Contests started: OVERMORROW (10), ALBATROSS (9), TOPIARY (7), STANCHION (9), OUTER (5), WAHOO (5), SIXTEEN (7), CHARCUTERIE (11), LIMINAL (7), QUOKKA (6), FARGO (5)
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), SNAKE (5), CORNER (6), CORONER (7), RIVER PEBBLE (5, 6), MYOPIA (6), ANY WORD OR PHRASE CONTAINING EXACTLY ONE HUNDRED LETTERS (?), BOUNTY (6), FLAKE (5), TERRITORY (9), DESPERATE (9), PIPIS (5), ANY PUZZLEHUNT TEAM (?), TRIPTYCH (8), TAKOYAKI (8), INTERNET EXPLORER (8, 8), TRIQUETRA (9), THE GAME (3, 4), STEVIA (6), GIZMO (5), KISMET (6), TACHYCARDIA (11), ANANASSA (8), BATHTUB (7), CHARLOTTE (9), WHITE WHALE (5, 5), ACROSTIC (8), HYPE (4), PUZZLE HUNT (6, 4), AT SIGN (2, 4), VERBOTEN (8), LIMESTONE (9), FLAPS (5), EDGE CASE (4 4)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9914 | CLUE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT’S INTERPRETED BEFORE OR AFTER THE YEAR 1868 (?) | "First President with alive parents is extremely nurturing" - Observer Olivia, Northern Egypt (5) | Pre-1868 parse: Nurturing Observer Olivia Northern Egypt NO ONE has been elected president whose parents were alive. (Also it's <1868, so there's no space in NOONE.) Post-1868 parse: nurturinG observeR oliviA northerN egypT GRANT was elected in 1868. Research began and ended with https://xkcd.com/1122/ |
dpad | 5 |
| 10786 | STEVIA (6) | Toothpaste vials found to contain artificial sweetener (6) | toothpaSTE VIAls found to contain = hidden word artificial sweetener = definition |
dpad | 5 |
| 11328 | WHITE WHALE (5, 5) | My obsession? Hearing a ghoul scream. (5, 5) | My obsession = definition Hearing = homophone ghoul scream = WIGHT WAIL |
dpad | 5 |
| 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 |
| 11101 | CHARLOTTE (9) | A sweet web admin? (9) | A sweet = def, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_(cake) web-admin = punny def, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web |
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 |
| 9902 | CODSWALLOP (10) | Fish thrash foolish ideas. (10) | Fish - CODS thrash - WALLOP foolish ideas - def |
dpad | 3 |
| 10129 | BROMIDE (7) | Wife-to-be internalizing a mantra - so cliché (7) | Wife-to-be = BRIDE internalizing = containing a mantra = OM so cliché = definition |
dpad | 3 |
| 10191 | FLAKE (5) | Regularly film a skier and a bit of snow (5) | Regularly = every other letter FiLm A sKiEr and = link a bit of snow = definition |
dpad | 3 |
| 10716 | LICENSE (7) | It says you can essentially sponsor basic science following bugs (7) | It says you can = definition essentially = middle letters spoNsor baSic sciEnce following = after bugs = LICE |
dpad | 3 |
| 11045 | MATCHA (6) | Tea before a game (6) | Tea = definition before = juxtaposition A game = MATCH |
dpad | 3 |
| 11061 | BATHTUB (7) | Gin is made here with barium, some THC, and, oddly, thumbs (7) | Gin is made here = definition, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_gin with = link barium = BA some THc oddly = every other letter ThUmBs |
dpad | 3 |
| 11364 | HYPE (4) | Lengthy period full of excitement (4) | lengtHY PEriod | dpad | 3 |
| 11634 | LIMESTONE (9) | Elvis meets at lounge regularly, providing rock (9) | eLvIsMeEtSaTlOuNgE regularly = every other letter providing = link rock = def |
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 |
| 9817 | CLUE THAT'S ENTIRELY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (ANSWER, DEFINITION, AND CRYPTIC READING) | https://imgur.com/nY4uB3B | Jedi foe - def partially disbars - remove bars from one letter, see https://imgur.com/a/YFbuAUM half a prison - SING-sing |
dpad | 2 |
| 9859 | AQUARIUM (8) | Schoolhouse resizes a constellation? (8) | Schoolhouse - def, home to a school of fish resizes - S->M a constellation - AQUARIUS |
dpad | 2 |
| 9880 | DETOUR (6) | Trends oddly flip before our departure. | TrEnDs oddly flip - DET before - juxtaposition OUR departure - def |
dpad | 2 |
