Contests started: DESPERATE (9), THE NEW GROVE DICTIONARY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS (3 3 5 10 2 5 3 9), BASS TROMBONE (4 8)
Contests won: BUFFALO (7), ENCHANTMENT (11), ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC., CLERIHEW (8), OISEAU, EMACS (5), HELLO THERE (5,5), CIRCLE (6), TARNISHED (9), DUMPSTER (8), HAYWIRE (7), MOTHER (6), GREEN TEA OR BLACK TEA (5, 3 OR 5, 3), SPRING (6), INDICATOR (9), ONIGIRI (7), CODA (4), CREAM CHEESE (5, 6), GARBAGE (7), COME ACROSS (4, 6), CHARLIE PARKER (7, 6), DESSERT SPOONS (7,6), VAMP (4), FISHING (7), TURIN (5), BLESS (5), CHTHONIC (8), DIDACTIC (8), PERFIDY (7), REDEEM (6), TÜRKIYE, COASTER (7), PENCILS (7), CHEESE GRATER (6, 6), TREASURES, STEALTH (7), MAUDLIN (7), ANY RENAISSANCE ARTIST (?), COMPARE (7), REYKJAVIK (9), HEXADECIMAL (11), VIVACE (6), GROK (4), VICTUALS (8), YAMMER (6), [144 As] (144), HAUNT (5), LICENSE (7), MUSSORGSKY (10), WAS (3), FLAGRANT (8), HEART (5), ASTERISK (8), CHIN UP (4 2), QUATERNION (10), COMFORT (7), SHUFFLE (7), STATUE PARK (6 4), CONCH (5), MACGYVER (8), PERSIMMON (9), MATRIX (6), ARMORY (6) OR ARMOURY (7), PENICILLIN (10), BASS TROMBONE (4 8), COPIUM (6), RATIONAL (8), COBWEB (6), GRAPEVINE (9), QUEUEING (8), CAVY (4), REVERB (6), PURSUE (6)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8595 | ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC. | One factor of 18 is 9 (3) | is = s ('s) 9 = IX One factor of 18 = def |
Tortoise | 5 |
| 9108 | MOTHER (6) | Family member in the middle of chemotherapy (6) | Family member = def in the middle of chemotherapy = hidden in cheMOTHERapy |
Tortoise | 5 |
| 9109 | GREEN TEA OR BLACK TEA (5, 3 OR 5, 3) | Teenager mixed a drink (5 3) | Teenager mixed = anagram of TEENAGER a drink = def |
Tortoise | 5 |
| 12058 | SOFA (4) | Most of GF flour ingredient beginning to fall on a couch (4) | SO(y)+F+A | Tortoise | 5 |
| 12207 | HEART (5) | Less than three-fifths of aesthetes appreciate beauty (5) | fifth letters of aestHetes apprEciate + ART | Tortoise | 5 |
| 8506 | BUFFALO (7) | Partly rebuff a loud word notably uttered eight times in a row (7) | Wordplay: Hidden in reBUFF A LOud Def: refers to the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 8980 | CLERIHEW (8) | Charlie Sheen / Leaves American township unseen / And with one cut / Makes four lines which, when you might expect them to be of similar length, are anything but (8) | Charlie = C Sheen = LUSTER Leaves American township unseen = remove US + T and with = positional indicator one = I cut = HEW makes = link four line, which ... anything but = definition of CLERIHEW |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9033 | CIRCLE (6) | Michael Crichton returned, penning prequel to "Sphere"? (6) | Michael Crichton returned, penning = hidden reversed in michaEL CRIChton prequel to Sphere? = definition |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9076 | DUMPSTER (8) | Waste site identified by member of Parliament wearing long coat (8) | Waste site = def identified by = link member of parliament = MP wearing = inside long coat = DUSTER |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9145 | CODA (4) | Fish with a tail end (4) | Fish = COD with = juxtaposition a = A tail end = definition |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9284 | DESSERT SPOONS (7,6) | "Gin and Juice" rapper emphasized revolutionary silverware (7, 6) | "Gin and Juice" rapper = SNOOP (Dogg) emphasized = STRESSED revolutionary = reversal silverware = def |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9352 | FISHING (7) | Character from Genesis hiding in tree, trying to catch dinner? (7) | Character from Genesis = SHIN (Hebrew letter) hiding in = contained in tree = fig trying to catch dinner = def |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 9463 | PERFIDY (7) | Fried salad served inside pastry shell? Vile deception! (7) | Fried salad = anagram of FRIED served inside = contained in pastry shell = PY vile deception = def |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 10450 | GROK (4) | Get $1000 (or... $1000) back (4) | Get = def $1000 = K or = OR $1000 = G back = reversal |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 10712 | LICENSE (7) | Permit awkward silence (7) | permit = def awkward silence = anagram of SILENCE |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 12074 | MITMH (5) | GF staying away from uncontrolled fight involving 2,000 -- make that 4,000+ -- solvers competing over a weekend (5) | Anagram of FIGHT+MM - GF | Tortoise | 4 |
| 12146 | ADHERE (6) | Cleave and behead heretical prisoners (6) | hidden in beheAD HEREtical (note cleave is a contronym, with opposite meanings in surface and reading) |
Tortoise | 4 |
| 12580 | SHUFFLE (7) | Mix up egg dish containing bit of ham instead of egg (7) | H replaces O in SOUFFLE | Tortoise | 4 |
