Contests started: OVERMORROW (10), ALBATROSS (9), TOPIARY (7), STANCHION (9)
Contests won: FINALE (6), CLOUDS (6), TICONDEROGA (11), BOONDOGGLE (10), FOUR-LETTER WORD (4-6, 4), A CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER AMERICAN OR BRITISH ENGLISH IS USED (?), MCDONALD'S (9), GENTOO (6), HABANERO (8), BUFFET (6), SMORGASBORD (11), TRANSNISTRIA (12), FOSSIL (6), EGREGIOUS (9), ARCHIVE (7), A CLUE THAT ONLY WORKS IF ONE ASCRIBES TO A WIDELY DEBUNKED CONSPIRACY THEORY (?), SPACEMAN (8), ECCEDENTESIAST (14), BREACH (6), EA-NASIR (2-5), ZUGZWANG (8), SPATCHCOCK (10), FLICK (5), AREPA (5), REPECHAGE (9), ASPECT (6), LECHONK (7), ANY CLUE THAT HAS NO LETTERS IN COMMON WITH ITS ANSWER (?), BISHOP (6)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9329 | FOSSIL (6) | Borealis software reveals twisted relic. (6) | boreaLIS SOFtware reveals = hidden word twisted = reversed relic = definition |
dpad | 4 |
| 9333 | EGREGIOUS (9) | Like using any random phrase as an anagram indicator, e.g., "I grouse". | &lit Like using any random phrase as an anagram indicator - anagram indicator EGIGROUSE - anagram fodder |
dpad | 4 |
| 9523 | AREPA (5) | Software package Easter egg is a corny treat. (5) | softwARE PAckage Easter egg - hidden word indicator is a - link corny treat - def |
dpad | 4 |
| 9153 | CLOUDS (6) | Computer science is about noisy services like Azure and AWS. (6) | Computer science = CS About = containing Noisy = LOUD Services like Azure and AWS = def |
dpad | 3 |
| 9305 | GENTOO (6) | Regularly agree not to top Linux distribution. (6) | Regularly = every other letter aGrEe NoT tO tOp Linux distribution = def |
dpad | 3 |
| 9330 | ARCHIVE (7) | Gas plant storage. (7) | Gas - AR (argon) plant - CHIVE storage - definition |
dpad | 3 |
| 9355 | A CLUE THAT ONLY WORKS IF ONE ASCRIBES TO A WIDELY DEBUNKED CONSPIRACY THEORY (?) | Outstanding saint hosts pyramid builder. (7) | Outstanding - def saint - ST hosts - {containing} pyramid builder - ALIEN |
dpad | 3 |
| 9398 | TREMOR (6) | Shake unrestrained nucleus, then shake more. (6) | Shake - def unresTRained - TR nucleus - center then - {unexciting placement word} shake - anagram indicator MORE - anagram fodder |
dpad | 3 |
| 9455 | ZUGZWANG (8) | Zeus' gaze oddly on Vera in a tight spot. (8) | ZeUs' GaZe oddly - {every other letter} on - {next to} Vera - designer vera WANG in a tight spot - def |
dpad | 3 |
| 9519 | FLICK (5) | Snap at frustratingly witless Professor. (5) | Snap - def at - {connector} frustratingly - {anagrind} witless - drop <WIT> Professor - FLItwiCK |
dpad | 3 |
| 9081 | ANY TITLE OF A SONG, WHEREIN THE CLUE MUST CONTAIN LYRICS FROM THAT SONG (?) | I have changed, swapping dimensions after it's dead but there's a DJ Mayonnaise album. (5 5) | <I have> {changed}(anag) {swapping dimensions}(swap H to L) after {it's dead} (STILL) but there's [a DJ Mayonnaise album]. (5 5) I have changed = Mirror's Edge _Still Alive_ Dead but there's still = Portal _Still Alive_ |
dpad | 2 |
| 9114 | MOTHER (6) | The parent that's more like an insect. (6) | [The parent] that's more like(ER) an insect(ER) | dpad | 2 |
| 9115 | SPRING (6) | Pool season. (6) | Double def. | dpad | 2 |
| 9168 | LIAISON (7) | Fifty-one AIs covering Bond. (7) | Fifty-one = LI AIs = AIS covering = ON bond = def. |
dpad | 2 |
| 9174 | HÉLOÏSE (7) | Nun, He, and Lamed occur in scripture entrance exams primarily. (7) | [Nun], HE, and Lamed Occur In Scripture entrance(first letters) Exams primarily(first letter). | dpad | 2 |
| 9223 | CAPITAL (7) | Ripken munches on bread with hockey player. (7) | Ripken(CAL) munches on{contains} bread(PITA) with [hockey player]. | dpad | 2 |
| 9245 | A CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER AMERICAN OR BRITISH ENGLISH IS USED (?) | First floor's Tlingit roommate urgently crashed Kyle's van. (5) | US: First floor's = first letters Tlingit Roommate Urgently Crashed Kyle's [van] UK: First floor = the floor above ground = second letters tLingit rOommate uRgently cRashed kYle's [van] |
