Contests started: ENCHANTMENT (11), SPACE CADET (5, 5), MODEL (5), AREPA (5), AWESOME (7), AUTONOMY (8), RAMBUNCTIOUS (12), LIBRARY (7), RAMPANT (7), GOOSE (5), SANDWICH (8), SOLARPUNK (9), CHANNEL (7), FRANTIC (7), COMMUTE (7), NOVELLA (7), EMBARGO (7), BARBIE (6), MULTIPLY (8), PINECONE (8), ANACONDA (8), GUDGEON (7), PAISLEY (7), FELT (4), INSTINCT (8), CIDER (5), SHOUT (5), CARPENTER (9), CLEAT (5), CONSOLE (7), AGOUTI (6), EXAMPLE (7), FELICITATIONS (13), CLOVER (6), PARAPET (7), PARADE ( 6), CANOPY (6), HONEYPOT (8), GOAT YOGA (4, 4), POODLE SKIRT (6, 5), TUMBLEWEED (10), LEGO (4), POLEMIC (7), FANCY (5), LIFT (4), PERSIMMON (9), VECTOR (6), ABOUT-FACE (5-4), BUGABOO (7), LENTIL (6), SIMON SAYS (5, 4), SUSPECT (7), FRIGID (6), PARTRIDGE (9)
Contests won: ADJACENT (8), FLUMMOX (7), PROCYON (7), RETROGRADE (10), UMAMI (5), A CLUE IN WHICH EVERY WORD IS (OR IS PART OF) A COMMONLY ACCEPTED ANAGRIND (?), SPLOOT (6), THANOS (6), ELEVEN (6), EPEE (4), BOX (3), ROUND ROBIN (5, 5), GAP (3), TESTAMENT (9), EMBERS, BALANCE (7), GHOST (5), BENIGN (6), GOLFER (6), CARAFE (6), MIGHT (5), FINNISH (7), QUOKKA (6), LIPOGRAM (8), PROSODY (7), SANDWICH (8), BELLICOSE (9), PUZZLE (6), CIVIL (5), GEORGE (6), VOYAGE (6), JUMP (4), MARTINI (7), TCHOTCHKE (9), PASTA (5), POIGNANT (8), SEA (3), FRANTIC (7), K (1), AMPERSAND (9), STAR (4), O (1), COMMUTE (7), P (1), NOVELLA (7), ATLAS (5), T (1), U (1), MINESTRONE (10), DAWDLE (6), TRIANGLE (8), BULLISH (7), DIVEST (6), BULBOUS (7), SEAT (4), WARM (4), CADRE (5), ANY NUMBER BIGGER THAN 1000 (?), ANY CHEESE (?), CEVICHE (7), NERF (4), AUTHENTIC (9), ANY ANAGRAM OF STONE (5), HUNTINALITY (11) , EXTRUDE (7), BALDERDASH (10), SLOTH (5), SOFA (4), GF (2), ADHERE (6), TRENCHANT (9), BUCK (4), FRINGE (6), BUFFET (6), MAGICAL (7), GOTCHA (6), PARAPET (7), PARAGON (7), PARADE ( 6), PARAMETER (9), FIRST (5), LLAMA (5), ASTERN (6), ANY MAGIC WORD(S) (?), DECIMATE (8), TAGALOG (7), CORSET (6), BAKING SHEET (6, 5), MOUNTAIN (8), CARPOOL (7), CAPSIZE (7), STAIRCASE (9), POLEMIC (7), ADAPT (5), FRESH (5), NOTEPAD (7), APPLE (5), PEAR (4), DUNGEON (7), RELOCATE (8), VAMPIRE (7), BALLOT BOX (6, 3), MUSICAL (7), REMORSE (7), FIVE STARS (4 5), STOPGAP (7)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12050 | SOFA (4) | GF missing large couch (4) | G F = notes SOL + FA, missing large = SO(-l) FA Couch = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 6 |
| 12771 | DUNGEON (7) | Many years after dropping into prison (7) | many years (EON) after dropping (DUNG) into = linker (as in "wordplay becoming def") prison = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 6 |
| 12775 | RELOCATE (8) | Move to clear a wrong (8) | Move = def TOCLEARA* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 6 |
| 11889 | AUTHENTIC (9) | Real gold? Then check if the bottom's scratched (9) | Real = def Gold = AU THEN check (if the bottom's scratched) = TICk |
biocuriousgeorgie | 5 |
| 8455 | SCARLET (7) | Ruby was initially Sapphire's companion - Garnet, almost from the start, had the bud of love (without a second of envy) in her heart (7) | Ruby = def initially Sapphire's companion = SC Garnet almost from the start = ARNET Bud of love = L without a second of envy = -N SC + gAR(L)nET |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 8623 | ADJACENT (8) | Next to a music player, a penny (8) | A+DJ+A+CENT | biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 11023 | FINNISH (7) | Uralic language is not first, in the end (7) | Uralic language = def FIN(N)ISH |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 11056 | PROSODY (7) | Snoop enthralls, regularly goes gold for lyrical rhythm (7) | Snoop = PRY Enthralls = container indicator, as in captures Regularly goes gold = gOeSgOlD PR(_O_S_O_D)Y Lyrical rhythm = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 11174 | MARTINI (7) | A cocktail for a pope (7) | Ddef - martini and Martin I | biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 11936 | EXTRUDE (7) | To push through can be overly churlish without a reasonable opening (7) | To push through = def Overly churlish = EXTRA RUDE without a reasonable opening = without A R_ EXTRa rUDE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 12067 | GF (2) | Odd gift for a partner (2) | G_F_ | biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 12141 | ADHERE (6) | Paste advertisement in this place (6) | Paste = def, as in glue AD + HERE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 12370 | FRINGE (6) | FBI show's firing/cutting its first episode's lead (6) | FBI show = def Firing, cutting Its first = FiRING Episode's lead = E |
biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 12399 | BUFFET (6) | Muscular alien's more than a snack (6) | BUFF + ET | biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 12801 | VAMPIRE (7) | 5e includes a strangely prim undead monster (7) | V(A+PRIM*)E | biocuriousgeorgie | 4 |
| 8453 | SCARLET (7) | A color (7) | A color = def A color = SCARLET (i.e., the color of the "A" worn by Hester in The Scarlet Letter) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8494 | TIGER (5) | Sounds like a growl following Siamese cat (5) | Sounds like (Thai + grrr) = TIGER Cat = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8502 | OUROBOROS (9) | Unlimited bourbon (not the first bottle) leads to cigarette butts - in the end, it's the circle of life (9) | bOURBOn - B (first bottle) = OURO cigarette butts = marlBORO in the end, it's = itS the circle of life = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8547 | LOVERS (6) | Admirers unlock hearts with endless poetry (6) | Admirers = def unlock hearts = unLOck endless poetry = VERSe |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8657 | WATER (5) | Waiter, I spilled a drink (5) | Waiter, "I" spilled = WAiTER A drink = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 9470 | UMAMI (5) | No Cadmium--Cadmium ruined my experience with MSG (5) | No Cadmium-Cadmium, ruined = (CADMIUM-CD)*= AMIUM* My experience with MSG = def (i.e., umami is the qualitative experience of receptors binding to glutamate) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 9488 | SPLOOT (6) | Spot held mostly low pose - typical of a corgi (6) | SP(LOw)OT Pose typical of a corgi = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 9510 | AREPA (5) | Mirabel's mom can make you feel better with just one (one!) cooked pear (5) | Mirabel's mom can make you feel better with just one = def (line from Encanto) One = A PEAR* = REPA |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 9553 | JACKAL (6) | The assassin of Forsyth, Kerouac, and Gore (6) | "The" assassin of Forsyth = def Kerouac and Gore = JACK + AL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 9623 | BOX (3) | A way to rearrange your face but not to fight? (3) | A way to rearrange your face, but not TO = BOtoX Fight = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 10235 | GHOST (5) | Initially, Gengar had only suggested this to Haunter (5) | G_ H_ O_ S_ T_ Haunter = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 10715 | LICENSE (7) | Denucleated fungal-algal composites on base of log make green light (7) | Denucleated fungal-algal composites = LIC(-h)ENS on = vertical juxtaposition indicator base of log = e Green light = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 10895 | MIGHT (5) | May 4th commemorates Luke's initial disappearance from Light (5) | May = def 4th comMemorates = M Luke's initial (L) disappearance from Light = IGHT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11079 | CIVIL (5) | Polite -> cold -> upset -> nearly furious (5) | Polite = def Cold = C (as on my faucet) Upset "nearly furious" = LIVId< |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11111 | VOYAGE (6) | It might be fantastic to grow old after I go to Spain (6) | It might be fantastic = def To grow old = AGE After I go, to Spain = VOY |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11339 | FRIDGE (6) | Eliminate, stuffing female into company of appliance! (6) | &lit (fridge as a verb as in the women in refrigerators trope) Eliminate = RID, which is stuffing (inside) F + GE (using into as a juxtaposition indicator here, more like running into) F(RID)GE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11362 | POIGNANT (8) | Moving tip: boxes flip over and need good lids (8) | Moving = def Tip = POINT boxes = container indicator flip over And Need Good lids = (A_ N_ G_)< POI(A_ N_ G_)<NT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11509 | AMPERSAND (9) | ASCII character - shifted 7! (9) | &lit The ASCII character - (minus), when shifted back by 7 in the ASCII tables, becomes & def = the ASCII character you get from Shift+7 (on a US QWERTY keyboard, anyway) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11511 | O (1) | ||Climax of porno!|| (1) | &lit Last letter of pornO |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11530 | P (1) | Speak second tongue on the internet (1) | sPeak Tongue on the internet = def, as the tongue of the emoticon :P |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11752 | HUBRIS (6) | "Overconfidence is not bad --" "Rubbish! RUBBISH!" (6) | Overconfidence = def Rubbish RUBBISH, not B = RUBbISH* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 11850 | CIDER (5) | Sometimes, toast for kids is riced, strangely (5) | Sometimes, toast for kids = def (i.e. the kids all drink martinelli's while the adults get champagne) Riced, strangely = RICED* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 12140 | CRAPS (5) | Game where you dice cucumber, rhubarb, and peppers, staying in the lead (5) | Game where you dice = def (dice can be a verb, I learned that from wheel of time) C_ R_ A_ P_ S_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 12400 | MAGICAL (7) | Bats claim eating a goat head is marvelous (7) | Bats claim = CLAIM* eating a goat head = M(A+G_)ICAL Marvelous = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 12699 | PEAR (4) | Roundish green food, right?! (4) | &lit PEA + R |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 12830 | MUSICAL (7) | Chicago, for one, is, um, over by UC Berkeley (7) | Chicago, for one = def ISUM< + CAL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 3 |