| 9949 | CORNER (6) | Heartless medical examiner's catch-22 (6) | Heartless = drop middle letter medical examiner = CORoNER 's = link catch-22 = def, a troubling situation (backed into a corner) |
dpad | 2 |
| 10115 | ANY WORD OR PHRASE CONTAINING EXACTLY ONE HUNDRED LETTERS (?) | _King of the Hill_ episode with characters from _Cave Prowling Myths_ (4,7,2,3,8,7,3,10,2,7,5,2,3,8,7,3,10,2,7) | King of the Hill episode = definition with characters from = letter bank indicator Cave Prowling Myths = letter bank What Happens at the National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis Stays at the National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis |
dpad | 2 |
| 10139 | BOUNTY (6) | Premium nut chewed and swallowed by a kid (6) | Premium = def NUT = anagram fodder chewed = anagrind and swallowed by = contained in a kid = BOY |
dpad | 2 |
| 10306 | TERRITORY (9) | Habitat is really empty after moving otter outside of Rhode Island (9) | Habitat = definition is = link ReallY empty = outer letters after = juxtaposition moving = anagrind OTTER = anagram fodder outside of = containing Rhode Island |
dpad | 2 |
| 10377 | PIPIS (5) | Two detectives initially stumble identifying some shellfish (5) | Two = repeat detectives = PI initially = first letter Stumble identifying = link some shellfish = definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 10689 | TAKOYAKI (8) | Weirdly okay chip-wrapped snack (8) | Weirdly = anagrind OKAY = fodder chip = TAKI wrapped = inside snack = definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 10766 | SEXTANT (7) | Star-gazer confuses Texan in the middle of the street (7) | Star-gazer - definition confuses = anagrind TEXAN in the middle of = contained in the street = ST |
dpad | 2 |
| 10777 | THE GAME (3, 4) | Teams argue that regularly making sacrifices brought about a cognitohazard (3, 4) | tEaMs ArGuE tHaT regularly making sacrifices = every other letter brought about = reversal a cognitohazard = definition (Don't skip sleep during hunts!) |
dpad | 2 |
| 10827 | SWANS (5) | Game saw Magnus making regular sacrifices (5) | Game = definition, one of the collective nouns for a group of swans is a game (per wiki) SaW mAgNuS making regular sacrifices = every other letter |
dpad | 2 |
| 10863 | ANANASSA (8) | NASA reorgs twice, develops a strawberry (8) | NASA = anagram fodder (twice) reorgs = anagrind develops = link a strawberry = definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 11014 | GOOSE (5) | Cobra Chicken Beer - made with love! (5) | Cobra Chicken = def, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cobra-chickens Beer = GOSE made with = insert love = O |
dpad | 2 |
| 11343 | ACROSTIC (8) | An angry bug reportedly just looking at first letters (8) | An angry bug = A CROSS TICK reportedly = homophone just looking at first letters = def |
dpad | 2 |
| 11409 | SHOGI (5) | Gosh, I am struggling at chess (5) | GOSHI = anagram fodder am struggling at = anagrind chess = definition |
dpad | 2 |
| 11501 | CARET (5) | Scare tactics involving a powerful character? (5) | sCARETactics involving = hidden word a powerful character = def, in some programming languages, ^ is used for exponentiation |
dpad | 2 |
| 11556 | S (1) | Letter to an allegedly arty connector? (1) | Letter = def allegedly = homophone arty connector = R-T connector |
dpad | 2 |
| 11642 | EDGE CASE (4 4) | Boundary condition caused meltdown e.g. ceased (4 4) | Boundary condition = def caused = link meltdown = anagrind EGCEASED = anagram fodder |
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 |
| 9791 | ROSE (4) | A flower grew, had its head plucked. (4) | A flower - def grew - AROSE had its head plucked - drop A |
dpad | 1 |
| 9825 | CANDELABRA (10) | Light support able to half-state interminable boast. (10) | Light support - def able to - CAN half-state - DELAware interminable boast - BRAg |
dpad | 1 |
| 9918 | VITO (4) | Danny gets two haircuts in a van. (4) | Danny = deVITO gets two haircuts = drop first two letters in = link a van = def |
dpad | 1 |
| 9938 | CONTACT (7) | Touch with Spanish diplomacy (7) | Touch = def with Spanish = CON diplomacy = TACT |