dpad | 2 |
| 9246 | GARBAGE (7) | Fashion era riffraff. (7) | Fashion(GARB) era(AGE) [riffraff]. | dpad | 2 |
| 9328 | CINNAMON (8) | Theater cat leaves game of _Betrayal_ after action and even spice! (8) | Theater Cat (GUS) leaves{drop} Game of betrayal (AMONGUS) after{placement} aCtIoN aNd even{even letters} spice - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9331 | PAPYRUS (7) | Font of syrup pa spills. (7) | Font - def (of - connector) SYRUP PA - anagram fodder spills - {anagram indicator} |
dpad | 2 |
| 9371 | ANY CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER BASED ON WHETHER IT'S AN ACROSS CLUE OR A DOWN CLUE (?) | This clue's direction? Primarily, mock fantasy character. | This clue's direction? - Across/Down Primarily, - take first letter mock - RAG ON fantasy character - def/def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9377 | COURTESY (8) | Favor octopus' rather shy regularity. (8) | Favor - def oCtOpUs' RaThEr ShY regularity - every other letter |
dpad | 2 |
| 9392 | ECCEDENTESIAST (14) | Characters in the distance identify a stepford wife. (14) | Characters in the = bank indicator DISTANCE = letter bank identify = connector a stepford wife = def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9416 | SALAD (5) | Liberal left Texan city, flipped to Green Party? (5) | Liberal - L left - delete Texan city - DALLAS flipped - backwards to - {connector} Green Party - salad |
dpad | 2 |
| 9493 | SPATCHCOCK (10) | Prepare chicken with one third pasta and a hint of tomato, then tip over anchovy and artichoke hearts. (10) | Prepare chicken - def with - {connector} one third pasta - SPAghetti and - {juxtaposition} a hint of - {first letter} Tomato then - {juxtaposition} tip - COCK over - {containing} ancHovy and artiChoke hearts - {middle letters} |
dpad | 2 |
| 9535 | MANTISSA (8) | Woman eats a bug on a bit of a log. (8) | Woman - MISS eats - containing a bug - ANT on - {atop} A bit of a log - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9546 | JACKAL (6) | Sweet-talk the reverend's wild dog. (6) | Sweet-talk - CAJOLE the reverend's - spoonerism wild dog - definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 9556 | REPECHAGE (9) | Extra heat makes pancake bubble up with gas and time. (9) | Extra heat - def makes - connector pancake - CREPE bubble up - rotate to REPEC with gas - H and time - AGE |
dpad | 2 |
| 9570 | ASPECT (6) | Detail in a shirt's appearance. (6) | Detail - SPEC in - contained A shirt - T appearance - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9578 | LYNX (4) | In Brooklyn, Xavier finds a Minnesota team. (4) | In... finds - hidden word brookLYNXavier a Minnesota team - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9587 | CASHEW (6) | Content warning: ||contains Arthur's nut|| (6) | Content Warning: contains Arthur - ASHE nut - definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 9650 | ABANDON (7) | Withdraw blood and more blood from donor's heart. (7) | Withdraw - def blood - AB AND more blood - O from... 's heart - {middle letter} doNor |
dpad | 2 |
| 9679 | UNICODE (7) | School program with a ton of characters. (7) | School - UNI program - CODE with - link a ton of characters - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9683 | SUPERTEAM (9) | Steam up re: confusing the Avengers with the Justice League. (9) | Steam up re - anagram fodder confusing - anagrind the Avengers with the Justice League - definitely a SUPERTEAM |
dpad | 2 |
| 9686 | ANY CLUE THAT HAS NO LETTERS IN COMMON WITH ITS ANSWER (?) | Beat up driver event? (4) | Beat - FLOG up - reversal driver event? - def GOLF |
dpad | 2 |
| 9710 | PODCAST (7) | People talking online results in shattered DotA PCs. (7) | People talking online - def results in - link shattered - anagrind DOTAPCS - anagram fodder |
dpad | 2 |