| 12695 | PERSIMMON (9) | Individual eating one M&M with fruit (9) | PERS(I+MM)ON | Tortoise | 4 |
| 8979 | OISEAU | Tortoise authorizes hiding French hen, say (6) | hidden in tortOISE AUthorizes French hen, say = def |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9019 | HELLO THERE (5,5) | Introduction to Sartre's "other people" – other people at the end (5, 5) | Introduction = def Sartre's "other people" = HELL (from No Exit) other = OTHER people at the end = E |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9104 | SPRING (6) | Group of covert agents spent years to get source of water (6) | Group of covert agents = SPY RING spent = delete years = Y to get = link source of water = def |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9134 | ONIGIRI (7) | Rice ball's mysterious origin: India? (7) | Rice ball = def 's = link ([i]s) mysterious origin = anagram of ORIGIN India = I (NATO alphabet) |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9148 | CREAM CHEESE (5, 6) | Schmear spread all over the place! (5, 6) | schmear spread all over the place = letter bank of SCHMEAR &lit |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9239 | GARBAGE (7) | Essentially, rubbish in part of the house! (7) | essentially, rubbish = B (middle letter of RUBBISH) in = insertion part of the house = GARAGE def: &lit |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 9365 | BLESS (5) | Estow a enediction, like this? (5) | "B-less" version of def "bestow a benediction" | Tortoise | 3 |
| 9654 | COASTER (7) | Theme park attraction's price: about one euro, oddly (7) | Theme park attraction = def 's = link price = COST about one = containing A euro, oddly = EuRo |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 10156 | ANY RENAISSANCE ARTIST (?) | Italian who painted the ceilings artfully (11) | Italian who painted = def for [Artemisia] GENTILESCHI the ceilings artfully = anagram of THECEILINGS |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 10157 | COMPARE (7) | Equate close friend with missing daughter (7) | equate = def close friend = COMPADRE with missing daughter = delete D |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 10900 | WAS (3) | In Germany, what is in the past? (3) | double def: "what" in German and "is in the past" Question mark is for surface and not indicative of funny buseniess |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 10988 | COCA-COLA (4-4) | Bits of coal, repeatedly processed, produce brown liquid (4-4) | Bits of...repeatedly processed = letter bank coal=letter bank fodder produce = link brown liquid=def |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 11145 | FLAGRANT (8) | Obvious complaint about the Stars and Stripes? (8) | Obvious = def FLAG RANT heteronym |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 12305 | CHIN UP (4 2) | In their initial appearances in Theogony, Chaos and Nyx quietly exercise (4-2) | CHI+NU (first letters of CHAOS and NYX in Greek) + P | Tortoise | 3 |
| 12607 | CONCH (5) | Bacon cheeseburger secretly contains shellfish (5) | hidden in baCON CHeeseburger | Tortoise | 3 |
| 12615 | MACGYVER (8) | Jury-rig air conditioning in British sports car, very crudely (8) | Jury-rig = def AC in MG + anagram of VERY |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 12739 | MATRIX (6) | Alternate reality in a sci-fi movie for mature audiences? It's for kids! (6) | MA=for mature audiences (TV-MA rating) TRIX=it's for kids |
Tortoise | 3 |
| 12786 | BASS TROMBONE (4 8) | Second-rate rump steak conceals rejected bit of mandible or horn (4 8) | B+ASS+T(RO+M)BONE | Tortoise | 3 |
| 8435 | REJOIN (6) | Come back to March sister kept in check (6) | March sister = JO, kept in = insertion, check = REIN Come back to = definition |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 8529 | LOVERS (6) | Tristan and Iseult, say, caught up in Peasants' Revolt (6, assumes down clue) | caught up in = found backwards (assuming down clue) in peasantS REVOLt definition = Tristan and Iseult, say |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 8739 | (0) | (ε, δ) deduction applied to ∇·â(t) (0) | DELTA (δ) deleted from (deduction applied to) DEL (∇) A T ε represents the empty string in formal language |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9012 | EMACS (5) | Apple product embedded in everyone's text editor (5) | Apple product = MAC embedded in = inside everyone = E (video game rating) 's = S text editor = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9050 | EARLY (5) | Ahead of schedule, but almost coming in late (5) | Ahead of schedule = def but = linking almost = NEARLY coming in late = ignore first letter |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9091 | HAYWIRE (7) | New employee concealing wrong way to be out of control (7) | new employee = HIRE concealing = containing wrong way = anagram of WAY to be = link out of control = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9121 | INDICATOR (9) | Tad ironic, using any old thing to mean an anagram?! (9) | tad ironic = fodder using any old thing to mean an anagram = anagram (ironic) &lit |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9165 | LIAISON (7) | Sloths interrupting apex predator's meeting (7) | sloths = AIS interrupting = inside apex predator = LION 's = link meeting = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9240 | SEA LION (3, 4) | Bad-faith debater's guarantee: something charged (3, 4) | Bad-faith debater = def guarantee = SEAL something charged = ION |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9293 | VAMP (4) | Repeatedly play section with dominant chord on speaker (4) | Repeatedly play section = def with = link dominant chord = V* on = juxtaposition speaker = AMP *In music theory, chords are frequently labelled with Roman numerals, and the dominant chord is built on the fifth note of the scale. |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9442 | DIDACTIC (8) | Performed the first part of a play, with characters's introduction providing a moral lesson (8) | Performed = DID the first part of a play = ACT I with = juxaposition character's introduction = C providing a moral lesson = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9494 | SPATCHCOCK (10) | To prepare poultry, fix up chicken's head dunked in punch (10) | To prepare poultry = def fix up = PATCH chicken's head = C dunked in = contained in punch = SOCK |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9520 | REDEEM (6) | Fulfill Wiccan moral code expressed by central themes (6) | Fulfill = def Wiccan motto = REDE expressed by = juxtaposition central themes = EM |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9533 | MANTISSA (8) | Insect's on one part of a table made of logs? (8) | Insect's = MANTIS[']S on = juxtaposition one = A part of a table made of logs = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9594 | SATISFIED (9) | It is a curse to be enthralled by depressing content (9) | it is = TIS a curse = FIE ("Fie upon thee...") to be enthralled by = containment depressing = SAD content = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9596 | TÜRKIYE | Dilapidated yurt sheltering one thousand and one Egyptians at the entrance to Middle Eastern nation (7) | Dilapidated yurt = TURY* sheltering = containing one thousand = K and = juxta one = I Egyptians at the entrance = E to = link Middle Eastern nation = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9597 | GREEN EGGS (5, 4) | UK bakery stocking English muffin bottom with cream filling -- a sketchy accompaniment to ham at breakfast (5, 4) | UK bakery = GREGGS stocking = container English = E muffin bottom = N with = juxta cream filling = E a sketchy accompaniment to ham at breakfast = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10090 | BARNS (5) | Outlaws gathered around one side of neighbor's (!) farm buildings (5) | Outlaws = BARS or BANS gathered around = containing one side of neighbor = N or R 's = linking (is) farm buildings = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10099 | CHEESE GRATER (6, 6) | Swindler makes off with bits of everyone's stuff – for example, Romeo's kitchen gadget (6, 6) | Swindler = CHEATER makes off with = contains bits of everyone's stuff = first letters of Everyone's Stuff for example = EG Romeo = R 's = linking kitchen gadget = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10123 | TREASURES | Team leader provides comfort after losing the first of several valuable items (8) | Team leader = T provides comfort = REASSURES after losing = deletion the first of several S valuable items = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10146 | STEALTH (7) | Ordered "The Last Ninja" feature (7) | ordered the last = anagram of THELAST ninja feature = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10196 | REYKJAVIK (9) | With king interrupting contingent of Freyja, Vikings established seat of power in Iceland (9) | With king interrupting = insert K contingent of Freyja, Vikings = fREYJA VIKings established = link seat of power in Iceland = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10449 | VICTUALS (8) | Food provided by Connecticut university, served in small containers (8) | Food = def provided by = link Connecticut = CT university = U served in = contained in small containers = VIALS |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10482 | YAMMER (6) | British PM retired *months* before the late Queen? Go on (6) | British PM retired = YAM (MAY reversed) months = M the late Queen = ER Go on = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10711 | B-SIDE (1-4) | Remain in place, covering short, deep cut (1-4) | Remain in place = BIDE covering = containing short = S deep cut = def (lesser known song by an artist) |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10864 | HOLST (5) | Composer, if better, would carry a gun? (5) | composer = def if better, would carry a gun = "comparative" would be HOLSTER |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 10893 | MUSSORGSKY (10) | Blatant send-up penned by strongly perfumed composer (10) | GROSS reversed inside MUSKY | Tortoise | 2 |