| 8454 | FETCH (5) | Gretchen's cool, get it? (5) | ddef Gretchen's word for cool in Mean Girls = FETCH Get it = FETCH (as a command) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8518 | BUFFALO (7) | Polish regularly fail to intimidate (7) | Polish = BUFF regularly fail to = fAiL tO intimidate = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8546 | LOVERS (6) | Without their leader, small shorebirds are not fighters (6) | pLOVERS I'm a lover, not a fighter |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8599 | ADJACENT (8) | Descriptive word about secant (but not its origin)? (8) | &lit: secant = hypotenuse/adjacent, but apparently the origin/etymology of the word is related to how it "cuts" the circle ADJ + (sECANT)* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8600 | ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC. | Sounds like an island octet (5) | Ait homophone Octet = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8618 | BOGART (6) | Shapeshifter reduced its belly to become a Hollywood star (6) | BOGgART | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8634 | SCREE (5) | Timeless secret lost in a pile of rocks (5) | Timeless secret lost = (SECREt)* Pile of rocks = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8638 | ANY CLUE THAT STARTS WITH "MACHINE TO STEAL" (?) | Machine to steal heart of damsel after the beauty fell short in stereotypical hippie fashion (11) | Machine to = BOT TO steal heart of damsel = MS The Beauty fell short = BELLe Stereotypical hippie fashion = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8639 | ANY CLUE THAT STARTS WITH "MACHINE TO STEAL" (?) | Machine to steal the first- and second-born of ignorant racist (5) | B(IG)OT Machine = BOT First and second-born of ignorant = IG Racist = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8675 | COUGAR (6) | Predatory female wild cat (6) | Ddef Predatory female | wild cat |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8677 | PICROSS (7) | Half-dose of bitter poison dissolved a couple layers of tissue - it's a rather graphic problem, isn't it? (7) | Half-dose of bitter poison = PICROtoxin (literally means "bitter poison") Dissolved a couple layers of tissue = tiSSue It's a rather graphic problem, isn't it? = punny def (i.e., it's a puzzle involving graphics) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8710 | ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?) | Container containing container is not containing (6) | BA(TIN)G BAG containing TIN Not containing = def for BATING, an archaic form meaning "except for, excluding" |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8724 | SOULMATE (8) | It's said only a caffeinated drink has the ability to forever make your heart beat faster (8) | Sounds like SOLE a caffeinated drink = MATE has the ability to forever make your heart beat faster = def (taking a little poetic license with the part of speech here, shhh) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8757 | (0) | What is love when Cupid reportedly has no arrows? (0) | What is love = baby don't hurt me...I mean, def (i.e., "nothing" in tennis) Cupid, reportedly = sounds like Eros = ARROWS has no arrows = ARROWS-ARROWS = |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8810 | FLUMMOX (7) | Baffle doofus after a failing grade (7) | Baffle = def F + LUMMOX |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8834 | MODEL (5) | The most common one comes with half-pound version (5) | The most common one = MODE half-pound = Lb Version = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8913 | SPRAY (5) | Flower arrangement had pansy artfully arranged to surround rose bud, but no note (5) | Flower arrangement = def (a branch of flowers and leaves) (PANSY)* around R_, with no N |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9420 | FEINT (5) | Often, I'm not even fake (5) | Even letters of oFtEn I'm NoT Fake = def (v.) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9468 | A CLUE IN WHICH EVERY WORD IS (OR IS PART OF) A COMMONLY ACCEPTED ANAGRIND (?) | Mess around with odd blend (3) | Mess around with (def) = BED odd blend = BlEnD |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9498 | THANOS (6) | The man who set two of every four to be destroyed?! (6) | THem ANwh OSet &lit |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9534 | ELEVEN (6) | In retrospect, original closing time back before store opening was moved from seven! (6) | In retrospect = reversal of originaL closing + timE back = EL before = position indicator Store opening (S) was moved from seven = sEVEN &lit - 7-Eleven stores used to be open from 7am-11pm (who woulda guessed), until they switched to 24 hours |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9547 | EPEE (4) | Equipment pointed primarily at core need for a non-lame sport? (4) | E_ P_ nEEd A non-lame sport? = def: Foil and sabre fencing use a lamé jacket to complete the circuit with the conductive region on the weapon and make it clear when a touch has been made on the target area, but epee does not require a lamé because a touch counts anywhere on the body as long as the tip of the weapon is depressed. (Clue/definition updated and resubmitted because my partner who is a fencer just reminded me that epee is in fact the one type of fencing that *doesn't* use a lamé...) (If épée doesn't need accents for this competition, as the competition title indicates, then I will argue that lamé does not either!) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9576 | LYNX (4) | The oldest web browser that's still maintained originally lacked a dependent variable and an independent variable (4) | The oldest web browser that's still maintained = def Originally, lacked = L A dependent variable and an independent variable = Y 'N' X |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9692 | ANGST (5) | Generalized anxiety disorder stang (5) | Generalized anxiety = def Disorder stang = STANG* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9731 | SECRETARIAT (11) | Upset!: Rat ties race with horse who usually wins! (11) | Upset RATTIESRACE* Horse who usually wins = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 9813 | CLUE THAT'S ENTIRELY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ANSWER, DEFINITION, AND CRYPTIC READING) | టపాసులు పేలినప్పుడు, మొట్టమొదటిగా సుఖము పొతే రాగాలు తీయచ్చు (3) | Literal translation: When firecrackers explode, if you first lose your happiness/comfort, you can cry/wail టపాసులు (firecrackers) పేలినప్పుడు (when they explode) = anagram టపాసులు మొట్టమొదటిగా (immediately first,) సుఖము (happiness/comfort) పొతే (if it goes away) = remove సు (the first letter of సుఖము) రాగాలు (tunes/songs) = def = పాటలు తీయచ్చు (you can take out) = connector, comes after because that's how Telugu grammar works surface reading: రాగాలు తీయు is also an idiomatic phrase meaning to cry/wail/scream used often to describe tantrums (e.g., you can sing as much as you like, but it's not going to change the situation) టపాసులు* - సు = పాటలు |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 10223 | TESTAMENT (9) | Will the new year in Hanoi include a pollinator, perhaps? (9) | Will = def the new year in Hanoi = TET includes a pollinator, perhaps = STAMEN TE(STAMEN)T |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 10257 | CANAL (5) | Common internet disclaimer: I should be replaced by cats starting with C & O, for example (5) | Common internet disclaimer = IANAL (I am not a lawyer) I replaced by Cats starting = (I->C)ANAL C&O, for example = def (i.e., the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, known as the C&O Canal) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11019 | GOOSE (5) | ||Pinch a honker|| (5) | ddef...and I'm sorry. | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11077 | PUZZLE (6) | Stump for political leader to replace military leader in gun region (6) | Stump = def P replaces M in MUZZLE (a region of a gun) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11120 | JUMP (4) | Leap day replaced by July 1st in rubbish locality (4) | Leap = def D replaced by J in DUMP |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11146 | FLAGRANT (8) | Bold new direction for perfume qualifier (8) | Bold = def New direction for perfume qualifier = F(R->L)AGRANT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11193 | TWIN PEAKS (4, 5) | Gay boys eat a vegetable at San Francisco locale (4, 5) | TWIN(PEA)KS | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11206 | POSTAL SERVICE (6, 7) | Reform these patrols! Abolish the deputy's agency! (6, 7) | Reform <theSEPATROLS> (without THE) = POSTALSER Deputy = VICE (as in, second to the boss) Agency = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11228 | JOHN CENA (4, 4) | Joan Chen's mashed potato salad (4, 4) | JOANCHEN* (is mashed = anagrind) Potato salad = def (see: reddit.com/r/johncena/ and reddit.com/r/potatosalad/) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11349 | PASTA (5) | Noodles after one (5) | Noodles = def After = PAST One = A |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11402 | B (1) | Last bit of climb had a decent grade (1) | Last bit of climb = _B A decent grade = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11427 | D (1) | 500 died (1) | ddef | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11487 | K (1) | First kiss is all right (1) | K_, all right = def | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11510 | STAR (4) | Feature of liberal arts (4) | Feature = def ARTS* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11522 | STAR (4) | Rodents return for the big cheese (4) | Rodents return = RATS< (hi Zappy!) The big cheese = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11525 | LEFT (4) | Cut out eye of old newt (4) | Cut out = def eye of oLd = L Newt = EFT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11527 | COMMUTE (7) | Cute mom plays Journey every day (7) | CUTEMOM* plays journey every day = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11529 | P (1) | Political leader Pence (1) | P_ and pence as in British money | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11553 | ATLAS (5) | Recall season one - he was a Titan (5) | (SALT+A)< | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11561 | T (1) | Boston subway report: something spilled (1) | Boston subway = def report = homophone indicator something spilled = "tea" |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11626 | MINESTRONE (10) | Soup for me - hearty, with energy for a thousand (10) | Soup = def For me = MINE Hearty = STRONG with E for G = STRONE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11655 | DAWDLE (6) | Drag one's feet in clumsy waddle (6) | Drag one's feet = def WADDLE* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11706 | BULLISH (7) | Optimistic hedge conceals bad back (7) | Optimistic = def Hedge = BUSH, containing ILL reversed BU(ILL<)SH |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11773 | SEAT (4) | Bench pressed a set (4) | Bench = def Pressed = anagrind (e.g., liquefied like with a juice press) for ASET* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11775 | BULBOUS (7) | Bloated bus is full of extremely unusual body odor (7) | Bloated = def extremely UnusuaL body odor = BO (common enough abbreviation, I think?) B(U_L + BO)US |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11783 | WARM (4) | General's bread and butter might start to get toast-y (4) | General's bread and butter = WAR might start = M To get toasty = def (warm as a verb) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11793 | ANY NUMBER BIGGER THAN 1000 (?) | Author held love for a number named by a child (6) | Author = GOGOL, held love = GO(O)GOL A number named by a child = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11805 | INSTINCT (8) | Gut feeling in some trouble? I'd nibble copious Tums to start (8) | Gut feeling = def IN + S_ T_ I_ N_ C_ T_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11845 | ANY CHEESE (?) | Before, I have cut short flatulation without false dairy product (7) | Have cut short = HAVe Flatulation without false = fART Before I = HAV + ART + I Dairy product = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11857 | HYDROGEN (8) | Jekyll's alter ego nearly peeled off from some gender element (8) | Jekyll's