| 9715 | ANY CLUE THAT IS ALSO A COMPLETE LIE (?) | Hershey's candy is made of berries and cake. (3 8) | Hershey's candy - def, ICE BREAKERS is made of ... and ... - anagrind BERRIES CAKE - anagram fodder |
dpad | 2 |
| 9739 | ANY CLUE WITH TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT’S INTERPRETED IN BRITISH ENGLISH OR AMERICAN ENGLISH (?) | Refuse passengers running undersea bachelor brewpub _Iguana Swimming Hole_. (7) | US: Refuse - def passengers - passengers get in on the right side of the car, so we take those letters runninG underseA bacheloR brewpuB iguanA swimmingG holE UK: Refuse - def passengers - passengers get in on the left side of the car, so we take those letters Running Undersea Bachelor Brewpub Iguana Swimming Hole |
dpad | 2 |
| 9096 | HAYWIRE (7) | "Straw" (with anger) "all yellow in Wordle!" (7) | Straw(HAY) with(W) anger(IRE) [all yellow in Wordle](yellow letters in wordle mean they're in the wrong place) | dpad | 1 |
| 9122 | FINALE (6) | Find Alex cut short at wrap-up. (6) | FINd ALEx cut short(remove last letters) at [wrap-up]. | dpad | 1 |
| 9154 | INCORRIGIBLE (12) | Scruffy corgi rib line can't be fixed. (12) | Scruffy (anag.) <CORGI RIB LINE> [can't be fixed] | dpad | 1 |
| 9167 | TICONDEROGA (11) | New York fort before the German icon puts on a robe. (11) | New York fort = def before = placement the German = DER icon = ICON puts on = inside robe = TOGA T(ICON+DER)OGA |
dpad | 1 |
| 9175 | ENTERPRISE | Venture to genetically modify, ripen trees. (10) | Venture = definition genetically modify = anagram RIPENTREES = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9179 | BOONDOGGLE (10) | Artifice is a godsend to pup with broken leg. (10) | [Artifice] is a godsend(BOON) to pup(DOG) with broken <LEG>. | dpad | 1 |
| 9202 | BROADWAY (8) | Wicked location to laugh loudly about cry of pain when stabbed by plug. (8) | Wicked location - Wicked is a musical on Broadway to laugh loudly - BRAY about - containing cry of pain - OW when stabbed by - containing plug - AD BR(O(AD)W)AY |
dpad | 1 |
| 9213 | FOUR-LETTER WORD (4-6, 4) | Loud lead-free dour mail item: "WotC dark foes flip like each term here." (4-6 4) | Loud(F) lead-free{drop first letter} dOUR mail item(LETTER) WotC dark foes(DROW) flip{reverse} [like each term here] | dpad | 1 |
| 9222 | BASMATI (7) | Rice mat bias is problematic. (7) | Rice - def MAT BIAS - anagram fodder is problematic - anagram indicator |
dpad | 1 |
| 9225 | OBVIATE (7) | Anticipate lithium-free memory charm. (7) | [Anticipate] lithium-free(-LI) memory charm(OBliVIATE). | dpad | 1 |
| 9232 | CONCERTO (8) | Instrumented piece with Spanish core corrupted over time. (8) | [Instrumented piece] with Spanish(CON) <CORE> corrupted over{containing} Time. | dpad | 1 |
| 9252 | SPIRIT LEVEL (6, 5) | Elvis' triple-retuned instrument. (6, 5) | <elvistriple> retuned{anag.} [instrument] | dpad | 1 |
| 9306 | DOUBLE SIDED (6, 5) | Two-faced claim -"of course the cow was seen!" (6, 5) | Two-faced - def claim - homophone of course - DUH the cow - BULL was seen - SIGHTED |
dpad | 1 |
| 9309 | HABANERO (8) | Spicy pepper and bad brains regularly eaten by hero. (8) | Spicy pepper = definition bAd BrAiNs regularly = ABAN eaten by = contained in HERO H(ABAN)ERO |
dpad | 1 |
| 9321 | BUFFET (6) | Strike a psychic Pokémon after scratching its head a lot. (6) | Strike - def a psychic Pokémon - WOBBUFFET scratching its head a lot - drop WOB |
dpad | 1 |
| 9322 | SMORGASBORD (11) | Mishmash of endless campfire treats and smoke oddly abhorred. (11) | Mishmash - def (of - connection) endless campfire treats - SMORes (and) smoke - GAS oddly abhorred - aBhOrReD |
dpad | 1 |
| 9323 | TRANSNISTRIA (12) | Even out terrain using inset artisan breakaway state. (12) | Even out - (drop evens) TeRrAiN uSiNg InSeT aRtIsAn breakaway state - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9327 | PATHETIC (8) | Sad about the plastic dropping two sizes. (8) | Sad - def about - containing the - THE plastic - PLASTIC dropping two sizes - drop L and S PA(THE)TIC |