dpad | 1 |
| 9946 | SNAKE (5) | Brick game with a plumber's tool (5) | ddef Brick game = the Nokia "Brick" had a game simply called SNAKE with = link a plumber's tool = tool to clean out drains |
dpad | 1 |
| 9948 | CORN (4) | Pluck a seed, get an earful? (4) | Pluck A = drop A seed = ACORN get = link an earful = corn (measured by the ear) |
dpad | 1 |
| 9968 | SMACK-DAB (5-3) | Squarely hit a dance move (5-3) | Squarely = def hit = SMACK a dance move = DAB |
dpad | 1 |
| 9969 | JOVIAL (6) | Friendly average guy briefly joins a vessel (6) | Friendly = def average guy = JOe briefly = drop last letter joins = (juxtaposition) a vessel = VIAL |
dpad | 1 |
| 9970 | CORONER (7) | "I see dead people" lies crooner (7) | "I see dead people" = def, a coroner would say this lies = anagrind CROONER = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9971 | JESUS (5) | Trinity's son judges outsiders over converting Sue (5) | Trinity's son = def, the holy trinity JudgeS outsiders = first and last letters over = containing converting = anagrind SUE = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 9986 | RIVER PEBBLE (5, 6) | Poem by Belle oddly opens "After seventeen steps down an arena / Something in an otter's pocket..." (5,6) | PoEm By BeLlE oddly = every other letter opens = juxtaposition after seventeen steps down an = rot17 ARENA = RIVER Something in an otter's pocket = def, https://veloxify.com/animals/2021/otters-have-a-favorite-stone-that-they-carry-with-them-for-the-rest-of-their-life/6602/ |
dpad | 1 |
| 10023 | TEN THOUSAND (3, 8) | Haunted snot sculpted into a square (3,8) | HAUNTED SNOT = anagram fodder sculpted into = anagrind a square = def, 100*100 |
dpad | 1 |
| 10104 | MYOPIA (6) | IPO may result in short-sightedness (6) | IPO MAY = anagram fodder result in = anagrind short-sightedness = def |
dpad | 1 |
| 10122 | TAPE (4) | Record PETA being ridiculous (4) | Record = definition PETA = anagram fodder being ridiculous = anagrind |
dpad | 1 |
| 10161 | BISCUIT (7) | Fawn's first cousin regularly captured by heartless android (7) | Fawn = def, http://fawn.colorcode.is/ vs https://www.color-name.com/biscuit.color (synonyms on thesaurus.com) 's = link fIrSt CoUsIn regularly = every other letter captured by = contained in heartless = drop middle letter android = BoT |
dpad | 1 |
| 10169 | QUINTET (7) | Time-consuming self-replicating program's central feature is a small band (7) | Time = T consuming = contained in self-replicating program = QUINE central feaTure is a = link small band = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10203 | EXCISE (6) | Cut a workout? Uh, no. (6) | Cut = definition a workout = EXERCISE uh = ER no = drop |
dpad | 1 |
| 10244 | LIBRARY (7) | Light artillery starts and ends with an integral support depot full of magazines (7) | LIght artilleRY starts and ends = first and last letters with an integral = containing support = BRA depot full of magazines = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10276 | WATERMELON (10) | Lawmen tore apart Oklahoma's state vegetable (10) | LAWMEN TORE = anagram fodder apart = anagrind Oklahoma's state vegetable = definition, seriously, https://www.npr.org/2015/03/01/389945364/watermelon-wedge-issue-ripens-in-oklahoma |
dpad | 1 |
| 10277 | VAGUE (5) | General hidden among Villanova guests (5) | General = definition hidden among = hidden word villanoVA GUEests |
dpad | 1 |
| 10311 | DESPERATE (9) | Having lost hope, a magic shard interrupts a night out (9) | Having lost hope = definition a magic shard = ESPER, in Magic: the Gathering, there are five wedges interrupts = inside a night out = DATE |
dpad | 1 |