alter ego nearly = HYDe Peeled off from = fROm Some gender = GENder Element = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11869 | NERF (4) | License confiscated from friend-turned-gun manufacturer? (4) | License confiscated from friend = FRIEND minus ID Turned = reversal indicator = FREN< Gun manufacturer? = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11873 | SHOUT (5) | Yell "Say, you's in the photo!" (5) | Yell = def Say you = U In the photo = SHO(U)T |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11901 | LEMNISCATE (10) | My new entrance: after reverse half axel, I skate, using center ice for a second to make a figure-eight (10) | My new entrance after reverse half axel = LExa< + M_ N_ I skate, using center ice for a second = I + S(K->_C_)ATE to make = linker a figure-eight = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11903 | ANY ANAGRAM OF STONE (5) | Rock and roll tones (5) | Rock = def Roll tones = move a letter from end to front (->S)TONEs-> |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 11940 | BALDERDASH (10) | Naked reindeer's heels over head for bull (10) | Naked = BALD Reindeer's heels over head = DASHER with heels (more than one end letters) over head (assuming a down clue), i.e.,ER DASH Bull = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12053 | SOFA (4) | Couch was so-so, on reflection (4) | SO so, on reflection = AF< |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12344 | CHAPERONE (9) | It helps fold proteins without serine, shape tertiary structure into cone (9) | It helps fold proteins = def Without serine, shape = sHAPE Tertiary structure = __R Into cone = C(HAPE+R)ONE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12357 | TRENCHANT (9) | Start off inert, cast some magic words to make acid (9) | Start off inert, cast = iNERT* Some magic words = CHANT Acid (adj.) = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12368 | BUCK (4) | Deer sometimes sound like a chicken (4) | ddef (deer, sometimes | sound like a chicken) | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12403 | CMU (3) | College with odd campus (3) | C_M_U_ | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12480 | PARADE ( 6) | Standard juice in March (6) | PAR + ADE | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12481 | PARAMETER (9) | Sheepish dad consumer abandoned a property? (9) | Sheepish dad? = PA RAM Consumer, abandoned a = EaTER Property = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12489 | FIRST (5) | Leading right into bumper? (5) | Leading = def R into FIST |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12495 | LLAMA (5) | Woolly animal (not quite sheep) in Los Angeles (5) | Woolly animal = def Not quite sheep = LAMb, in LA = L(LAM)A |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12536 | MOUNTAIN (8) | Utter, peak extreme in amount (8) | Utter peak = def Extreme = anagram indicator for INAMOUNT* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12603 | CONCH (5) | Shell company closing in Switzerland (5) | CO + _N + CH (country code/abbreviation) | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12627 | ADAPT (5) | Prosecutor's in-appropriate reform (5) | DA is in APT = A(DA)PT | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12694 | APPLE (5) | Primate eats half of plum fruit (5) | AP(PL_)E | biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12810 | LOTUS (5) | You in the Spanish car? (5) | Dunno if this technically works but TU en LOS = LO(TU)S |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 12875 | STOPGAP (7) | Head by clothing store after small emergency (7) | Head = TOP Clothing store = GAP After small = S + TOP + GAP Emergency (adj.) = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 2 |
| 8466 | TEN-FOUR (3-4) | Two-bit for audio is okay (3-4) | Two-bit = binary two = TEN for audio = sounds like for = FOUR okay = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8544 | TAKE A BREATHER (4, 1, 8) | Unwind with a fresh tea break before noticeably cutting a head off (4, 1, 8) | Unwind = def fresh (tea break)* = TAKE A BRE noticeably, cutting a head off = rATHER |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8545 | LOVERS (6) | Incite revolts without starting the flames (6) | <REVOLtS> minus The Flames = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8561 | REVEAL (6) | Bare skin? Aloe vera turns owww into ahhh (6) | Bare = def Skin (as a verb) aLOE VERa -> turns -> REVEOL owww into ahhh (O->A, would also be W->H but there is none) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8598 | SPRUCE (6) | Christmas tree purchased even after Mar/Apr/May, without hint of awkwardness (6) | Christmas tree = def SPR (spring) + pUrChAsEd - A |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8624 | ADJACENT (8) | The start of a difficult journey to retrieve samples from Proxima Centauri's neighbor (8) | A D_ J_ + _A CENT_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8658 | UNIVERSE (8) | What comes between life and everything else, turning left to right after stealing our souls and completely exposing vanity as the primary virtue? (8) | What comes between life and everything = def (i.e., "Life, the Universe and Everything") Stealing our souls = oUr Completely exposing vanity = vaNIty The primary virtue = V_ Else, turning left to right = E(l->R)SE Bonus answer to the riddle that I'm not sure actually fully makes sense = a selfie camera |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8674 | WET (3) | God takes sixteen turns to flood (3) | GOD rot-16 = WET Flood = def (as a verb) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8688 | MINISTER (8) | Small semi-truck driver is official (8) | Small = MINI semi (truck driver) = teamSTER official (n.) = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8706 | ANY CLUE WITH A WORD USED MULTIPLE TIMES (?) | Fish had had sad end with bad doc (7) | Fish = HADDOCK had had sad end = HA(D)D bad doc = OCK (i.e., Doc Ock) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8755 | COBALT (6) | At the end of the day, what space borders on is blue (6) | At = connector The end of the day = C.O.B. (close of business) What space borders on = ALT (on my keyboard, at least - I've decided Macs temporarily don't exist) Blue = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8761 | OWL (3) | In a reversal, the mealworm eats the late bird (3) | The late bird = def (because owls are night owls) Mealworm reversed contains OWL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8781 | FORK (4) | Have sex in the Good Place, then split? (4) | ddef Have sex in the Good Place (e.g., "fork you") Split |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8783 | ANY CLUE THAT BEGINS "IN SOVIET RUSSIA..." (?) | In Soviet Russia, the compass points West after questioning - it's strange (5) | Q + U(S->E, S->E)R The compass points west instead of north, so rotate compass directions in USSR 90° ccw (S->E) Questioning = Q (as in LGBTQQ) Strange = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8808 | THYMINE (7) | I'm back in Boston - enemy's going around riding the T (7) | TH(N(IM<)Y<)E IM backwards in (Boston enemy = NY, going around) = YMIN YMIN riding (i.e., sitting inside) THE = TH(YMIN)E T = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8812 | ANY GEOGRAPHICAL PLACE (?) | After last expedition aboard a small boat, I'm half afraid (oddly!) to follow you to where three seas meet (11) | Last expedition = N, aboard a KAYAK = KANYAK I'm half= M, afraid oddly = ARI to follow you = UMARI where three seas meet = KANYAKUMARI |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8813 | ANY GEOGRAPHICAL PLACE (?) | Eve's partner went back to fuel vehicle in children's comedy film (10) | ADAM< + GAS + CAR Children's film = MADAGASCAR |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8815 | INTERROBANG (11) | Punctuation partially started off with a gunshot‽ (11) | Questionably true/punny &lit (hence, ‽) Punctuation, partially = INTERRuption (see https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/punctuate) Started off = O with = connector a gunshot = BANG The use of "bang" for the exclamation mark (a part of an interrobang) is rumored to have started when printers used "!" to denote a gunshot in comic books. |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8861 | PROCYON (7) | After favoring chipmunks initially, they finally live a level below a raccoon's family (7) | After PRO, C_, _Y Live = ON (e.g., on air) A level below a raccoon's family = def (level below family = genus, and raccoon's genus = Procyon) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8887 | LINTEL (6) | Fibrous fluff from Krypton sometimes decorates a door? (6) | Fibrous fluff from Krypton = LINT-EL (e.g., Lint from the House of El, like Kal-El) Sometimes decorates a door = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8888 | LINTEL (6) | The beam at the door illuminated the French mirror, bringing in the setting sun (6) | The beam at the door = def Illuminated = LIT the French mirror = LE< The setting sun = last letter of suN LI(N)T + EL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8896 | RETROGRADE (10) | An agile runner circling an exposed agora sent back the outcome, creating a spot of trouble for Mercury, perhaps? (10) | An agile runner = DARTER, circling exposed aGORa, sent back = DAR(GOR)TER< + thE outcome Creating = connector A troublesome spot for Mercury, perhaps? = def (i.e., Mercury being in retrograde supposedly causes trouble) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8900 | PROSPECT (8) | Go pan for gold in a river, in a river; time goes by - t'aint a kilo, just a sliver (8) | Go pan for gold = def A river in a river = R in PO = PRO Time goes by (i.e., T goes after) t'ain't a kilo, just a sliver = SPECK-K P(R)O + SPECk + T |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8909 | INDIANA (7) | Gary is in such a state - every other one of his nude frontal images was exposed (the rest are not available) (7) | Gary is in such a state = def (i.e., Gary, Indiana) every other one of hIs NuDe = IND frontal Images = I wAs exposed = A the rest are Not Available = the remaining letters are NA |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9056 | EARLY (5) | Rocky really left - gone before his time (5) | Rocky REALLY with L gone = EARLlY* Before his time = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9410 | GOOGLE-FU (6-2) | Research art from Sonic Youth album with essential (forgive the French) cover of F*** You (6-2) | Research art = def Sonic Youth album = GOO essential forGive + the French = G + LE cover of F*** You = FU |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9479 | CRAZY (5) | Lunatic is mad czar-y (5) | (CZARY)* Trying this again without the indirect anagram and going with calica's suggestion...thanks! |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9485 | A CLUE IN WHICH EVERY WORD IS (OR IS PART OF) A COMMONLY ACCEPTED ANAGRIND (?) | Embroil constituents, moving Right out of place, making changes (6) | Embroil constituents, moving R out = (EMBrOIL)* Of place, making changes = def = MOBILE Anagrinds: embroil, constituents, moving, right (as a verb), out of place, making changes |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9507 | WONT (4) | Used to yearn for a listener (4) | Used to = def Yearn, for a listener = homophone of want |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9551 | GHOTI (5) | After first grade, school centers on a couple of tides and spelling for fish (5) | First grade = G_ School centers = HO A couple of tides = TI Spelling for fish = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9554 | ASPECT (6) | Face a small perp who's not sus (6) | Face = def (i.e., side) A S_ susPECT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9562 | CALICO CAT (6, 3) | Except in rare cases, a female feline with Hollywood-state fur has the seed of celebrity (6, 3) | Except in rare cases, a female feline = def (calico cats are almost always female because the tricolor pattern requires two X chromosomes, one of which is randomly inactivated in each patch of fur). Hollywood-state = CALI fur has the seed of celebrity = CO(C)AT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9621 | TANGIBLE (8) | The first faster-than-light communication device exchanged a thousand per second - quite substantial (8) | The first = T ansible exchanged G for S = AN(G)IBLE Quite substantial = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9622 | TANGIBLE (8) | Blanch hearts and innards of a chicken (then place the tail on top, for real) (8) | blANch + GIBLET then place the tail on top (i.e., move the last letter to the first) = T AN GIBLE real = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9691 | AWESOME (7) | Great, sounds cute! So I will come afterward. (7) | Great = def Sounds "cute!" = sounds like "aww" = AWE SO I = ME (will come afterward = not particularly necessary, but reasonable position indicator) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9694 | ROUND ROBIN (5, 5) | After earth loses gravity, a bird creates a space where everyone can talk (5, 5) | After gROUND, ROBIN (Etymology comes from "round ribbon", as it turns out! So the bird's the word) A space where everyone can talk = def (e.g., round robin time in a meeting) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9726 | ANY CLUE WITH TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT’S INTERPRETED IN BRITISH ENGLISH OR AMERICAN ENGLISH (?) | Zealot removes pants, real confused about what might happen when your light goes out (5|7) | FUNDIE - UNDIE + REAL* = FLARE FUNDIE - DIE (i.e., American pants are the bottom half of what we wear) + REAL* = FUNERAL What might happen when your light goes out = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 9766 | VIEW (4) | Outlook's mostly heard of you (4) | Outlook = def "of you" heard = "a view", so mostly = VIEW |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10166 | SWALLOW (7) | Drink has consequence: running into the side of a building with a yelp of pain (7) | Drink = def has consequence = last letter of haS (not sure if completely valid, but I liked the surface better than clearer options) the side of a building = WALL a yelp of pain = OW running into/with = juxtaposition indicators |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10185 | HAMILTON (8) | Founding father originally haunted by a writer of Paradise Lost (8) | Founding father = def originally, Haunted, by A = H + A Writer of Paradise Lost = MILTON |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10186 | HAMILTON (8) | Pet name containing broken Tamil for someone whose face is a ten? (8) | Pet name (HON) containing broken TAMIL = H(TAMIL*)ON Someone whose face is a ten? = def (i.e., Hamilton is the face of the $10 bill) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10198 | BURSAR (6) | The one holding the purse strings is a bear wearing bear skin (6) | The one holding the purse strings = def A bear = URSA wearing BeaR skin = B(URSA)R |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10210 | GAP (3) | Something you should mind in approaching a platform? (3) | Semi-&lit Something you should mind = def (but also the whole clue can be the def) In approaching a platform = _G A P_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10211 | RAMBUNCTIOUS (12) | Unruly lone wolf loses tail and endlessly points to debts (12) | Unruly = def Lone wolf loses tail = RAMBo Endlessly, points = pUNCTa To = juxtaposition indicator Debts = IOUS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10221 | EMBERS | Firebrands decapitated representatives (6) | Firebrands = def Decapitated representatives = mEMBERS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10224 | TESTAMENT (9) | Taxidermist destined, it's said, to provide evidence of reality (9) | Taxidermist = TESTA destined, it's said = homophone of meant = MENT evidence of reality = def (Is it real? Nope! Chuck Testa!) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10232 | BALANCE (7) | Roll call for an N*Sync member with no curves creates harmony (7) | Roll call for an N*Sync member = BASS, LANCE (i.e. in roll call, they call the last name first) With no curves = drop the SS Harmony = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10240 | CLOCK (5) | Hit shoe switches sides a thousand times (5) | Hit = def (v.) Shoe switches sides = C(R->L)OC A thousand times = K (i.e., the prefix for 1000x) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10243 | BENIGN (6) | Helpful to hear a queen sometimes in Germany, no? (6) | Helpful = def Hear = homophone indicator A queen sometimes = BEE In Germany, no = NEIN Sounds like BEE NEIN = BENIGN |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10461 | GOLFER (6) | Errand boy holds hockey stick for a player, of course (6) | Errand boy = GOFER hockey stick = L (as in h-e-double hockey sticks) A player of course = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10472 | DISCO (5) | Dance is more than half innovation (5) | Dance = def More than half of DISCOvery (Different etymology from discotheque, as far as I can tell!) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10891 | TATTOO (6) | Permanent marker on the face sometimes is revenge for a tit as well (6) | Permanent marker on the face, sometimes = def (i.e., marker as in an identifying mark) revenge for a tit = TAT (i.e., tit-for-tat) as well = TOO |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 10969 | TO WIT (2, 3) | Fool is filled with love for a comedian's brief toast (2, 3) | Fool is filled with love = T(O)WIT A comedian's brief toast = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11018 | LIMINAL (7) | In between the least and leader in youth slang (7) | In between = def The least = MIN And leader = A Youth slang = slang for youth = LI'L LI(MIN+A)L |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11025 | FINNISH (7) | Some Scandinavians speak like the dolphin Flipper? (7) | Def = some Scandinavians Speak (like the dolphin flipper) = sounds like fin-ish |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11026 | QUOKKA (6) | Smiling animal is alright in endless, shaking temblor (6) | Smiling animal = def OK in QUAKe* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11046 | MATCHA (6) | Green powder found in room at chateau (6) | Green powder = def _M AT CHA_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11064 | BELLICOSE (9) | Aggressive ringer is hiding competence (obviously) at first, emerges in the lead (9) | Aggressive = def Ringer = BELL Is hiding (competence obviously, at first) = I(CO)S Emerges, in the lead = Emerges BELL + I(C_ O_)S + E_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11066 | SANDWICH (8) | A hero? Rather, has Quayle swapped in for the Reverend? (8) | A hero = def Spoonerism for "DAN SWITCH" (i.e., Dan Rather has Dan Quayle take his place) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11086 | GEORGE (6) | Eat eats East States' 1st seat (6) | Eat = GORGE eats = container indicator East = E States' 1st seat = def (US first president) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11097 | BARRIER (7) | Obstacle to adaptation of Briar Rose's endings (7) | Obstacle = def Adaptation of (BRIAR + RE)* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11104 | RESPOND (7) | Get back to timeless vacation home for tadpoles (7) | Get back to = def timeless vacation = RESt Home for tadpoles = POND |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11107 | RESPOND (7) | Ponders about answer (7) | (PONDERS)* | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11108 | RESPOND (7) | Feedback from retired user: "u lost the atlantic ocean??" (7) | Feedback = def Retired user, u lost = uSER< The Atlantic Ocean? = POND (e.g., across the pond) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11124 | ESCUTCHEON | Spain carved some cheese on a decorative plate (10) | Spain = ES Carved = CUT Some cheese = CHEese ON A decorative plate = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11126 | VOYAGE (6) | Author Nghi brought back gay energy to my favorite Kindle (6) | Author Nghi = VO brought back gay = YAG Energy = E My favorite Kindle = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11141 | LET'S DO "YOUR USERNAME (?)" AGAIN THAT WAS FUN | Bourgeoisie Corgi U hybridized a monkey with a lab (17) | (bourgeoisie corgi u)* I don't work in a lab these days, but that's where the name came from, so that's the def. |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11144 | CLOSED (6) | Investment banks fail, out of business (6) | Investment = CD, banking Fail = LOSE Out of business = def C(LOSE)D |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11215 | ACE OF SPADES (3 2 6) | Catcher of fish regularly purchases top juice drinks from an expert gardener? (3, 2, 6) | catcher of fish regularly = ACEOFS Purchases top = P Juice drinks = ADES An expert gardener? = silly def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11227 | ELOPE (5) | Wife of Odysseus broke free from cage to get married in secret (5) | penELOPE broke free from PEN | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11238 | JURY (4) | It might be hung in the opposite direction in July (4) | It might be hung = def The opposite direction in July = JU(R->L)Y |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11242 | ANY CLUE THAT USES SAT-STYLE ANALOGIES AS WORDPLAY (?) | Cold : On :: -500 : (5) | COLDON - D = COLON : = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11251 | TCHOTCHKE (9) | Knick knack even stack, input/output patch: partial key post block or catch (9) | Knick knack = def even stack = sTaCk input/output patch: = patch I to O in the following Partial KEy after "block or catch" = HITCH + KE _T_C_ + H(I->O)TCH + KE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11275 | ANY CLUE THAT INCLUDES THE SAME WORD THREE OR MORE TIMES (?) | Tom stretched out note held in "By By By" without lead artist (7) | Tom, stretched out = def = LONGCAT Note = C Held in (by next to by), without A_ = aLONG(C)AT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11284 | SUMMON (6) | Invite wrestler to box MMA's top new leader (6) | Invite = def Wrestler = SUMO, to box MMA's top = SU(M)MO New leader = N |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11404 | SEA (3) | Neptune's orbit is mostly retrograde - odd among planets (3) | Neptune's orbit = def (i.e., the sphere of influence of the god Neptune) Retrograde, odd among planets = P_A_E_S< Mostly = SEAp |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11425 | SACROSANCT (10) | Frenchman says pitiful pastry is immune to criticism (10) | Frenchman says = homophone indicator but only in a French accent Pitiful pastry = "sad croissant" Immune to criticism = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11430 | TOREADOR (8) | To study or to become someone waving red flags? (8) | TO READ OR To become = linker Someone waving red flags? = silly def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11435 | E (1) | Get even with everyone (1) | gEt even Everyone = def (e.g., rated E for everyone) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11437 | FRANTIC (7) | Berserk tirade pervades fan's writing (7) | Berserk = def Tirade = RANT Fan's writing = FIC F(RANT)IC |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11486 | DOLLAR (6) | Do some llamas start to retain agency for renting cars? (6) | DO + LLAmas + R_ Agency for renting cars = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11520 | O (1) | Ring with no end (1) | Ring = def nO end |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11521 | O (1) | Maru found inside of box (1) | Maru = def (⭕ in Japanese) Inside of box = O |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11547 | NOVELLA (7) | Upended all of German literary form (7) | "all of" in German, upended = (ALLE VON)< Literary form = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11554 | S (1) | 16th of chemical elements! (1) | &lit 16th letter of CHEMICALELEMENTS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11560 | BARBIE (6) | Popular children's figure that is behind hurtful remark (6) | Popular children's figure = def that is = IE hurtful remark = BARB BARB + IE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11572 | U (1) | It's radioactive, you said?! (1) | It's radioactive = def (uranium) You said = homophone of U |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11580 | BARTENDER | Mixologist Spooner's a useful person for building roads in Republic City? (9) | Mixologist = def Spoonerism of "TAR BENDER" |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11604 | ROVE (4) | Wander over to mingle (4) | Wander = def OVER* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11611 | LOOP (4) | Bathroom floor is urine - I hear it's a kink (4) | Bathroom = LOO Floor is = indicator for end/bottom of a vertical clue Urine I hear = sounds like "pee" = P It's a kink = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11633 | LIMESTONE (9) | Chalk up half to new beginning in case of love (9) | Chalk = def Up half = SEMI< TO New beginning = N Case of love = L_E L(IMES<)(TO + N_)E |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11658 | ANACONDA (8) | Canada danced, seizing on Thriller in 1997 (8) | CANADA*, containing ON Thriller in 1997 = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11727 | CONFAB (6) | French swear story with animal characters lacks "le chat" (6) | French swear = CON story with animal characters lacks "le" = FABle Chat = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11732 | PAISLEY (7) | Corridor blocked off by python with boteh pattern (7) | Corridor = AISLE Blocked off by python = PY surrounding AISLE = P(AISLE)Y Boteh pattern = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11770 | SORE (4) | Points out of 100 show smarts, maybe (4) | Points = SCORE, but it's out of 100 so (-C) = ScORE Smarts, maybe = def (i.e., if it smarts, it might be sore? bit of a stretchy def) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11779 | WARM (4) | West Wing is somewhat heated (4) | W+ARM Somewhat heated = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11788 | CADRE (5) | Care about Delta team (5) | CA(D)RE Team = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11790 | VALET (5) | Former soldier embraces Al Parker (5) | Former soldier = VET embraces AL = V(AL)ET Parker = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11797 | ERUDITE (7) | Learned to be only half rude, hiding it inside (7) | Learned = def, to = linker be, only half = bE RUDE hiding IT inside = RUD(IT)E |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11812 | YONKS (5) | Ages and steals without me (5) | Ages = def (as in, "it's been ages") Steals without me = YOINKS minus I |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11813 | ERRING (6) | Mistaken for...um, a round object (6) | Mistaken = def Um = ER A round object = RING |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11842 | ANY CHEESE (?) | "It's cheesy," said purveyor of bad jokes? (6) | It's cheesy = def (technically speaking) Purveyor of bad jokes? = Pun-eer Said indicates homophone for PANEER |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11843 | ANY CHEESE (?) | Tom ate mouse first, then coal and cheese (9) | Tom = CAT (i.e., a tomcat) Mouse first = M, coal = MEMBER CA(MEMBER)T Cheese = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11855 | CEVICHE (7) | Central to "Cicero! Six! Pop! Squish!" finale in Cell Block is a fish dish (7) | Central to ciCEro = CE Six = VI Pop squish finale in cell block = C(_H)E where block is indicating a block of letters from CEll A fish dish = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11880 | CARPENTER (9) | Enterprise customer sees third merger succumbing to pressure from Richard or Karen (9) | Enterprise customer = CAR RENTER sees third meRger succumbing to pressure = CAR(R->P)ENTER Richard or Karen = def (i.e., one of The Carpenters) (Direction of the linking word is iffy but whatevs) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11887 | LOOPS (5) | Polo variant with small rings (5) | POLO* + S Rings = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11902 | SLIM (4) | Thin, endless goo (4) | Thin = def Endless goo = SLIMe |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11937 | HUNTINALITY (11) | Once upon a time, puzzles were made by a nomadic warrior with a metal, glowing eye inside (11) | Once upon a time puzzles = def Nomadic warrior = HUN A metal = TIN Glowing = ALIT Eye inside = _Y_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11948 | BALDERDASH (10) | Blue and red dog left by his leader's bunk (10) | Blue = SAD, RED, dog = LAB left = reversal = BAL DER DAS his leader = H Bunk = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11954 | CONSOLE (7) | Above Arctic circles, North and South poles on Earth provide warmth if someone's blue (7) | Above Arctic = warmer than cold = COOL circles North and South poles (as in magnets, or indicating the same end of the word for multiple words) = CO(NS)OL on Earth = E (according to Merriam Webster), assuming a down clue Provide warmth if someone's blue = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11959 | ANY CLUE THAT DOES NOT SHARE LETTERS WITH THE ANSWER (?) | Fat, soft knot (5) | Fat = def (PLUMP) Soft knot = P + LUMP (like muscles needing a massage) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11977 | GOAT (4) | Kid's mom in artfully draped toga (4) | Kid's mom = def (technically could be either parent) Artfully draped = anagrind for TOGA* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 11978 | AGOUTI (6) | Before the "beehive", state one hair configuration involving multiple colors (6) | before = AGO the beehive state = UT one = I Hair configuration involving multiple colors = def (as in agouti fur coloration) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12002 | SLOTH (5) | In Oslo, they sin (5) | _SLO TH_ | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12018 | RETURNED (8) | Retiring doctor had lost tenure and gone home (8) | Retiring doctor = DR< Had = container indicator Lost tenure = TENURE* R(TENURE*)D Gone home = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12100 | FIDELITY (8) | American girl loses heart, seizing unconscious brokerage (8) | American girl loses heart = FELicITY Seizing unconscious = F(ID)ELITY Brokerage = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12110 | NINJA (5) | Even Indiana Joan's someone you'll never see (5) | Even Indiana Joan = iNdIaNaJoAn Someone you'll never see = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12138 | ESCHEW (6) | Deliberately avoid audible sneeze (6) | Deliberately avoid = def Audible sneeze = sounds like a sneeze (~achoo) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12209 | HEART (5) | It beats most of the craftsmanship (5) | It beats = def Most of the = tHE (I know it's usually used for the beginning but there's only two ways to get "most" here so I think it's fair) Craftsmanship = ART |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12214 | CLOVER (6) | Nothing drives out a car club (6) | CAR with LOVE replacing A = C(a->LOVE)R Club = def (another name for the suit) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12359 | FUCK (4) | Evade Donald, for one (4) | Ddef What the duck?! My keyboard autocorrected this whole clue! |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12404 | CMU (3) | Cinder block leads to couple making up (3) | Cinder block = def C_ M_ U_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12438 | CHAMFER (7) | Basement becomes first floor in room with partially sloped surface (7) | CHAM(b->F_)ER | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12449 | GOTCHA (6) | I hear you go by "Tesla Chad", mostly? (6) | I hear you = def GO next to T + CHAd Question mark just for surface |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12464 | PARASOL (7) | Spar a soldier holding umbrella (7) | _PAR A SOL_ | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12465 | PARAGON (7) | Model Spanish crown after peseta (7) | Model = def P + ARAGON (i.e., the Crown of Aragon) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12466 | PARAPET (7) | Monkey gets into character, becoming balcony guard (7) | Monkey = APE (technically speaking, not true, but good enough for a clue) Character = PART, as in a role PAR(APE)T Balcony guard = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12469 | EINSTEIN (8) | Street lined on both sides with a German tile without repeating patterns (8) | ST with EIN ("a" in German) on both sides Tile without repeating patterns = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12479 | CLANK (5) | Family Kills Lead Robot with Ratchet (5) | CLAN + K_ Robot with Ratchet = def (i.e., Ratchet and Clank) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12505 | ANY MAGIC WORD(S) (?) | Tada! A bit of ravioli in pasta sauce! (6) | P(R)ESTO | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12507 | DECIMATE (8) | Strike down one in ten rodents returning during dinner with GF (8) | Strike down one in ten = def Rodents returning = MICE< Dinner with gf = DATE D(ECIM)ATE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12509 | JEDI (4) | Justice banks on Democrat starting to indict officers of the Force? (4) | Justice banks = J_E On (vertical juxtaposition) Democrat = D, starting to indict = I_ Officers of the Force? = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12521 | CALLOUS (7) | Brutal season opener behind Ripken and Gehrig (7) | Brutal = def S_ after CAL+LOU |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12534 | EMPTY (5) | Utter, peak extreme in amount? (5) | Utter peak = homophone of "MT" Extreme in amount? = def (hey, it's one