| 11027 | FINNISH (7) | Nordic lodgings covered in herring, say (7) | INN inside FISH | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12123 | NATICK (6) | Santa or Satan laying claim to @RexParker's ornery crossing (6) | NICK (Saint Nick or Old Nick) around AT | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12232 | APPROACH (8) | Begin to tackle a hunt with good publicity (8) | Begin to tackle = def A+POACH containing PR |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 12289 | YOUR FAVORITE COLOR (?) | New method of producing unlimited energy is good for the environment (5) | Anagram of ENERG(-y) | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12300 | ASTERISK (8) | Character in M*A*S*H essentially experienced danger (8) | [-t]ASTE[-d]+RISK | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12361 | FUCK (4) | Two layers of protection for a football player to have sex (4) | outer bigrams of FUllbaCK (a position in most forms of football) | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12569 | QUATERNION (10) | Complex equation involving real number and extension of a complex number (10) | R+N inside anagram of EQUATION | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12570 | COMFORT (7) | Show up mostly for tea and sympathy (7) | COM[-e]+FOR+T | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12763 | ARMORY (6) OR ARMOURY (7) | Romance lover hanging around red and yellow room with weapons? (6 or 7) | R inside AMOR (Spanish) or AMOUR (French) + Y ("Romance lover" = "lover" in a Romance language, hence "?") |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 12787 | COPIUM (6) | Nuclear decay of element 112 yields mood-elevating drug, purportedly (6) | COP[ernic]IUM | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12792 | RATIONAL (8) | Like some fraction of robbers, initially I entered without a key (8) | R+AT(I)ONAL | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12806 | LOTUS (5) | Jill Biden briefly trashed failing electric vehicle brand (5) | FLOTUS (abbr. for First Lady of the US) - F | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12833 | GRAPEVINE (9) | Secret source of Grand Canyon found outside park entrance at either end (9) | G+RA(P+E)VINE | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12847 | CAVY (4) | Rodent that comes out of a hole (4) | CAVITY - IT | Tortoise | 2 |
| 12866 | CURVEBALL (9) | Pitch black on the inside of calf covered in coiled hair (9) | B inside VEAL inside CURL | Tortoise | 2 |
| 8462 | ID CARD (2, 4) | Rapper does a bit of cycling after dropping half of "surname" on official document (2, 4) | Rapper = CARDI B, does a bit of cycling = cyclic permutation, dropping half of "surname" = cutting B in half graphically to make D, official document = definition | Tortoise | 1 |
| 8536 | ENCHANTMENT (11) | Delight in restructuring MachTen with some redundancies (11) | Delight = definition restructuring MachTen with some redundancies = letter bank of MachTen (use only the letters of the shorter word with repetitions to make a longer word) |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 8752 | OWL (3) | Scrabble reference includes acknowledgements? Just the opposite! (3, abbr.) | "includes... just the opposite!" indicates that the answer is contained in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (and not vice versa) Scrabble reference = definition (abbreviation for Official Word List) |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 8870 | ANY CLUE FEATURING BOTH A SONG AND ITS ARTIST (?) | Amy Winehouse hit – one after her "Back to Black" (5) | REHAB: Amy Winehouse hit (def) = A (one) after REH (her, back), + (to) B (black) | Tortoise | 1 |
| 9059 | TARNISHED (9) | Broken-down train by storage structure lost its shine (9) | broken-down train = TAERNI (anagram of TRAIN) by = juxtaposition storage structure = SHED lost its shine = def. |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9075 | BOLD (4) | Brave fantasy creature avoids knockout (4) | Brave = def fantasy creature = KOBOLD avoids = deletion knockout = KO |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9135 | HELICOPTER (10) | Aircraft unit transporting police officer in pursuit of some guy (10) | Aircraft = def unit = LITER transporting = containing police officer = COP in pursuit of = following some guy = HE |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9137 | SOAP (4) | Prime excerpts from a solarpunk opera on TV? (4) | Prime excerpts from a solarpunk = letters 2, 3, 5, and 7 from "a SOlArPunk" opera on TV = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9171 | OSTRICH (7) | Christo artfully presented a bird (7) | Christo artfully presented = anagram of CHRISTO a bird = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9242 | COME ACROSS (4, 6) | Encounter some Oscar mix-up following introduction of CODA (4, 6) | Encounter = def some Oscar mix-up = anagram of SOME OSCAR following = after introduction of CODA = C |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9261 | CHARLIE PARKER (7, 6) | Saxophonist in Burns' short fictional account -- one involved in a cutting session including head from "Ko-Ko" (7, 6) | Saxophonist = def Burns' short = CHAR(s) fictional account = LIE one involved in a cutting session = PARER including = containing head from "Ko-Ko" = K N.B.: Parker is included in Ken Burns' documentary series "Jazz". A "cutting session" is a competitive jam session. "Ko-Ko" is a Charlie Parker composition; the "head" refers to the composed melody of a jazz tune. |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9278 | CARBON (6) | Sort of emissions from second automobile in operation (6) | Sort of emissions = def from = link second automobile = CAR B in operation = ON |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9353 | TURIN (5) | Alan stops short, finding shroud site (5) | Alan = TURING stops short = curtailed shroud site = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9429 | CHTHONIC (8) | In the underworld, a certain section has extremes of heat and humidity, primarily (8) | In the underworld = def a certain section = CONIC has = container extremes of heart = HT humidity, primarily = H |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9437 | ANTHEM (6) | Article leading up to the Move's first song (6) | Article = AN leading up to = preceding the = THE Move's first = M song = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9451 | EA-NASIR (2-5) | Recipient of a noted complaint letter to start off rude to a gentleman (2-5) | Recipient of a noted complaint letter = def to = link start off rude = (m)EAN to = juxtaposition a = A gentleman = SIR |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9462 | UMAMI (5) | South Florida institution briefly ignoring current taste (5) | South Florida institution[,] briefly = U(niversity of )MIAMI ignoring current = remove I taste = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9464 | COAX (4) | Cable broadcast of the frogs' refrain (4) | Cable = def broadcast of = homophone [T]he [F]rogs refrain = KOAX (from Aristophanes) |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 9861 | OXEYE (5) OR OXEYE DAISY (5, 5) | Chemical bonded to first and last elements said to make a flower (5, 5) | Chemical = OXIDE bonded to = juxtaposition first and last elements = A Z (elements in a sequence, not to do with chemistry) said = homophone to make = link a flower = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10076 | PENCILS (7) | Writing implements containing, effectively, graphite centrally affixed with latex on one end! (7) | Writing implements = PENS containing effectively, graphite = C (graphite is a form of carbon) centrally affixed = central letter of AFFIXED with = juxtaposition latex on one end = L & lit. |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10199 | RAMBUNCTIOUS (12) | Playful sheep and rabbit confused scout around 1 (12) | Playful = def sheep and rabbit = RAM BUN confused scout = CTOUS* around 1 = containing I |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10227 | EMBERS | Doesn't forget to give back REM's "Hot Stuff" (6) | Doesn't forget = REMEMBERS to give back REM = delete REM 's = link Hot Stuff = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10310 | HEXADECIMAL (11) | Malice developed after mind comprehended unknown base (11) | malice developed = ECIMAL* after = juxtaposition mind = HEAD comprehended unknown = containing X base = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10325 | VIVACE (6) | Sinful behavior captivates Virginia quickly (6) | Sinful behavior = VICE captivates = containing Virginia = VA quickly = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10506 | [144 As] (144) | Screaming "Black hearts! Gross!" (144) | Screaming = def Black heart[] = A [s] gross = x144 |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10512 | HAUNT (5) | Puzzle event taking place around a familiar location (5) | Puzzle event = HUNT taking place around = container a = A familiar location = def |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 10645 | GONCHAROV (9) | Lost Scorsese film produced by lead actress, who married Xavier Cugat in Nevada (9) | Lost Scorsese film = def produced by = link lead = GO ("The stairs go to the basement") actress who married Xavier Cugat = CHARO in = container Nevada = NV |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 11028 | LITERALLY (9) | Truly drunk, really messed up (9) | truly = def drunk = lit really messed up = anagram of REALLY |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 11720 | PARSE (5) | Try to understand astronomical measurement that ignores the speed of light (5) | Try to understand = def astronomical measurement = PARSEC that ignores the speed of light = delete C |
