS (8), UNIX (4), YOUR FAVORITE COLOR (?), CEMENT (6), EGOT (4), BABA IS YOU (4 2 3)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8464 | TEN-FOUR (3-4) | Understood bad fortune (3-4) | def: understoof wordplay: FORTUNE* |
noneuclidean | 7 |
| 9893 | CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT’S INTERPRETED BEFORE OR AFTER THE YEAR 1868 (?) | Name of the current capital city of Japan comes from plastic toy, OK? (5) | TOKYO* or KYOTO* i assume this is why the contest was created lmao |
noneuclidean | 6 |
| 11005 | COME AND SEE (4, 3, 3) | Russian film said how to copy files on a Mac (4, 3, 3) | "command c" | noneuclidean | 6 |
| 10928 | THE NEW GROVE DICTIONARY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (3 3 5 10 2 5 3 9) | Ravel, Ives, do re mi, canonic, fugue, act... many words in this! (3 3 5 10 2 5 3 9) | &lit ravel = anagram indicator IVESDOREMICANONICFUGUEACTMANYWORDSINTHIS this took like an hour i hope it was worth it lmao |
noneuclidean | 5 |
| 11007 | ITINERARY (9) | Heading off? Try to follow it during a specific period of time! | heading off try = (-t)RY to follow = concatenation it = IT during = IN a specific period of time = ERA IT+IN+ERA+(-t)RY |
noneuclidean | 5 |
| 11222 | POSTAL SERVICE (6, 7) | Vital process distributing its letters all around Earth! (6, 7) | &lit anagram of VITALPROCESS around E |
noneuclidean | 5 |
| 11824 | FACE CARD (4 4) | For example, Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" starting on "gonna" and ending on "real" (ignoring the highest note) is played with ritardando, essentially (4 4) | For example, Queen = def 's = connector "Don't Stop Me Now" starting on "gonna" and ending on "real" (ignoring the highest note) is played = FAC(-f)ECA with = juxtaposition ritardando, essentially = _RD_ |
noneuclidean | 5 |
| 8510 | TAKE A BREATHER (4, 1, 8) | Sit down to start a lousy break and polish off an unfinished sandwich (4, 1, 8) | def: Sit down to start = T_ a = A lousy break = KEABR* polish off = EAT an unfinished sandwich = HER(-o) |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 8580 | FALLOUT (7) | Fail to complete a video game (7) | def: a video game fail = F complete = ALLOUT (as in all-out effort) |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 8583 | SNOWSTORM OR SNOW STORM (9 OR 4, 5) | Latest in news feed covering new worst blizzard (9) | def: blizzard latest in news = _S feed = NOM (as in eat) covering = [containment indicator] new worst = WORST* SNO(WSTOR*)M |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 8644 | ANY CLUE THAT STARTS WITH "MACHINE TO STEAL" (?) | Machine to steal new star in a constellation named for a lizard (1 12) | T CHAMAELEONTIS MACHINETOSTEAL* def: star in a constellation named for a lizard |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 8722 | COBALT (6) | Tattered lab coat lacks a metallic element (6) | def: metallic element LABCO(-a)T* |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 11568 | OPPENHEIMER (11) | Imp opener, after some harrassment, embraces initially high-earning movie that premiered on July 21, 2023 (11) | Imp opener = IMPOPENER after some harrassment = anagram embraces = containment initially high-earning = H_ E_ movie that premiered on July 21, 2023 = OPPEN(H_ E_)IMER* |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 12128 | BARBADOS (8) | Insult upsets a nation (8) | BARB+ADOS | noneuclidean | 4 |
| 12291 | YOUR FAVORITE COLOR (?) | https://i.imgur.com/8cpZACq.png | extremely lacking greed = GREE(-d) or (-g)REED not initially (establishing) = + N_ or (-e_) GREE(-d)+N_ or (-g)RE(-e_)D |
noneuclidean | 4 |
| 8414 | ANY CLUE THAT USES &, @, /, OR ^ AS AN INDICATOR (?) | Castle/a home (5) | castle slash a = P(-a)LACE def: home |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8456 | TEN-FOUR (3-4) | 6👌 (3-4) | def:👌 10-4=6 |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8467 | ID CARD (2, 4) | Yes, fake pirate's cry had audibly created proof of age (2,4) | def: proof of age wordplay: yes = AYE fake = DEKE pirate's cry = ARR had = 'D audibly: "EYE DEKE ARR 'D" sounds like ID CARD i just wanted an excuse to make a dumb homophone clue lmao |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8474 | OUROBOROS (9) | 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 |