extreme) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12610 | CAPSIZE (7) | After lie, medium perhaps is upset (7) | medium, perhaps = SIZE after lie = CAP upset = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12613 | STAIRCASE (9) | It could go both up and down, as trace is fluctuating (9) | ASTRACEIS* | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12614 | POLEMIC (7) | Rant, bashing mole in photo (7) | Rant = def P(MOLE*)IC |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12619 | PERMIT (6) | Grant for each university (6) | Grant (v.) = def PER + MIT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12674 | NOTEPAD (7) | App to open .dat (formatted) (7) | App = def OPENDAT* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12748 | CHARGE (6) | Reaching out, not in, for care (6) | REACH(-in)G* Care = def (i.e., under someone's charge) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12785 | LUMBER (6) | Stumble and rumble around (6) | Stumble = def RUMBLE* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12790 | RATIONAL (8) | Sensible rodent in Alabama eats side of okra (8) | Sensible = def RAT+IN+AL eats O_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12797 | COBWEB (6) | We're somewhat into salad - might be an indicator of age (6) | COB(WE_)B might be an indicator of age = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12808 | BALLOT BOX (6, 3) | ⚾(✝️📖)📦🗳️ (🕕, 🕒) | BALL + OT (Old Testament) + BOX | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12831 | GRAPEVINE (9) | Clumsily aping every Footloose dance step (9) | APINGEVERy* (footloose indicating bottom letter comes off, for down clue) | biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12843 | REMORSE (7) | Shame will make Dot dash again? (7) | Shame = def Dot dash again? = RE-MORSE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 12849 | FIVE STARS (4 5) | Chocolate bars made by virgin goddess, eaten by trees (4, 5) | Chocolate bars = def (technically 5 Star, tis true) FI(VESTA)RS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 1 |
| 8498 | TAKE A BREATHER (4, 1, 8) | Thank you, endangered parrot! A tar pit without its city - not quite a place to rest (4,1,8) | Thank you = TA engendered parrot = KEA A tar pit without its city = LA BREA - L.A. not quite a place = THERe To rest = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8500 | OUROBOROS (9) | Most acrid scents contain oxygen and swap the initial disulfide for a benzene ring in alchemy (9) | Most acrid = sOUR, scents = ODORS Oxygen = O, initial disulfide = D swapped for benzene = B Ring in alchemy = def sOURO(D->B)OR(O)S |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8519 | FLACON (6) | Half deserted? Fire the next three to switch sides for a bottle! (6) | Half-deserted fire = CONFLAgration The next three to switch sides = CON<->FLA = FLACON for = connector A bottle = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8524 | FEBRUARY (8) | In parts of Bookspace lacking early light, you supplement with iron before the last month of winter (8) | parts of bookspace lacking early light (LI) = liBRARY in BRARY, you = BRUARY supplement with iron before = FE + BRUARY the last month of winter = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8535 | ENCHANTMENT (11) | A spell cast by eyeless Gregorian singing in eminent disgrace (11) | A spell = def, cast by = connector (e.g., made by) Gregorian singing (n.) = CHANT (not sure if etymology is an issue here) eminent disgrace = anagram (ENIMENT or wherever you want to put the i) eyeless = -I EN(CHANT)iMENT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8557 | TRENCHCOAT (10) | Camouflage, for children, towers over every other cool art - time to pull the whiskey out (10) | Def = Camouflage for children towers (e.g., two kids in a trenchcoat) Every other cool art = CoOl ArT Time + to pull (the whiskey out) = T + wRENCH Assuming down clue: over COAT, TRENCH = TRENCHCOAT |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8559 | TRENCHCOAT (10) | Virtual technocrat's fancy attire (10) | Virtual = almost entirely, fancy = anagram <TECHNOCRATs> |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8560 | TRENCHCOAT (10) | Crooked coach caught by some Jersey city slicker (10) | TREN<COACH>Ton Slicker = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8571 | PITY (4) | Alas, in verse, I ne'er used "o'er" (4) | Alas = def In verse, I = P(I)OETRY ne'er used "o'er" = PIoeTrY |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8572 | WHATEVS (7) | White House rate-limited Teslas and Priuses, eh? (7) | WH + rATe + EVS (i.e., electric vehicles) Eh = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8577 | BORDER (6) | Staff starting to refuse the German fringe (6) | BO + R + DER = fringe | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8597 | SPACE CADET (5, 5) | She started movement with two left feet - even danced erratically like an alien daydreamer (5,5) | S_ + PACE (gait with two left legs moving at the same time) + CAD* + ET | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8631 | SCREE (5) | Some banshees sound like gravel (5) | Some banshees' sound = SCREEch Gravel = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8633 | SCREE (5) | Cliff's leftovers are starting to smell a bit disturbing (5) | Cliff's leftovers = def Starting to smell = S A bit disturbing = CREEpy |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8672 | MECHANICAL BULL (10, 4) | Pope's decree: Father excommunicated, for He actually now leads the original infidels in Mecca as a robot cow (10,4) | Pope's decree = PAPAL BULL Father excommunicated for ... = PAPA replaced with ... He actually now leads = H_ A_ N_ the original infidels = I_ in Mecca = MEC(HANI)CA a robot cow = def [papa->MEC(HANI)CA]L BULL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8673 | MINISTER (8) | Attend a moment - I saw that first, ergo…halfsies? (8) | Attend = def a moment = MIN I saw that first = I + ST Ergo halfsies = ER MIN I S_T_ ER_ |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8705 | CHURRO (6) | Coated extruded tube with hot copper alloy at one end, received gold in return (6) | Coated extruded tube = def (I mean, technically speaking...) Hot copper alloy = H + CU mixed together = CHU At one end, received = R Gold in return = OR, reversed = RO |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8713 | CUPID (5) | The architect of love is a canine with no end of kisses (5) | The architect of love = def Canine with no end of kisses = CUsPID |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8762 | TE AMO (2, 3) | Rihanna song about following heart to wrong team? (2, 3) | semi-&lit: "Te Amo" is basically about a girl who falls for a straight girl Following (heart to wrong), team = TEAM + O (Tried to clean it up a little but am too sleepy to do better) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8775 | HALFTIME OR HALF TIME (8 OR 4,4) | The second before a note is held in E Flat augmented is when the band marches (4, 4) | The second = H A note = IM (i.e., instant message) held in (E FLAT)* augmented = ALFT(IM)E when the band marches = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8779 | BLEEP (5) | Swear in polite company that the act of sticking out your tongue held barely a trace of impertinence (5) | Swear, in polite company = def (e.g., "what the bleep") The act of sticking out your tongue = BLEP held (barely a trace of impertinencE) = BL(E)EP |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8780 | INTERROBANG (11) | What punctuates an exclamatory question ‽ (11) | ddef: "What punctuates an exclamatory question" and "‽" |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 8828 | THYMINE (7) | Base your core premise in observable outcome (7) | Base = def (i.e., one of the four bases that make up DNA) Your = THY + preMise + IN + observablE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9055 | OVERDUE (7) | Rude novel by grumpy Swedish man was returned late to the library (7) | Rude novel = RDUE* by = next to Grumpy Swedish man = OVE (from the novel A Man Called Ove) Returned late to the library = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9070 | BOLD (4) | So brave for not having hair transplants - at least for now, shaved (4) | So brave = def Not having hair = BALD At least = first letter of At = A nOw, shaved = O BALD transplants A for O |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9131 | FINALE (6) | Like a snake, in the Wheel of Time, there is no ending - the end is the beginning, and what's left goes around again in the end (6) | Like a snake in the Wheel of Time (but with no ending) = AELFINn The end is the beginning = FIN begins the word What's left goes around again = ALE* is rearranged In = connector The end = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9296 | PISTACHIO (9) | Nut makes a half circle with facial hair after shaving some off the top (9) | Nut = def (I know they're technically seeds, but they're nuts in common usage) A half circle = PI (i.e., in radians) Facial hair after shaving some off the top = muSTACHIO |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9428 | ANTHEM (6) | Neal Stephenson novel without a song (6) | ANaTHEM | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9430 | CHTHONIC (8) | Archetypal deposed leader pockets three flipped coins from the underworld (8) | Archetypal deposed leader = iCONIC Pockets = contains Three flipped coins = HTH (i.e., heads, tails, heads) From the underworld = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9431 | BREACH (6) | A new line per infraction (6) | A new line = BR (as in the html code for line break) Per = each Infraction = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9457 | COAX (4) | Cajole a cable (4) | Ddef - common slang for coaxial cable | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 9475 | PERPETUITY (10) | As they say, a cat's chat may be beloved (and quite peachy, perhaps?) but French is forever (10) | As they say, a cat's chat, may be = sounds like purr = PER Beloved = PET Quite peachy, perhaps? but (minus) French = frUITY Forever = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 10237 | LIBRARY (7) | A bookkeeper, possibly of Latin origin, scales yurt odds back (7) | A bookkeeper, possibly = def Of Latin origin, scales = LIBRA YuRt odds back = RY |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 10465 | CARAFE (6) | Leading amphora relative brought around in a place that serves drinks! (6) | &lit AR brought around = RA, in CAFE CA(A_R_<)FE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 10726 | PARTICIPANTS (12) | Players here in France, in outlandish trap, wore British underwear (12) | Players = def Here in France = ICI In outlandish trap = RT(ICI)PA Wore British underwear = PA(RTICIPA)NTS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 10768 | INTERNET EXPLORER (8, 8) | Summer trainee and Latin lover long ago preceded public relations around mythos of Dora who braved the web? (8, 8) | Summer trainee = INTERN and Latin = ET lover long ago = EX preceded = juxtaposition indicator public relations around mythos = P(LORE)R Dora who braved the web? = silly def INTERN + ET + EX + P(LORE)R |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 10911 | RUBY (4) | Actor Rose may regret