Tortoise | 1 |
| 12591 | STATUE PARK (6 4) | Taupe pattern breaking up sparsely decorated puzzle in black and white (6 4) | anagram of TAUPE in STARK | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12629 | ONE ON ONE (3 2 3) | Neo and two clones dance around, losing a bit of energy in climactic fight scenario (3 2 3) | Anagram of NEONEONEO - E | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12653 | MATCH (5) | Bottomless green tea with Equal (5) | MATCH[-a] | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12767 | PENICILLIN (10) | Antibiotic made from reused pencil shavings (10) | Letter bank of PENCIL | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12793 | COBWEB (6) | Something made by Charlotte in a book by E.B. White coming first, after introductions to Charlotte and Orville's brother? (6) | inits of Charlotte + Orville's Brother + W + EB | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12835 | QUEUEING (8) | Lining up in the 17th section of a hospital, per announcement? (8) | "Q wing" homophone | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12883 | REVERB (6) | Long note at rondo's introduction played back with an echo effect (6) | BREVE+R reversed (despite the etymology, a breve is a double whole note, which is quite long in modern notation) | Tortoise | 1 |
| 12899 | MISTLETOE (9) | Dingy motel ties sprig on the ceiling during the holidays (9) | anagram of MOTEL TIES | Tortoise | 1 |
| 8436 | FETCH (5) | Go and get laptop stolen from Chevy Chase's reporter (5) | lap[ ]top = L, stolen from = deletion, Chevy Chase's reporter = FLETCH Go and get = definition |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 8441 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN (10, 4) | Arnold Schwarzenegger, for one, getting Albert and Oscar to confine a major in January (10, 4) | Arnold Schwarzenegger, for one = AUSTRIAN getting Albert = inserting AL Oscar = O confine = PEN a major in January = definition |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 8791 | ANY GEOGRAPHICAL PLACE (?) | SoCal city of note (2, abbr.) | L.A. (heteronym of LA) | Tortoise | 0 |
| 8846 | SURNAME OF ANY U.S. PRESIDENT - NO REPEATED ANSWERS (?) | Latvian backing second-rate work like a still life with pear (8) | Latvian = LETT backing = following second-rate = B work like a still life = ART pear = BARTLETT (POTUS from The West Wing) |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9058 | ROTOM (5) | Tuned drum loses to a Pokémon (5) | Tuned drum = ROTOTOM loses to = loses TO a Pokémon = definition |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9074 | WES CRAVEN (3, 6) | Horror director's beginning to characterize horror author's bird, following directions (3, 6) | Horror director = def 's = link beginning to characterize = C horror author's bird = RAVEN (Poe' The Raven) following = after directions = W, E, S |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9088 | TORRENT (7) | Deluge of rotten mixture swamped river (7) | Deluge = def of = link rotten mixture = anagram of ROTTEN swamped = around river = R |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9094 | FORWARD (7) | At the front of combat in river crossing (7) | At the front = def of = link combat = WAR in = in river crossing = FORD |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9120 | FINALE (6) | Alexander briefly appearing in good ending (6) | Alexander briefly = AL appearing in = insertion good = FINE ending = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9166 | TICONDEROGA (11) | One criminal initially departed with beheaded Roman emperor wearing a toga somewhere about 100 miles east of Rome (11) | One = I criminal = CON initially departed = D beheaded Roman emperor = (n)ERO wearing a toga = inside TOGA somewhere about 100 miles east of Rome = def (That is, the town of Rome in central New York) |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9243 | A CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER AMERICAN OR BRITISH ENGLISH IS USED (?) | Upon reflection, "p" initially used current databank on the side to make a little bit of dough (4) | US: Upon reflection, "p" = b (reflected across a horizontal line) initially used current = UC databank on the side = K to make = link a little bit of dough = def of BUCK UK: Upon reflection, "p" = q (reflected across a vertical axis) initially used = U current = I databank on the side = D to make = link a little bit of dough = def of QUID |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9289 | LYDIAN (6) | Dylan remix incorporates one Greek mode (6) | Dylan remix = anagram of DYLAN incorporates = contains one = I Greem mode = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 9746 | AUTONOMY (8) | Gold trophy for a director perhaps bearing a mantra for self-direction (8) | gold = AU trophy for a director perhaps = TONY bearing = contains a mantra = OM for = link self-direction = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10074 | CURRY (5) | Tear up while eating original spicy dish (5) | Tear up = CRY while eating = containing original = UR- (prefix, e.g. urtext) spicy dish = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10147 | COCONUT (7) | Old criminal concealed by sliced fruit (7) | Old = O criminal = CON concealed by = contained in sliced = CUT fruit = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10148 | MAUDLIN (7) | Overly emotional principal holds up bad test result at the end of school (7) | overly emotional = def principal = MAIN holds = container up = U bad test result = D at = juxtaposition the end of school = L |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10158 | BISCUIT (7) | Boron appears next to copper -- this makes a tasty treat (7) | Boron = B appears = IS (as in, "Michelle Yeoh appears in Everything Everywhere All At Once") next to = juxtaposition copper = CU this = IT makes = link a tasty treat = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10160 | SANDSTORM (9) | Nine characters among thousands tormented by trance recording (9) | Nine characters among thousands tormented = 9 letters hidden in thouSANDS TORMented by = link trance recording = def |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10309 | DESPERATE (9) | Distressed ruminant grazed, feeding on margins of stonecrop (9) | Distressed = def ruminant grazed = DEER ATE feeding on on = containing margins of stonecrop = S_P |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10322 | BILLOWY (7) | Loosely draped ribbon that's tied around sick lady's foot (7) | Loosely draped = def ribbon that's tied = BOW around = containing sick = ILL lady's foot = Y |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10446 | BJORK (5) | Icelandic musician singing excerpt from "Grab Your Coat" (5) | phonetically hidden in graB YOUR Coat | Tortoise | 0 |
| 10721 | PARTICIPANTS (12) | People helping out to cast repetitive cantrips (12) | People helping out = def cast repetitive = letter bank indicator CANTRIPS = letter bank base |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 10971 | ON MAIN (2, 4) | It's a bad idea to be horny here in Lewiston, Maine (2, 4) | It's a bad idea to be horny here = def in Lewiston, Maine = hidden in lewistON MAINe |
Tortoise | 0 |
| 11267 | CHANNEL (7) | English queen replaces primate in church passage (7) | ANNE (English queen) replaces ape (primate) in CHAPEL (church) = CHANNEL (passage) | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12117 | LIED (4) | UN Secretary-General would compose German art song (4) | (Trygve) LIE'D | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12297 | CEMENT (6) | He, for one, is excluded from declaration to produce binder (6) | [-pronoun]CEMENT | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12577 | ANY CLUE USING “PRIDE MONTH” (?) | After Pride Month, write fanfic in a different setting -- somewhere in Alaska (6) | JUNE + AU | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12608 | CAPSIZE (7) | Aces zip around wildly snd flip over (7) | anagram of ACES ZIP | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12612 | STAIRCASE (9) | I got pushed back in Indian instrument's protective covering for several steps (9) | Moving the I back in S(I)TAR CASE | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12647 | FOLLY (5) | Ridiculous behavior of old lady who swallowed a fly? Quite the opposite! (5) | O+L inside FLY | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12696 | PEAR (4) | Fruit to come into view a second time (not counting the first time we see its pieces) (4) | Second instance of all unique letters in REAPPEAR | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12727 | GALACTIC (8) | Puzzle hunt with weird quirk following celebration with cake at kickoff (8) | GALA+C+TIC | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12732 | STANDOUT (8) | One who’s exceptional and covered in beer (8) | ST(AND)OUT | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12871 | JINX (4) | Declare shenanigans will dispel serious spate of bad luck (4) | Phonetic deletion of HIGH from HIJINKS | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12890 | PURSUE (6) | Strive to get funds to host Ukrainian leader (6) | PURS(U)E | Tortoise | 0 |
| 12894 | BEHEST (6) | He gets overwhelmed by the number-one command (6) | HE inside BEST | Tortoise | 0 |