| 10336 | DAVID BOWIE (5, 5) | Ziggy Stardust and I were enthralled when a performing diva bowed (5,5) | Ziggy Stardust and I were enthralled when a performing diva bowed (5,5) Ziggy Stardust = definition and = link I = I were enthralled when a = contained in performing = anagrind DIVA BOWED = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 10386 | LOOKDOWN (8) | Even Elmo worked and oddly won a fish (8) | Even = every other eLmO wOrKeD and = next to oddly = anagrind WON = anagram fodder a fish = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10387 | DESCARTES (9) | Mercedes' car testing involves a French coordinator (9) | merceDES CAR TESting involves = hidden word a French coordinator = definition, Descartes invented Cartesian coordinates |
dpad | 1 |
| 10412 | CORNCOB (7) | Inner ear shown by cold bucking bronco (7) | Inner ear = definition, middle of an ear of corn shown by = link Cold = C bucking = anagrind BRONCO = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 10452 | GROK (4) | Understand that a tight end is pointless (4) | Understand = definition that = link a tight end = GROnK is pointless = drop any compass points |
dpad | 1 |
| 10456 | ANY PUZZLEHUNT TEAM (?) | The Saviors of Bookspace's Banach-Tarski meta (8) | The Saviors of Bookspace = definition, TEAMMATE were the first team to solve the 2022 MIT Mystery Hunt 's = link Banach-Tarski = cut apart each letter into finite pieces then reassemble them into two copies of each letter META = Banach-Tarski fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 10710 | MOOCH (5) | Anthony trades love for a badly brewed mocha (5) | Anthony = definition, Scaramucci aka "The Mooch" trades...for = swap love = O A badly brewed = anagrind MOCHA = anagram fodder |
dpad | 1 |
| 10719 | PETRICHOR (9) | Pleasant smell coming from a trumpet-rich orchestra (9) | Pleasant smell = definition coming from = hidden word trumPET RICH ORchestra |
dpad | 1 |
| 10770 | BINGLE (6) | Crimew's Sprigatito is secretly disturbing Ledybas (6) | Crimew's Sprigatio = definition is = link secretly = hidden word disturBING LEdybas |
dpad | 1 |
| 10771 | INTERNET EXPLORER (8, 8) | Someone gaining experience with an alien, a boy scout, and an old computer program (8, 8) | Someone gaining experience = INTERN with = juxtaposition an alien = ET a boy scout = EXPLORER and = link an old computer program = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10773 | TRIQUETRA (9) | Retweet "tequila changes hands, drunkenly creates a simple knot" (9) | Retweet = RT TEQUIlA changes hands = L->R drunkenly creates = anagram a simple knot = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10814 | MONTAGE (7) | My French professor's assistant heartlessly gave a jumble (7) | My French = MON professor's assistant = TA heartlessly GavE jumble = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 10823 | GIZMO (5) | A creature you shouldn't feed after midnight secretly ascends random ziggurat (5) | A creature you shouldn't feed after midnight = definition, from the movie Gremlins secretly = hidden word ascends = reversal randOM ZIGgurat |
dpad | 1 |
| 10852 | POTOOOOOOOO (11) | Tyrant's dad provides weed? Nope, none, zip, zilch, nada, zero, naught, diddly-squat! (11) | Tyrant's dad = definitiin provides = link weed = POT nope = O none = O zip = O zilch = O nada = O zero = O naught = O diddly-squat = O |
dpad | 1 |
| 10966 | FLOP ERA (4, 3) | Heavy metal musical _Rabbit Season_? (4, 3) | Heavy metal = FL (Flerovium) musical = OPERA Rabbit Season = punny def |
dpad | 1 |
| 11024 | FINNISH (7) | Reportedly, Kanye will let you do this in a foreign language (7) | Reportedly = homophone Kanye will let you do this = FINISH, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kanye-interrupts-imma-let-you-finish in a = link foreign language = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 11352 | PASTA (5) | Arepas take secret ingredients, flour, and water (5) | arePAS TAke | dpad | 1 |
| 11386 | PUZZLE HUNT (6, 4) | Up, up! Then catch some Zs! Then lutetium is anagrammed for one or more metas! (6, 4) | UP< ZZ <THEN+LU> One or more metas = def |
dpad | 1 |
| 11465 | VERBOTEN (8) | Vancouver bot encounter is secretly taboo (8) | vancouVER BOT ENcounter is secretly = hidden word taboo = def |
dpad | 1 |