dpad | 1 |
| 9342 | ANY CLUE BEGINNING WITH "HARRY POTTER AND" (?) | Harry Potter and the Steadily Retreating Head Infection (5) | Harry Potter And The Steadily retreating - reversal head - first letters Infection - definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 9351 | FISHING (7) | Seeking animated shin gif. (7) | Seeking - def animated - anagram indicator SHINGIF - anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9372 | BLESS (5) | Ballets as odd praise. (5) | BaLlEtS aS odd - odd letters praise - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9387 | SPACEMAN (8) | Astronaut's coming back from Codename: Capsule. (8) | Astronaut's - def coming back - reversal from - hidden word codeNAME: CAPSule |
dpad | 1 |
| 9407 | IOUEA (5) | Pilot uses a regular old sponge. (5) | pIlOt UsEs A regular - every other letter old sponge - def. |
dpad | 1 |
| 9408 | SPLENDOR (8) | _Bejeweled_ game involves removing duplicates from organ entrance. (8) | _Bejeweled_ game - def (BGG 148228) involves - link removing duplicates from - for any letter that shows up more than once, replace it with just one copy of itself organ - SPLEeN entrance - DOoR |
dpad | 1 |
| 9411 | CENTER (6) | Penny... uh... core? | Penny - CENT uh - ER core - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9432 | FEINT (5) | "I heard it's a barely noticeable fake." (5) | I heard it's a - homophone indicator barely noticeable - FAINT fake - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9433 | BREACH (6) | The break-in's about... about a famous musician? (6) | The break-in's - def about - {around} about - RE a famous musician - BACH |
dpad | 1 |
| 9436 | CHTHONIC (8) | Infernal speedster loses Sajak's wares over a fake coin. (8) | Infernal - def speedster - CHEETAH loses Sajak's wares - drop the vowels, EEA over - (useless) positioning indicator a fake - {anagram indicator} COIN - anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9448 | EA-NASIR (2-5) | Copper swindler's arena is reforging. (2-5) | Copper swindler - def ARENA IS - anagram fodder reforging - anagram indicator |
dpad | 1 |
| 9486 | PERPETUITY (10) | Eternity appears pretty, even without bearing harmony. (10) | Eternity - def aPpEaRs PrEtTy even - even letters without - drop bearing - N harmony - UnITY |
dpad | 1 |
| 9490 | SPLOOT (6) | Smol pupper opens with "Henlo! Where's chimkin? Flippin' catto...", ends with comfy stretch. (6) | Smol - S Pupper - P opens with - {first letter} HENLO where's chimkin? - drop HEN Flippin' - {reversal} catTO ends - {last two letters} with - {connector} comfy stretch - definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 9537 | ELEVEN (6) | Knievel flips through half-open brand new windows? (6) | EVEL Knievel flips through - reverse half opEN brand new Windows - latest version of Windows is ELEVEN |
dpad | 1 |
| 9561 | GHOTI (5) | Scam has utterly bad spelling. (5) | Scam - PHISH has utterly - homophone bad spelling - (comically bad) definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 9586 | SWIATEK (7) | Wisconsin's odd anthem _In the Endless Blue, a Cardinal_. (7) | Wisconsin - WI odd AnThEm In - contained in Endless - drop last letter Blue - SKy A Cardinal - def, Kazimierz Świątek |
dpad | 1 |
| 9589 | LECHONK (7) | John Locke scratches head twice, carves up a monster of a hog. (7) | joHNLOCKE - anagram fodder scratches head twice - drop first two letters carves up - anagram indicator a monster of a hog - def, Lechonk is the Hog (Pocket) Monster |
dpad | 1 |
| 9593 | LAGNIAPPE (9) | Extra pull-ups essential to bicep pain galore. (9) | Extra - def pull-ups - reverse essential to - hidden word bicEP PAIN GALore |
dpad | 1 |