| 8495 | BUFFALO (7) | Audibly amplify a quiet alarm (7) | def: alarm wordplay: audibly = homophone indicator amplify = BUFF (as in video games) a = A quiet = LOW "BUFF A LOW" sounds like BUFFALO |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8593 | ADJACENT (8) | Nearby, a chatterer broadcasted on the radio (8) | def: nearby a = A chatterer = JAY (sense 2 of jay on google) broadcasted = SENT on the radio = [homophone indicator] "A JAY SENT" |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8596 | ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC. | Luucky number is even (5) | def: lucky number is=S even=EVEN |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8690 | ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?) | Mutated genes came from revolution of the French the French the French (7) | def: mutated genes revolution of the French = LA< the French = LE the French = LES AL< + LE + LES |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8766 | ANY CLUE THAT BEGINS "IN SOVIET RUSSIA..." (?) | In Soviet Russia there is support | def: support _T RUSS_ |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8772 | FORK (4) | Split in choice of temperature??? | def: split choice of temperature = F OR K |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 9116 | VOW (3) | Voltage that hurts produces swear words? (3) | voltage = V that hurts = OW swear words? = VOW (as in wedding vows) |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 9440 | ANY CLUE WITH ITS WORDS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (?) | Lord: "Order, er, Al" (4) | EARL* all of the words are in ALPHABETICALORDER :) |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 9460 | COAX (4) | Encourage company to downsize (4) | encourage = def company = CO to = juxtaposition indicator downsize = AX |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 9870 | A CLUE THAT COULD GET YOU CHARGED WITH A CRIME IF SPOKEN/PUBLISHED IN A PARTICULAR CONTEXT (?) | It's stormy! Don't move! (3) | *SIT https://corpuslegalis.com/us/code/title18/false-weather-reports |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10130 | MUTINY (6) | RIO™ (6) | def: RIOT wp: MU TINY featuring some elision that Definitely Isn't Acceptable |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10541 | CORAL (5) | Pacific or Aldabran feature! | &lit _C OR AL_ | noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10688 | IKAYAKI (7) | Canoe is trapped between currents with squid (7) | I(KAYAK)I I = current in physics |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10717 | PETRICHOR (9) | Darling with fruity or pleasant aroma | PET+RICH+OR | noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10800 | RICIN (5) | Toxin of some historic interest | _RIC IN_ | noneuclidean | 3 |
| 10967 | TO WIT (2, 3) | Specifically, what to do with an illegally parked car? (2, 3) | TOW IT | noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11181 | TWIN PEAKS (4, 5) | TV show adaptations involved one new part at the beginning (4, 5) | TV show = def adaptations = TWEAKS included = containment indicator one = I new = N part at the beginning = P_ TW(I+N+P_)EAKS |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11186 | FINAGLE (7) | Exploit bug in part of a computer program (7) | Exploit = def bug = NAG in = containment indicator part of a computer program = FILE |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11190 | MARTINI (7) | Deceitful protagonist of a 1964 film starring Sean Connery mostly has it shaken! (7) | &lit since Goldfinger was released in 1964 Deceitful protagonist of a 1964 film starring Sean Connery mostly = MARNI(-e) has = containment indicator it shaken = TI* MAR(TI*)NI(-e) |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11195 | FIANCHETTO (10) | Perform core move in a chess opening (for offense), moving one piece forward by one after a nearby piece has been moved forward by one! (10) | &lit Perform core = _F_ move in a = IAN* chess = CHEss opening (for offense), = O_ moving one piece forward by one = (s->T) after a nearby piece has been moved forward by one! = (s->T) _F_ + IAN* + CHE(s->T)(s->T) + O_ i don't play chess i hope this is accurate |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11250 | ANY CLUE THAT USES SAT-STYLE ANALOGIES AS WORDPLAY (?) | ? : at fore :: false : true! (3) | AFT &lit A_ + F + T |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 11565 | BARBIE (6) | Imp opener, after some harrassment, embraces initially high-earning movie that premiered on July 21, 2023 (6) | Imp opener = I_ after = concatenation some harrassment = BARB embraces initially = E_ high-earning movie that premiered on July 21, 2023 = BARB + I_ + E_ |