failing grade while Asian, I hear (4) | Actor Rose = def Sounds like regret + failing grade while Asian (i.e. what we used to call an "Asian fail") = sounds like RUE + B |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11035 | LITERALLY (9) | Colonel Eli held the planet, despite losing the right (not actually) (9) | Colonel Eli = LILLY The planet, despite losing the R = TErRA Not actually = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11039 | AGENDA (6) | Headless? Bandage around! It needs to be done. (6) | Headless bandage around = bANDAGE* It needs to be done = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11040 | LIPOGRAM (8) | Partly like writing in code, never using the second letter! (8) | Partly like = LI writing in code, never using the second letter = PrOGRAM &lit if you'll accept that writing a lipogram is kind of like writing a secret code (and technically the clue itself is a lipogram that never uses the second letter, B) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11050 | CATNIP (6) | ||Final ingredient in Manic Panic is an herb that attracts pussy|| (6) | Final ingredient = T T in manic PANIC* = CA(T)NIP* Catnip is an herb that attracts...a cat. |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11055 | PROSODY (7) | The study of language beats experts on the first part of a long journey (7) | The study of language beats = def Experts = PROS On = vertical juxtaposition indicator The first part of a long journey = ODYssey |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11058 | HAT TRICK (3 5) | Laugh, cry, then stack hay to get three points (3, 5) | Laugh = HA Cry = TT (cry emoticon) Stack hay = RICK Three points = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11067 | TURNTABLE (9) | Before rumor about boron, the primary iron reported in Baltimore was a revolver (9) | Rumor about boron = TA(B)LE Before that: The primary = T + Iron reported in Baltimore = "URN" (https://youtu.be/Oj7a-p4psRA for example) A revolver = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11075 | PUZZLE (6) | Mostly sleep in, whine like a baby for a confusing game (6) | Mostly sleep = ZZz Whine like a baby = PULE A confusing game = def PU(ZZ)LE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11100 | EXPLETIVE (9) | Example: no morning time has 995 fewer fudgesicles for children! (9) | Example: no morning = EXamPLE TIME has 995 fewer = T(IM)E -> T(IV)E Fudgesicles, for children = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11118 | JUMP (4) | Jack Diamond, squatter, has a kind of drive (4) | Jack = J Diamond squatter = UMP A kind of drive = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11140 | SOLARPUNK (9) | Re-imagined parks regularly turn world to a vision of green (9) | PARKS + regularly tUrN wOrLd, re-imagined = PARKSUNOL* A vision of green = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11162 | MIRROR (6) | Reflect from center to right edge! (6) | &lit Reflect (fROm center = RO) + R + RIM To = juxtaposition indicator |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11191 | FINAGLE (7) | Raptor turns its head once, holding in weasel (7) | raptor = EAGLE, but rot-1 the first letter = FAGLE holding in = F(IN)AGLE weasel= def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11199 | MARTINI (7) | Dude acquired top investors after retweet? ...I drink. (7) | MA(RT+I_)N + I Drink = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11200 | MARTINI (7) | Revolutionary method for setting memory in glass (7) | Method for setting = INIT, memory = RAM (INIT+RAM)< Glass = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11241 | SCRABBLE (8) | One who crosses a line has right to be holding large claw (8) | One who crosses a line (i.e., a picket line), has right = SC(R)AB To = juxtaposition indicator Be holding large = B(L)E Claw = def, as in clawing for |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11270 | SQUINT (6) | Second one of five is somewhat close when you look (6) | Second = S, one of five = QUINT (as in quintuplets) Somewhat close [v.] when you look = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11279 | SUMMON (6) | Call child about uncertain sound (6) | Call = def Child = SON, uncertain sound = UMM S(UMM)ON |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11280 | EISTEDDFODAU (12) | Verbally murder the Grim Reaper or perish at Welsh festivals (12) | Homophone of "ICE DEATH OR DIE" (as best as I can figure out Welsh pronunciation...) | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11291 | HUNDRED (7) | Lightning chaser lost the case to Ed, Franklin, Bill (7) | Lightning chaser = THUNDER the case = T_E tHUNDeR+ED Franklin bill = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11292 | NINETY NINE (6 4) | Soviet leader retreats twice with no losses, locking up the young leaders and the percentage of those who occupy (6, 4) | Soviet leader retreats twice with no losses = (l)ENIN(l)ENIN< Locking up the young leaders = NINE(T_ Y_) NINE The percentage of those who occupy = def (i.e., "we are the 99%") |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11350 | COPY (4) | Corporation loses pieces of man's clone | Corporation = COMPANY loses pieces of MAN = loses the letters M,A,N Clone = def (wasn't sure if I could do this without "pieces of" since the letters aren't consecutive even though they're in order - would "corporation loses man's clone" be allowable?) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11354 | COPY (4) | get python? no cap, periodt. that's fax! | get python = COP PY minus cap of Periodt fax = def (as in the short form of facsimile) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11363 | HYPE (4) | Promotion for 50%! Half off strings of shrooms! (4) | Promotion = def 50% half = HA, off = removed from Strings of shrooms = HYPHAE HYP(-ha)E |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11366 | HYPE (4) | How's your physical exercise beginning to build a kind of beast? (4) | How's your physical exercise beginning = H_ Y_ P_ E_ To build = connector A kind of beast? = def (i.e., hypebeast) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11388 | PUZZLE HUNT (6, 4) | Top band regularly flee the UK aboard boat for brain-bending competition (6, 4) | Top band = ZZ (i.e., ZZ Top) Regularly flee the UK = _L_E_H_U_ Aboard boat = contained in PUNT PU(ZZ + _L_E_H_U_)NT Brain-bending competition = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11394 | A (1) | Note the sign of adultery (1) | ddef Note|the sign of adultery (i.e., the scarlet letter A) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11423 | SACROSANCT (10) | Sat around cross and fell short, church leader considered unimpeachable (10) | SAT around (CROSS AND fell short + Church leader) = SA(CROS_ AN_ + C_)T Considered unimpeachable = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11533 | PARENTHESIS (11) | In books, a tall, curvy figure that sets aside less important things to raise their mother's daughter - timeless! (11) | In books, a tall curvy figure that sets aside less important things = def Raise their mother's daughter, timeless = PAREN(t) THE SIS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11539 | Q (1) | *half-crying* "it's worth ten of u!" (1) | Half-crying = half of QQ It's worth ten of u = def (Q is 10 pts in scrabble while U is 1) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11541 | SUBSCRIPT (9) | Federal agent holds STEM degree and criticizes research leads with soft interjection on the way multiple elements are written (9) | Federal agent holds STEM degree and criticizes research leads = SU(BS + C_ R_)IT with soft interjection = SUBSCRI(P)T the way multiple elements are written = def (i.e., in chemical formulas) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11557 | BRACES (6) | Missing component, A/C heats props up (6) | Missing component, A/C = B (as in ABC) Heats = RACES Props up = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11578 | COLON (5) | one hundred first over fifty, then add two; finally, add one, essentially: (5) | One hundred = C First over = O Fifty = L Then add, add = connectors Two finally = O One essentially = N : = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11605 | ? (1) | Query ending in punctuated confusion (1) | ddef | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11627 | MILESTONE (9) | The most placid person throws dead marker on the road (9) | The most placid person = MILDEST ONE throws dead = loses D --> MILEST ONE Marker on the road = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11654 | BANNER (6) | Anyone disheartened in bedroom becomes a streamer (6) | Anyone disheartened = ANyoNE, in BR = B(ANNE)R A streamer = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11661 | GUTS (4) | Nick show stoppers from baking contest entrants holding up intro (4) | Nick show = def Stoppers from baking contest entrants = _G _T _S Holding Up intro = G(U_)TS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11676 | NONAGON (7) | Winona, Gonzo embracing near stop sign (7) | wiNONA GONzo (embracing = hidden word indicator) Near stop sign = def (hey, it's only one side too many!) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11683 | TRIANGLE (8) | Say "Go Fish" to get three points often (8) | Say = homophone indicator Go = "try" (as a noun, e.g., give it a go/try), sounds like TRI Fish = ANGLE Three points, often = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11705 | GRUE (4) | Going north, you are eaten by, for example, a monster (4) | Going north = reversal indicator (for a down clue) UR eaten by EG, reversed = EURG< A monster = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11707 | BULLISH (7) | "I changed for you," said Bad Guy singer, dropping lie that is backed with confidence (7) | I -> "you" said = U Bad Guy singer, dropping LIE and IE reversed B(I->U)L(lie + ie<)LISH With confidence = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11735 | SUP (3) | Water sport, some reckon (3) | Water sport = def (i.e., stand up paddleboarding is commonly referred to as SUP) Some reckon = SUPpose |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11737 | DIVEST (6) | Take things from the superlative scuba aficionado? (6) | Take things from = def scuba aficionado = diver, so the superlative one would be...DIVEST? |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11751 | WONDER (6) | One, obviously, is called Muse (6) | "One, dur" homophone Muse = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11756 | FLOTSAM (7) | Person who is by Seuss follows loud group to wreckage (7) | Person who is (by Seuss) = SAM (as in Sam I Am) Follows loud group = F+LOT+SAM Wreckage = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11761 | SORE (4) | Wound about after bae (4) | Wound = def (n.) About = RE Bae = SO |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11778 | SEAT (4) | Bouncy asset lacking (sometimes) tail! (4) | &lit Bouncy ASSET* lacking _S = ASsET* |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11785 | FELT (4) | Eft, confused about elf's heart, makes to stab wool with needles (4) | EFT* about _L_ Makes = linker To stab wool with needles = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11791 | VALET (5) | Bridge where revolutionary takes flight attendant (5) | Bridge = CHEVALET (i.e., the bridge on a string instrument - also from French but different etymology) revolutionary takes flight = remove CHE so CHEVALET where CHE is removed = VALET Attendant = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11801 | MYSTIC (6) | Overlook check delivered to baller in DC (6) | Overlook check = MISS TICK Delivered = homophone indicator Baller in DC = MYSTIC (i.e., one of the Washington Mystics) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11831 | SWAG (4) | Goody wags tail all the way up to the head (4) | Goody = def (e.g., like in a goody bag) WAGS but move the last letter to the front |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11852 | MUST (4) | Need a condition that makes elephants aggressive (4) | ddef (must is apparently an alternate spelling of musth) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11865 | YABBA DABBA DOO (5, 5, 3) | Bedrock motto: "From your first Swedish band to dad's last Swedish band - do love" (5, 5, 3) | Bedrock motto = def, from = linker your first Swedish band = Y + ABBA, to = juxtaposition indicator dad's last Swedish band = D + ABBA Do love = DO + O |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11866 | YABBA DABBA DOO (5, 5, 3) | Fred says it best in poetry: at last, enclosed rhymes / hold doors open - at first, "ding" / then ring after ring (5, 5, 3) | Fred says it best = def, in = linker Poetry, at last = _Y enclosed rhymes (i.e., the rhyme scheme ABBA) hold doors open = ABBA (D_) ABBA at first, "ding" = D_ then ring after ring = O + O |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11876 | SOAR (4) | Rosa resolved to rise above it all (4) | Rosa resolved = ROSA* To rise above it all = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11922 | HENRY (5) | O, the author of Hamlet, e'en now, revealed Yorick's head (6) | O, the author = def (i.e., O. Henry) Of = linker H_ E_ N_ R_ Y_ (should it be heads? eh probably but...the surface!) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11962 | FOLDEROL (8) | Trifle with a place to save files online (8) | Trifle = def Place to save files = FOLDER online = OL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11969 | GOAT (4) | Large Spanish oat milk producer (4) | Large Spanish = G (grande, common abbreviation on clothing labels) oat = OAT Milk producer = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 11988 | WONKA (5) | Know about a chocolatier (5) | KNOW< + A Chocolatier = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12010 | NYE (3) | Bill the science guy for the last day (3) | ddef Bill the science guy = Nye The last day = new years eve = NYE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12014 | CHARLATAN (9) | Cheat with some clown during a board game (9) | Cheat = def Some clown = HARLequin During a board game = C(HARL)ATAN |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12035 | VENEER (6) | Never gargled/gulped Listerine, finally resulting in a layer over the tooth (6) | Never gargled = NEVER* gulped listerinE finally = NEVE(E)R* A layer over the tooth = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12041 | ASTRAY (6) | Roaming charges may create one with no head, or neck next to skate (6) | Roaming = def Charges may create one (with no head or neck) = blAST Skate = RAY |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12219 | MARTLET (7) | Less than 1-foot bird mostly crafts partner some Lego nests in peak? (7) | Less than 1-foot bird = silly def, that's what the ? is for (it's apparently depicted with no feet in heraldry because it never roosts, and 0<1) Mostly crafts partner = ARTs Some Lego = LEgo ART+LE nests in mountain, i.e., Mt. M(ARTs+LEgo)T |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12354 | CREMATE (7) | Make Ash Monday a holiday in Greek island (7) | Make ash = def Holiday in (v.) = containment indicator CRE(M+A)TE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12402 | MOTHER GOOSE (6, 5) | Large deer adopt different grand storyteller (6, 5) | M(OTHER+G)OOSE | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12411 | SINGING (7) | Squeal in key shower activity (7) | Squeal = SING (like a canary!) Key = G SING+IN+G |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12412 | WISHING WELL (7, 4) | The penny drops - here, fishing fell when fall turned to winter! (7, 4) | The penny drops here = def (f->W)ISHING (f->W)ELL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12421 | MONSTERS (8) | Ogres sound like Martian mountaineers? (8) | Ogres = def Sounds like MONS-STERS |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12448 | RHUBARB (7) | Regret ballet class in audition - prima ballerina makes a decent argument (7) | Regret ballet class in audition = sounds like "rue barre" = RHUBAR Prima/first/leading ballerina = B A decent argument = def (a quarrel, not too big or too small) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12455 | HARBOR (6) | The Reverend says to forbid that woman to nurse (6) | Spoonerism for "bar her" Nurse = def (e.g., a grudge) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12496 | ASTERN (6) | Ninth "House" character (by email, perhaps?) gets behind a ship (6) | Ninth House character by email perhaps = A STERN (i.e. what Alex Stern's email might be) Behind a ship = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12500 | TROUT (5) | Rainbow Fish perhaps adapted to last curse: extraction of scales (5) | Rainbow fish, perhaps = def (i.e., rainbow trout) Adapted (TO LAST CURSE)*, minus SCALES |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12511 | ON ICE (2, 3) | Oh neat, no hydrogen up in the air (2, 3) | Neat = NICE, OH+NICE, no H Up in the air = def (as in, unclear when it will happen) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12514 | CANOPY (6) | Some capybara shelter on upended treetops (6) | CAPYbara sheltering ON< (upended) Treetops = def (plural as in a forest layer, not an individual tree's canopy) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12528 | BROMATE (7) | Magic painter Gerald ingested salt sometimes (7) | Magic painter Gerald = BROM Ingested = ATE Salt, sometimes = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12529 | TAGALOG (7) | Girl Scout cookie sold in second language (7) | TAGALONG, getting rid of _N Language = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12531 | CORSET (6) | Chest wrapper worn by Rose, maybe! (6) | is maybe really an anagrind? ...maybe? | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12532 | BAKING SHEET (6, 5) | Pan, but kinda square, Spooner's terrified where sugar might come from (6, 5) | Spoonerism for "shaking beet" Pan but kinda square = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12543 | TACTILE (7) | Felt material used to cover roof around facade (7) | Felt = def (adj.) Material userd to cover roof = TILE Around facade = T(ACT)ILE |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12544 | TESTING (7) | Some primates tingle - it's a standardized activity (7) | _TES TING_ A standardized activity = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12550 | GOAT YOGA (4, 4) | Billy, maybe years ago, recalled you might be the "Mat" in this class? (4, 4) | Billy, maybe = GOAT Years = Y Ago recalled = OGA |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12551 | NEW AGE (3 3) | No tail end needed - wag vigorously in contrast to 90s? (3, 3) | No tail end of needed = NEE (NEE+WAG)* (vigorously) Contrast to 90s? = def, i.e., "new age" as opposed to "old age" |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12578 | ANY CLUE USING “PRIDE MONTH” (?) | Loveless participant in Pride Month accepts unorthodox love with you, abandoning opposing counter-material (8) | Loveless participant in pride = LI(-o)N Month = M LIN+M accepts unorthodox LOVE* + U, abandoning V (opposing as in versus) LIoN(OLEv* + U)M Counter material = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12587 | CARPOOL (7) | Drive together in middle of April to get into some YMCA pool (7) | middle of April = R into (some ymCA + POOL) _CA(_R_)POOL |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12595 | LEGO (4) | What you might do with a frozen waffle/no-good brick (4) | LE(-g)GO as in "leggo my eggo!" Brick = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12604 | CONCH (5) | You could blow it and trade new for used sofa (5) | You could blow it = def Trade N for U n CO(u->N)CH |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12605 | PORTLY (6) | Left shelter, shouted 'round (6) | Left = PORT Shelter, shouted = sounds like "lee" = LY Round = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12648 | FOLLY (5) | Molly transitions -- gender is a stupid idea (5) | Molly transitions gender = (M->F)OLLY A stupid idea = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12658 | FORGE (5) | Pro cut off head and both legs of Agent Smith (5) | Pro = FOR Cut off head and both legs of agent = aGEnt Smith = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12659 | FELON (5) | Nearly collapsed on criminal (5) | FELl + ON | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12660 | FRESH (5) | "Flames I Extinguished": her first novel (5) | FiRES + H_ Novel = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12697 | PERSIMMON (9) | Fruit in Japan, according to nerdy chipmunk, contains a bit of magnesium (9) | According to nerdy chipmunk = PER SIMON Contains a bit of magnesium = PER SIM(M_)ON |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12766 | THIMBLE (7) | Finger armor and bite helm forged with less energy (7) | Finger armor = def BITEH(-e)LM* (with less e) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12777 | EMOTICON (8) | No, see, read aloud a long book about facial communication (8) | (NO + C (read aloud) + I + TOME) about Facial communication = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12825 | TABULATE (8) | Buy a lotta tea blends (but not a toy) and put it all on the table? (8) | BUYALOTTATEA* - ATOY Put it all on the table? = def (Part of the word/same origin, alas, but it was more fun as a def) |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12836 | QUEUEING (8) | Orderly waiting to question right wing members about ambulance sound? (8) | Question right wing members (the rightmost characters in "wing" = Q + _ING About/around "u-e-u-e" (ambulance sound!) = Q(UEUE)ING Orderly waiting = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12869 | OCTOBER | Last month, RoboTech nearly exploded (7) | ROBOTECh* | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12870 | JINX (4) | Spell P-O-W-D-E-R (4) | ddef (I assume you're all watching Arcane) | biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12885 | REVERB (6) | Upset beaver circles a river bank without a musical effect (6) | B(R_)EaVER<, for a down clue Beaver reversed, around a river bank (ie, one end of River), without A Musical effect = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12891 | PURSUE (6) | Bird chasing cat sounds somewhat like hound (6) | SUE (Bird, the basketball player) after cat sounds somewhat (PURrs) Like = linker Hound = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |
| 12898 | WICKED (6) | Married, got the ick, divorced the criminal (6) | WED got THE ICK minus THE, W(theICK)ED Criminal = def |
biocuriousgeorgie | 0 |