| 9624 | TÜRKIYE | Concert closed with Mötley Crüe's penultimate fringe rock vinyl _Oddly Not the Last Republic_. (7) | concerT closed - last letter with - link Mötley Crüe's penultimate - Ü fringe - outer letters RocK vInYl oddly not - even letters only thE last - last letter Republic - definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 9628 | ANY CLUE THAT IS A MASSIVE SPOILER (OF A BOOK/MOVIE/SHOW ETC.) (?) | (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince) ||Dumbledore's killer peels off for a short rest.|| (3) | Dumbledore's killer - sNAPe peels off - drop first and last letter for - link a short rest - definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 9631 | TANGIBLE (8) | Bagel tin shaped like a solid. (8) | BAGEL TIN - anagram fodder shaped like a - anagram indicator solid - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9636 | TONER (5) | More weight for bodybuilder? (5) | ddef More - TON-ER bodybuilder - one who TONEs their body - a TONER |
dpad | 1 |
| 9653 | COASTER (7) | Pub freebie for a firm, unsettling stare. (7) | Pub freebie - definition for - link a firm - CO unsettling - anagram indicator STARE - anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9655 | CLEANSE (7) | Scrub jar containing the French sardine wrappers. (7) | Scrub - def jar - CAN containing - container indicator the French - LE SardineE wrappers - first and last letters |
dpad | 1 |
| 9700 | ANGST (5) | Worry about memory-free unit. (5) | Worry - def about - link memory-free - drop ROM unit - ANGSTROM |
dpad | 1 |
| 9701 | FREE-FOR-ALL (4-3-3) | Anarchy? Or in rapid decline? (4-3-3) | Anarchy - def OR in - contained rapid decline - FREEFALL |
dpad | 1 |
| 9713 | ANY CLUE THAT IS ALSO A PARADOX (?) | "A number is this clue's answer" initially negates Lagrange's extreme confusion. (3) | A number - def, ONE is - link this clue's answer - one=I initially Negates - N Lagrange's extreme - L confusion - anagrind ...wait, that's not right. A number - def, NIL is - link this clue's answer - Nil=O initially Negates - N lagrangE's extreme - E confusion - anagrind [STACK OVERFLOW] |
dpad | 1 |
| 9751 | ANY CLUE THAT ENDS WITH "... THIS IS NOT A PUZZLE." (?) | Kissing, for some, perplexingly starts in Burkina Faso (really!), ends "This is not a puzzle". (5 4) | Kissing, for some - def perplexingly - anagrind starts - first letters In Burkina Faso Really ends - last letters thiS iS noT A Puzzle |
dpad | 1 |
| 9756 | BISHOP (6) | Underground club is hoppin' with mulled wine. (6) | Underground - hidden word cluB IS HOPpin' with - link mulled wine - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9765 | VIEW (4) | Voices we oddly see? (4) | VoIcEsWe oddly - odd letters see - def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9090 | TORRENT (7) | In Elden Ring, mount mold back on king tree folk. (7) | [In Elden Ring, mount] mold(ROT) back(rev.) on king(R) tree folk(ENT). (7) | dpad | 0 |
| 9095 | FORWARD (7) | Send on because of drawback. (7) | [Send on] because of(FOR) DRAW(backwards). | dpad | 0 |
| 9098 | GALOSH (6) | Cry of surprise about headline "All-Leather Footwear". (6) | Cry of surprise(GOSH) about(around) headline(first letters) (A)ll (L)eather [Footwear] | dpad | 0 |
| 9117 | VOW (3) | I owe you, I swear! (3) | IOU is 3/5 of the VOWel letters I swear = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9123 | INDICATOR (9) | Swap bases in GTA or go after a mostly blue litmus test. (9) | Swap bases = DNA, swap G/C and A/T so GTA->CAT or = OR go after = positioning indicator mostly blue = INDIgo litmus test = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9130 | HELICOPTER (10) | Ingenuity, e.g. detailing spiral for the heartless boss' odd pet bear. (10) | [Ingenuity, e.g]: The Mars rover's helicopter detailing - remove last letter spiral = HELIx for the (fluff) heartless boss' = CtO odd pet bear = PeT bEaR |
dpad | 0 |
| 9136 | ONIGIRI (7) | Snack on pig iris endlessly. (7) | [Snack] ON pIG IRIs endlessly |
dpad | 0 |