noneuclidean | 3 |
| 12717 | BABA IS YOU (4 2 3) | (spoilers for the witness) ||Puzzle video game's marshy area contains blocks accurately indicating shapes, primarily (4 2 3)|| | BA(B_ A_ I_ S_)YOU | noneuclidean | 3 |
| 8479 | TAX (3) | Γㅋ< & ↔ = $$$ (3) | Γㅋ< with its reflection looks like TAX behold: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/730973177483755621/937684992992108554/unknown.png this is a perfectly sensible cryptic clue what are you talking about |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8537 | BREAKING BAD (8, 3) | TV show robbery gone wrong: one killed (8,3) | def: TV show robbery = BREAK-IN gone = GONE wrong = BAD one killed = (-one) BREAKING(-one)BAD |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8682 | ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?) | Bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing close to total lunacy (13) | def: lunacy Bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing bearing = S+E+N+S+E+E+S+S+N+E+S+S bearing = [containment indicator] close to total = _L S+E+N+S+E+(_L)+E+S+S+N+E+S+S |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8723 | CARDIOLOGY (10) | Matter of the heart is awfully racy, involving exchange where bit of arousal turns to love (10) | def:Matter of the heart awfully racy = RACY* involving = [containment indicator] exchange = DIALOG where bit of arousal turns to love = A_ -> O CAR(DI(A_->O)LOG)Y* |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8938 | REPORT (6) | Note: "VENT" is a button in Among Us | def: a button in Among Us Note = RE Vent = PORT (as in an opening for the passage of steam, liquid, or gas) |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8984 | FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (29) | Corrupt politician in official clinic: "I, uh, showed the consideration of something to be worthless" (29) | corrupt (anagram) POLITICIANINOFFICIALCLINICIUH* showed (connector) the consideration of something to be worthless (def) |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 9897 | IFFY (4) | Provided furry outerwear of dubious quality (4) | def: of dubious quality Provided = IF furry outerwear = F_Y |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10048 | SAXOPHONIST (11) | Player said "lets go! i see enemy hideout!" (11) | def: Player said = homophone indicator lets go = SACKS i see = OH enemy = FOE hideout = NEST "SACKS OH FOE NEST" |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10050 | GENESIS (7) | Bits of DNA is the beginning (7) | def: the beginning bits of DNA = GENES is = IS |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10332 | BOOLEAN (7) | True or false: Imprisoning Leia halfheartedly is a good thing (7) | LEIA halfheartedly = LE(-i)A (removing half of the middle letters of LEIA) a good thing = BOON imprisoning LEA is BOON = BOO(LEA)N |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10505 | DEBASE (6) | Empty database has hexadecimal, possibly corrupt (6) | empty database = D_E hexadecimal, possibly = BASE |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10595 | GRAB BAG (4, 3) | Excitedly brag and talk about a variety of things (4, 3) | Excitedly = anagrind brag = BRAG and = concatenation talk = GAB about = reversal a variety of things = def GRAB* + BAG< |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10694 | TAKOYAKI (8) | Toy I equipped with guns resembles something the Japanese enjoy (8) | T(AK)OY(AK)I | noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10695 | SACRILEGE (9) | Small plot of land has one section for burning Bibles, for example | small=S plot of land = ACRE has = containment indicator one = I section = LEG (e.g. leg of a race) for = connector burning Bibles, for example = def S+ACR(I+LEG)E |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10929 | CURDY (5) | Bit of cheese associated with Lancashire's upper class, say: awfully dry and lumpy (5) | Bit of