| 9139 | SOAP (4) | Second cheap replica ICO ends up being a bubble creator. (4) | Second - S cheaP replicA icO [ends up] = OAP being {a bubble creator} = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9146 | PRANK (5) | Silent but deadly stinkbomb. (5) | Silent = P Deadly (smelling) = RANK Stinkbomb = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9149 | CREAM CHEESE (5, 6) | Transformed mecha captured by retired oracle tucking in to this French spread. (5, 6) | Transformed (anag.) MECHA=AMCHE Captured by = {inside} Retired (reversed) oracle = REES Tucking in to = {inside} This French = CE C(RE(AMCHE)ES)E Spread = Definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9161 | RABBIT (6) | _Night of the Lepus_ star left bar for a second. (6) | [_Night of the Lepus_ star] left bar = RAB a second = BIT |
dpad | 0 |
| 9178 | APRON (5) | Monkey marathon broadcast coverage. (5) | Monkey marathon = APE RUN broadcast = sounds like coverage = def. |
dpad | 0 |
| 9181 | SONI (4) | Arithmancer captured during _Crisis on Infinite Earths_. (4) | Arithmancer = Soni is a member of Arithmancy captured during = hidden word crisiSONInfiniteearths |
dpad | 0 |
| 9185 | OSTRICH (7) | Most rich folks hide their exotic bird. | mOSTRICHfolks hide = hidden word exotic bird = def. |
dpad | 0 |
| 9204 | ANY CLUE THAT USES THE SAME DEFINITION AND WORDPLAY (?) | The same definition ends up as wordplay and somewhat Orwellian bad news. (2'2-2-4) | thE samE definitioN ends up = reverse last letters <word>play = anagram WORD somewhat orwELLian = ELL bad news = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9208 | TURTLE (6) | Shelled water fauna hurries after palmy genesis. (6) | Shelled = take middle letter of each other word waTer faUna hurRies afTer paLmy genEsis &lit - turtles are shelled creatures that are born on beaches (palmy genesis) and need to hurry to the water. |
dpad | 0 |
| 9226 | HADES (5) | Hot drinks in hell. (5) | (H)ot drinks(ADES) in [hell]. | dpad | 0 |
| 9227 | HADES (5) | Later, Pluto was betrayed by extremely vindictive scientists. (5) | [Later, Pluto] was betrayed(HAD) by extremely{ends} vindictivE scientistS. "Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων, Ploutōn) was the ruler of the underworld in classical mythology. The earlier name for the god was Hades" |
dpad | 0 |
| 9233 | STAB (4) | Try the Saint of Blood Types? (4) | [Try] the Saint(ST) of blood types(AB) | dpad | 0 |
| 9235 | SEA LION (3, 4) | Circus performer pops a lesion. (3 4) | [Circus performer] pops{anag.} <a lesion>. | dpad | 0 |
| 9253 | MF DOOM (2, 4) | Vaudeville villain rapper's fringe motif reversed decree. (2, 4) | [Vaudeville Villain rapper]'s fringe{outer edges} MotiF reversed{flip} decree(DOOM). | dpad | 0 |
| 9263 | EASTER (6) | The Sunday after Lent is this repressed feast eruption. (6) | [The Sunday after Lent] is this repressed{hidden} fEAST ERuption. | dpad | 0 |
| 9264 | CHARLIE PARKER (7, 6) | Ornithology writer burns and lies to valets endlessly. (7, 6) | [Ornithology writer] burns(CHARs) and LIEs to valets(PARKERs) endlessly{drop all last letters}. | dpad | 0 |
| 9266 | CARBON (6) | _Need for Speed_ entry dragster is good in France. (6) | [_Need for Speed_ entry] dragster(CAR) is good in France(BON). | dpad | 0 |
| 9269 | ERROR (5) | Ore bank fault. (5) | ORE = letter bank bank = {letter bank} fault = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9279 | UBE (3) | Regular, humble yam. (3) | Regular{every other letter} hUmBlE [yam]. | dpad | 0 |
| 9280 | MCDONALD'S (9) | Scold damn salad chain. (9) | Scold damn=anagram fodder salad={anagram} chain=definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9299 | DESSERT SPOONS (7,6) | Bank portends to have cutlery. (7,6) | Bank = word bank PORTENDS = bank letters to have = connection cutlery = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9300 | LYDIAN (6) | Unicode block where I, L, and Y mingle. (6) | [Unicode block] where <I L AND Y> mingle{anag.}. | dpad | 0 |
| 9301 | VAMP (4) | Improvise a bloodsucker who calms down? (4) | Improvise = definition bloodsucker = VAMPIRE who calms down? = drop IRE |
dpad | 0 |
| 9303 | PISTACHIO (9) | Posit chia mutations related to Poison Ivy. (9) | Posit chia - anagram fodder mutations - anagram indicator related to poison ivy - definition (verb phrase, poison ivy and pistachios are both in the Anacardiaceae family) |
dpad | 0 |
| 9324 | FRITO (5) | Chip broadcasts complimentary digit. (5) | Chip = definition broadcasts = homophone complimentary = FREE digit = TOE |
dpad | 0 |
| 9357 | TURIN (5) | Anti-plagiarism service debugs shroud site. (5) | Anti-plagiarism service - TURNITIN debugs - drop NIT shroud site - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9378 | BANANA (6) | "Tropicana: Naboo" contains zero-gravity fruit. (6) | "tropicANA: NABoo" contains - hidden word zero-gravity - flipped fruit - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9379 | AMORE (5) | DaVinci's love sings of an eel. (5) | DaVinci's love - def Sings of - homophone indicator An eel - A MORAY |
dpad | 0 |
| 9385 | MUSTARD (7) | Relish Zappy and friends rolling in mud. (7) | Relish - definition Zappy and friends - RATS rolling - flip in - contained mud - MUD MU(STAR)D |
dpad | 0 |
| 9393 | TESTIFY (7) | Swear to show gratitude for hosting an endless messy fiesta. (7) | Swear - def To show gratitude - TY (Thank You) Hosting - contains Endless - drop last letter Messy - anagram FIESTa - fodder |
dpad | 0 |
| 9404 | STEFANIA (8) | Crater a fansite by mistake. (8) | Crater - def, Stefania Crater on Venus A FANSITE - fodder by mistake - anagram indicator |
dpad | 0 |
| 9413 | GOOGLE-FU (6-2) | Acquiring skills through sludge, a broken leg, and endless garbage. (6-2) | Acquiring skills - def through - {connection} sludge - GOO a broken - anagram indicator LEG - anagram fodder endless - drop outer letters garbage - reFUse |
dpad | 0 |
| 9414 | GLOOM (5) | Pokémon with the blues. (5) | double def Pokémon // the blues |
dpad | 0 |
| 9447 | DIDACTIC (8) | Preachy Queen performs briefly, I see. (8) | Preachy - def Queen - DIDo performs - ACTs briefly - drop last letters I see - IC |
dpad | 0 |
| 9466 | PERFIDY (7) | Faithlessness from pro-compassion Reverend. (7) | Faithlessness - definition from - {connector} pro-compassion - FOR PITY Reverend - {spoonerism} (say it like "fer") |
dpad | 0 |
| 9467 | COAX (4) | Persuade to help cut down a tree? (4) | Double def Persuade help(CO-) cut down a tree(AX) |
dpad | 0 |
| 9480 | CRAZY (5) | Mad god replaces clue? Gaudy! (5) | Mad - definition god - RA replaces - {instead of} clue - HINT gaudy - C(HINT)ZY |
dpad | 0 |
| 9489 | THANOS (6) | Utah rainbows regularly lead to a snappy fellow? (6) | uTaH rAiNbOwS regularly - every other letter lead to - {link} snappy fellow - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9506 | DEMAGOGUE (9) | Corrupt mage fed to hound by somewhat sad prejudiced leader. (9) | Corrupt - anagrind MAGE - anagram fodder fed to - inside hound - DOG by - {link} somewhat sad - blUE prejudiced leader - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9516 | WONT (4) | Likely town rezoning. (4) | Likely - def TOWN - anagram fodder rezoning - anagrind |
dpad | 0 |
| 9529 | REDEEM (6) | Auntie's after a _Scarlet Letter_ cash-in. (6) | Auntie - EM 's after a - {juxtaposition} Scarlet - RED Letter - E cash-in - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9536 | EXPONENT (8) | Advocate prior foe get nerfed. (8) | Advocate - definition prior - EX foe - OPPONENT get nerfed (make them no longer OP) |
dpad | 0 |
| 9555 | ANY URL (?) | Flee, flee before half-trivial MMORPG! (9.3) | Flee - RUN flee - ESCAPE before - {connector} half-trivial - COMmon MMORPG - [def] |
dpad | 0 |