cheese = C_ associated with Lancashire's upper class, say = U (see sense 3 on google) awfully dry = RDY* and = connector lumpy = def C_+U+RDY* |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10932 | STICKS AND STONES (6, 3, 6) | Attach files to new email showcasing, primarily, a rhyme (6, 3, 6) | Attach = STICK files = SANDS to = TO new email showcasing primarily = N_ E_ S_ a rhyme = def |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 10935 | ADULTING (8) | For example, going to work and soullessly being a bootlicker (8) | For example, going to work = def and = connector soullessly being a bootlicker = ADUL(-a)TING |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11177 | MARTINI (7) | Perhaps mixology is displayed in small cocktail (7) | M(ART)INI | noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11224 | FACETIOUSLY (11) | A costume (when viewed from the backside) has a hole in part of the pants, as a joke (11) | A = ACE costume = SUIT (when viewed from the backside) = reversal has = containment a hole = O in = containment part of the pants, = FLY as a joke = F(ACE+TI(O)US<)LY |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11249 | ANY CLUE THAT USES SAT-STYLE ANALOGIES AS WORDPLAY (?) | : :: : pop (4) | COLA (ddef) : :: : (plural of colon can be COLA according to webster) pop (as in soda pop) |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11286 | SUMMON (6) | Call some in! (6) | homphone of "some in" | noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11304 | ALSO-RAN (4-3) | A poor, unexcellent loser behind number one, coming from the back! (4-3) | A+LSOR(-e)*+(A+N)< | noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11475 | LABEL (5) | Description of what Cain said to his brother on Twitter after killing him??? (5) | L ABEL | noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11477 | OCTOTHORPE (10) | <#379130675309051904> initially confused, following original content that's short and in Japanese (10) | should display as #other-puzzles initially confused, following original content that's short and in Japanese # = def other = OTHER puzzles initially = P_ confused = anagrind following = juxtaposition original content that's short = OC and in Japanese = TO OC+TO+THORPE* |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11534 | PARENTHESIS (11) | The interrupting English symbol, primarily in assembled pairs! (11) | &lit The = THE interrupting = containment indicator English = EN symbol, primarily = S_ in = containment indicator assembled pairs = PARIS* PAR(EN(THE)S_)IS* |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 11754 | FLOTSAM (7) | bro's got lots of useless shit (7) | bro = FAM 's got = containment indicator lots = LOTS of = connector useless shit = def F(LOTS)AM |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 12167 | UNIX (4) | os-9??? (4) | def = os wp = -9 = UN-IX "any shitass clue can be absolved by appending sufficiently many question marks" ~ximenes, in "ximenes on the art of the crossword" |
noneuclidean | 2 |
| 8063 | HAND TURKEY (4, 6) | Digital drawing is hard nut to crack before explanation (4,6) | (HAND TUR)* + KEY | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8469 | TIGER (5) | Go-getter's bank receives $1000 (5) | def: go-getter wordplay: bank = TIER $1000 = G TI(G)ER |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8493 | FLACON (6) | Florida man's naked, accepting company for a fancy bottle (6) | def: a fancy bottle wordplay: Florida = FL man's naked = (-m)AN(-s) company = CO FL + A(CO)N |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8543 | PITY (4) | Terse, without hint of humanity or compassion | def: compassion terse = PITHY without hint of Humanity = (-h) PIT(-h)Y |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8550 | WHATEVS (7) | I don't care for hate against past winners, to begin with (7) | def: I don't care hate = HATE against = VS past = (as in after) winners, to begin with = W_ W_ + (HATE + VS) |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8552 | BORDER (6) | Drill involves day to march (6) | def: march (as in the Welsh Marches, e.g.) drill = BORER involves = (containment indicator) day = D BOR(D)ER |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8584 | SPRUCE (6) | Fool complains about answer to you eagerly, at first (6) | def: fool (see sense 3 of spruce on google) wordplay: complains about = CARPS< answer to you = (A->U) eagerly at first = E_ SPR(A->U)C< + E_ |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8678 | ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?) | Note note note note note note noted (8) | D+E+TE+C+TE+D (TE is an alternate spelling of TI) |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8726 | (0) | Nothing is complete without a large loss (0) | def: Nothing complete = ALL without = [removal indicator] a = A large = L loss = L ALL - (A+L+L) |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8777 | HALFTIME OR HALF TIME (8 OR 4,4) | That guy took back around fifty euros at the beginning of sports intermission (8) | def: sports intermission That guy = HIM took = [containment indicator] back = AFT around = [containment indicator] fifty = L euros at the beginning = E_ of = [connector] H(A(L)FT)IM + E_ |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 9895 | CODSWALLOP (10) | Part of software's defense is by obfuscation, primarily; without the right program, at first it's total nonsense. (10) | def: it's total nonsense Part of software's = CODE'S defense = WALL is by = juxtaposition indicator obfuscation, primarily = O_ without the right = -(_e) program, at first = P_ COD(-e)S+WALL+O_+P_ |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 9933 | ANY CLUE WITH AN "OBVIOUS" ANSWER THAT'S ONLY RULED OUT BY THE ENUMERATION (?) | A crowd of people without end, right next to half-concealed Google competitor (behind us), becomes the subject of many memes (7) | not A+MO(-b)+(-bi)NG+US but MO(-b)+R+BI(-ng)+US thanks eric |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10106 | ANY WORD OR PHRASE CONTAINING EXACTLY ONE HUNDRED LETTERS (?) | Maniacal laughter comes from 50 hectares (100) | def: Maniacal laughter 50 hectares = HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10247 | CLOCK (5) | 🕥🕒🕥🕖🕰️ (5) | def = 🕰️ 🕥=C (semaphore) 🕒=LO (looks like L and O) 🕥🕖=CK (semaphore) |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10492 | SINGLETON (9) | Snitch exposed one person (9) | SING + LET ON | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10545 | PARQUET (7) | Type of flooring is a common one, reportedly (7) | a common = PARK one = A reportedly = homophone indicator |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10637 | SHADOW (6) | Fish that stings is the ultimate lifeform (6) | SHAD = fish OW = that stings |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10676 | DASHER (6) | For example, Rudolph the Reindeer? (6) | ddef "For example, Rudolph" is referring to Wilma Rudolph, who competed in the 200-meter dash in the Olympics |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10793 | SUDAFED (7) | Sued a government agent reportedly producing something used to make meth (7) | Sued a government agent - "sued a fed" reportedly - homophone indicator producing - connector something used to make meth - def |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10798 | ANY CLUE THAT ONLY USES THE PENTOMINO LETTERS (FILNPTUVWXYZ) | Fill in pun put up in nil/V-unit unit (9) | Fill in = PEN (as in to write down) pun = MOT put up = reversal indicator in = IN nil = O V-unit unit = def PEN+TOM<+IN+O |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10824 | GIZMO (5) | Zag's partner returns with second gadget (5) | Zag's partner = ZIG returns = reversal with = juxtaposition second = MO (as in "give me a mo") gadget = def |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 10924 | LIGHT MODE (5, 4) | Element of spaceflight model is a type of display (5 4) | _LIGHT MODE_ | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11220 | BONGCLOUD (9) | Chess strategy famously used by grandmasters is to hit the head loudly, so it's said (9) | Chess strategy famously used by grandmasters = def is = connector to hit the head = BONK loudly = LOUD (as an adverb) so it's said = homophone indicator |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11334 | GAY (3) | Secretly constructing a Yajisan-Kazusan-Blue-Eyes-Knapp-Daneban-Cipher-Liar-White-Dragon like Jamie Hargrove, for example | _G A Y_ | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11603 | ROVE (4) | Set out on a journey on land, without any heading! | &lit (-d)ROVE probably a cleaner way to do it, i'll think harder about it tmo |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11647 | M3GAN (4) | Movie about a doll with AI technology and a guy with mobile telephony technology (133) | M(3G)AN | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11736 | SUP (3) | Drink 7UP that isn't flat (3) | S(-even)UP lame deletion indicator i know |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 11784 | WARM (4) | Friendly inventor of crosswords initially returns?? (4) | MR A.W.