| 9559 | CALICO CAT (6, 3) | Unenergetic celiac reacts badly, throws up a taco and something tricolored. (6, 3) | Unenergetic - -E celiac - CLIAC reacts badly - anagram indicator throws up a - reversal TACO and - link something tricolored - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9560 | EPEE (4) | Extremely French summer overwhelms central government organization of fish guts and accented crosswordese. (4) | Extremely - ends French summer - ÉtÉ overwhelms - containing central - middle letter government organization - ePa of - {connector} fish - eEl guts - middle letter and - {link} accented crosswordese - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9569 | OEUVRE (6) OR, IF YOU PREFER, ŒUVRE (5) | Work mineral around revolutionary French sight. (6) | Work - def mineral - ORE around - containing revolutionary - reversal French sight - VUE |
dpad | 0 |
| 9595 | TRIFLE (6) | Annoy entire broadcast for a bit. (6) | Annoy - TRY entire - FULL broadcast - homophone for - {link} a bit - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9605 | ASPHODEL (8) | Leads bad tour of soup plant. (8) | LEADS - anagram fodder bad - anagram indicator tour of - containing soup - PHO plant - definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9608 | YANK (4) | Deep down, Priyanka's a jerk. (4) | Deep down - hidden word priYANKa 's - link a jerk - definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9610 | GREEN EGGS (5, 4) | Eco-friendly, like emptying propane barbecues. (5, 4) | Eco-friendly - GREEN like - EG emptying - remove middle letters propane - GaS barbecues - def, https://biggreenegg.com/ |
dpad | 0 |
| 9611 | SATISFIED (9) | Sorry? About what? Sit up straight, the document isn't large, okay? (9) | Sorry - SAD about what - containing SIT up straight - reversal the document - FIlE isn't large - drop L okay - definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 9635 | BOX (3) | Wine without a rude ill-formed container. (3) | Wine - BOrdeauX without - drop A RUDE - anagram fodder ill-formed - anagram indicator container - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9656 | ANY CLUE THAT STARTS WITH "ANY CLUE THAT" (?) | ANY CLUE THAT ENDS WITH A CRYPTID (4) | anY cluE thaT ends - last letters with - juxtaposition a - I cryptid - def, YETI |
dpad | 0 |
| 9661 | GRANULAR (8) | Finely detailed, relative to Ulaanbaatar's outer limits. (8) | Finely detailed - definition relative - GRAN to - {juxtaposition} ULaanbaatAR 's outer limits - start and end of the word |
dpad | 0 |
| 9663 | IDIOCY (6) | Folly is abruptly raising cash in the middle of a DIY project. (6) | Folly - def is - link abruptly - drop last letter raising - reversal cash - COIn in the middle of a - contained in DIY - anagram fodder project - anagram indicator |
dpad | 0 |
| 9678 | ANY CLUE ENTIRELY MADE UP OF WORDS FROM PREVIOUS CONTESTS' PROMPTS (?) | Shave and amputate oblong product then jail Othello top to bottom with oddball and Oregon trail dough. (8) | Shave and amputate - drop edge letters twice oblong - anagram prODUct then - juxtaposition jail...with...and - contain OthellO top to bottom - outer letters odd BaLl oregoN trail - last letter dough - def DOU BL OO N |
dpad | 0 |
| 9681 | EQUIVALENCE (11) | Parity between points includes a brief test covering mostly orange. (11) | Parity - def between...includes - contained in points - E...E a brief test - QUIz covering - atop mostly orange - VALENCia |
dpad | 0 |
| 9689 | AWESOME (7) | "Nemo, sewage is made of... rear dynamite." (7) | nEMO SEWAge is made of - containing rear - reversal dynamite - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9745 | HACK (4) | Protip: you can recycle chalk without any loss. (4) | Protip - def (life hack) you can recycle - anagrind CHALK - anagram fodder without any - drop loss - L |
dpad | 0 |
| 9748 | CAVE (4) | Inca vehicle found in a grotto. (4) | inCA VEhicle found in - hidden word a grotto - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9783 | BOWSER (6) | Mario's foe imprisoned by the Rainbow Serpent. (6) | Mario's foe - def imprisoned by the - hidden word rainBOW SERpent |
dpad | 0 |
| 9784 | SEVERANCE (9) | Snape mostly gets barnacles for a golden parachute. (9) | Snape - SEVERus mostly - drop last two letters gets - juxtaposition regular - every other letter bArNaClEs for - link a golden parachute - def |
dpad | 0 |