< you use question marks to indicate witty wordplay defs i use question marks to indicate bad clues we are not the same |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 12298 | CEMENT (6) | glue ₡ (6) | ok hear me out: ME=I in CENT=¢ = ₡ this is definitely ximenean |
noneuclidean | 1 |
| 12314 | ANY HUMAN BONE (?) | Ulna mixed up with the hollow bone in the hand (6) | LUNA*+T_E | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 12592 | EGOT (4) | Level 51's profile picture on Discord (not X) is revolutionary, getting multiple awards (4) | TOGE(-kiss)< | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 12844 | REMORSE (7) | .-.-.- / -....- .-.-.- / -....- .-.-.- -....- .-.-.- / -....- -....- -....- / -....- .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- / -..-. / .-.-.- -....- .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- .-.-.- / -....- .-.-.- -....- / .-.-.- / -..-. / -....- / .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- / -..-. / -....- .-.-.- -....- .-.-.- / .-.-.- -....- .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- .-.-.- -....- / .-.-.- / -..-. / .-.-.- -....- -....- / .-.-.- .-.-.- / -....- / .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- / -..-. / -....- -....- .-.-.- / .-.-.- .-.-.- -....- / .-.-.- .-.-.- / .-.-.- -....- .-.-.- .-.-.- / -....- / .-.-.- .-.-.- -....- -....- .-.-.- .-.-.- (7) | this is a good bit | noneuclidean | 1 |
| 8461 | SCARLET (7) | Rose is about right, OK? (7) | def: rose is = S about = CA (circa) right = R OK = let |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 8520 | REVEAL (6) | Start to leak revolutionary note with, going up, half of review to enthusiasts, primarily (6) | def: Start to leak wordplay: revolutionary note = LA< = AL with, going up, = (put whatever comes after this before) half of review = REV(-iew) to = (juxtaposition indicator) enthusiasts, primarily = E_ (REV(-iew) + E_) + AL< |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 8521 | LOVERS (6) | Start to leak revolutionary note with, going up, half of review to enthusiasts, primarily (6) | def: enthusiasts, primarily wordplay: Start to leak = L_ revolutionary note = SO< = OS with = (containment indicator) going up = (reversal indicator) half of review = REV(-iew) to = (connector) L + O(VER<)S< |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 8523 | BREAKING BAD (8, 3) | Dab cryptically for a TV show? (8,3) | Reverse clue: BREAKING BAD = anagram of BAD = DAB def: a TV show |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 8551 | FEBRUARY (8) | Half-feverish, you are hampered by last of chemotherapy for the month (8) | def: the month half-feverish = FEBR(-ific) you = U are hampered = AR(-e) last of chemotherapy = _Y |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 8905 | INDIANA (7) | I N I IN (7) | def: IN (state abbr) I = INDIA (NATO alphabet) N = N I = A (both mean one) |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 9001 | ANY CLUE THAT USES A MATHEMATICAL SEQUENCE OTHER THAN EVENS/ODDS TO INDEX (?) | Odious potato chip is appropriate (5) | wordplay: 1,2,4,7,8 into POtAtoCHip is POACH def: appropriate |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 9445 | CHTHONIC (8) | Warm up a saint for the audience in Hell (8) | warm up = THAW a saint = NICK for the audience = homophone indicator in hell = def |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 9505 | A CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD, AS WELL AS THE ANSWER, ARE ALSO VALID WORDS IN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE(S) (?) | Director dupes intern (sort of) and starts to expose nosy texts (14) | SUPERINTENDENT def: director wp: anag(sort of) of DUPES INTERN + intials(starts to) of Expose Nosy Texts SUPERINTEND* + E_ N_ T_ superintendent: romanian for "superintendent" (big shocker) director: spanish for "director" (amazing) dupes: conjugation of french word for "dupe" intern: dutch for "internal" sort: danish for "black" of: icelandic for "too" and: estonian for "offering" starts: conjugation of swedish word for "start" to: catalan for "tone" expose: conjugation of french word for "expose" nosy: conjugation of polish word for "nose" texts: conjugation of swedish word for "text" |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 9896 | IFFY (4) | ||Hairy, kinky yiff|| (4) | def: hairy (as in anxiety-inducing) IFFY* forgive me |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10071 | CURRY (5) | why they call after cold you oven out of don't start shown eats right hot food (5) | def: hot food why they call = "Y" after = (juxtaposition indicator) cold = C you = U oven out of = (-oven) don't start shown = (-p)ROVEN eats = (containment indicator) right = R C+U(R)(-p)R(-oven)+Y in reference to this: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/why-do-they-call-it-oven |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10145 | STEALTH (7) | Deranged Spheal makes head of prey into mincemeat, ultimately eating back half of it in private (7) | def: private deranged spheal = anagram of SPHEAL makes head of prey into mincemeat, ultimately = (p_ -> _T) eating = containment indicator back half of it = (-i)T S(_T)EAL(p_->_T)H* |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10337 | DAVID BOWIE (5, 5) | Movie star that is going after a large sum of money recalled capturing video in which last of cache becomes buried, primarily (5,5) | def: movie star that is = IE going after = concatenation a large sum of money = WAD recalled = reversal capturing = containment VIDEO in which last of cachE becomes Buried, primarily = (_e->B_) DA(VID(e_->B)O)W+IE |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10498 | PIKASHOCK (9) | Choice about Pokémon trainer in level results in Pokémon character being surprised (9) | choice = PICK about = [containment indicator] pokemon trainer = ASH in = [containment indicator] level = KO results in = [connector] pokemon character being surprised = def PI(K(ASH)O)CK |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10725 | DOCENT (6) | Lecturer said "-2" in Spanglish??? | sounds like "DOS N'T" i'm not sorry |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 10796 | FFXIV (5) | Square Enix game that released for Playstation 5 mostly contains special effects | Square Enix game that released for Playstation = def 5 mostly = FIV(-e) contains = containment indicator special effects = FX F(FX)IV(-e) |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 11453 | G (1) | "gg no re" in F major is good (1) | GG - G(re in F major) | noneuclidean | 0 |
| 11463 | VERBOTEN (8) | word like lOll O IO IllIcIt (8) | word like loll = VERB O = O IO = TEN def = illicit i am allowed one surfaceless clue as a treat |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 11492 | BORK (4) | Mess up abbreviation for black? (4) | B OR K (as in CMYK) | noneuclidean | 0 |
| 11970 | AGOUTI (6) | https://i.imgur.com/n46276j.png | "a goo tee" | noneuclidean | 0 |
| 11999 | SEASON'S GREETINGS (6'1 9) | Carols about each lad's green tree after the topper has fallen to the bottom, bringing you a Merry Christmas (6'1 9) | Carols - SINGS about - containment indicator each - EA lad's - SON'S green - G tree - TREE after the topper has fallen to the bottom, -> (-t)REE(+T) bringing you - connector a Merry Christmas - def S(EA+SON'S+G+(-t)REE(+T))INGS fuck anagrams all my homies hate anagrams |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 12173 | UNIX (4) | Operating system's UX lacks structure (4) | UNI(-form)X | noneuclidean | 0 |
| 12281 | AKIMBO (6) | Fixed error in book, deleting nice art adorning description of posture (6) | fixed = (anagrind) error = INDIRECT ANAGRAM in book = IN BOOK deleting = (deletion indicator) nice art adorning = NICEARTADORNING description of posture = def (INDIRECTANAGRAMINBOOK-NICEARTADORNING)* = AKIMBO |
noneuclidean | 0 |
| 12542 | TACTILE (7) | Diplomacy leads to anger when Republican is out of touch (7) | diplomacy = TACT leads = juxtaposition indicator to anger = RILE when Republican is out = (-r) of touch = def TACT+(-r)ILE |
noneuclidean | 0 |