| 11466 | AT SIGN (2, 4) | Two shift a bit of the Bat-Signal (2, 4) | Two shift = def (two on a qwerty keyboard gives @ if shift is held) a bit of the = hidden word bATSIGNal |
dpad | 1 |
| 11472 | LABEL (5) | Identify odd leaf beetle (5) | LeAfBeEtLe | dpad | 1 |
| 11496 | PERCENT (7) | Supercenter speakeasy is just a small part (7) | suPERCENTer speakeasy = hidden word indicator just a small part = definition |
dpad | 1 |
| 11636 | NO ONE (2 3) | Nary a soul extracts lithium from a Pokémon (2 3) | Nary a soul = def extracts lithium from = -LI a Pokémon = LINOONE |
dpad | 1 |
| 11641 | FLAPS (5) | Florida public school panics (5) | FLA+PS | 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 |
| 9790 | ROUND TRIP (5, 4) | _There and Back Again_ runt: "I prod fanatically". (5,4) | There and Back Again - def runt I prod - anagram fodder fanatically - anagrind |
dpad | 0 |
| 9826 | CONVEX (6) | Decepticon vexillology secretly blown up. (6) | deceptiCON VEXillology secretly - hidden word blown up - def |
dpad | 0 |
| 9843 | 11780 (5) | Saint James' code flips Four Tet's album in bits. (5) | Saint James' code - def, the zip code of Saint James, NY flips - reversal Four Tet's album - 871 in - contained by bits 1...0 |
dpad | 0 |
| 9860 | CRISIS (6) | Confrontation at the middle of Ludacris' island. (6) | Confrontation - def at the middle of - hidden word ludaCRIS' ISland |
dpad | 0 |
| 9863 | A CLUE THAT COULD GET YOU CHARGED WITH A CRIME IF SPOKEN/PUBLISHED IN A PARTICULAR CONTEXT (?) | Vanquish DVD encryption with this mixed color flag or by spreading this number. (8,11,3,7,5,3,9,3,7,7,5,9,5,7,6,5,9,4,7,6,4,10,4,7,5,5,10,3,7,5,3,11,8,11,5,7,5,4,8,4,7,3,7,4,7,3,7,5,7,4,8,3,7,5) | Vanquish DVD encryption with this mixed color flag or by - letter bank spreading - letter bank indicator this number - def https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy thirteen undecillion two hundred fifty-six decillion two hundred seventy-eight nonillion eight hundred eighty-seven octillion nine hundred eighty-nine septillion four hundred fifty-seven sextillion six hundred fifty-one quintillion eighteen quadrillion eight hundred sixty-five trillion nine hundred one billion four hundred one million seven hundred four thousand six hundred forty |
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| 9979 | MERCURY (7) | Quicksilver merely replaces Chicago's train with a dog (7) | Quicksilver = definition MERELY = swap fodder replaces...with = swap Chicago's train = EL a dog = CUR |
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| 10029 | THE CAT IN THE HAT (3, 3, 2, 3, 3) | The Inca spread this tale (3,3,2,3,3) | THE INCA = letter bank spread = bank indicator this tale = def |
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| 10100 | SLANT (5) | Pitch hollowing out a tiny bug (5) | Pitch = definition hollowing out a = drop middle letters tiny = SmalL bug = ANT |
dpad | 0 |
| 10111 | ANY WORD OR PHRASE CONTAINING EXACTLY ONE HUNDRED LETTERS (?) | 10 hungover alabaster-ore war-sharks, 8 diamond starfish-countrymen, and 4 true amethyst dolphins merge, rupture, err in an unconventional book (1,8,6,2,7,5,3,6,7,7,6,6,7,3,4,2,7,2,3,4,4) | 10 hungover alabaster-ore war-sharks, 8 diamond starfish-countrymen, and 4 true amethyst dolphins merge, rupture, err in an = anagram fodder unconventional = anagrind book = def A Northern Summer; or, Travels Round the Baltic, Through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia and Part of Germany in the Year 1804 |
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| 10138 | MUTINY (6) | Likely nit: Uma's secret uprising becomes a revolution (6) | likelY NIT: UMa's secret = hidden word uprising = reversal becomes = link a revolution = def |
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| 10140 | UNTIDY (6) | Sloppy Upsilon Tauri Documentary is completely hollow (6) | Sloppy = definition UpsiloN TaurI DocumentarY is completely hollow = drop middle letters |
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| 10142 | STEALTH (7) | Private makes "teal" their password (7) | Private = definition makeS TEAL THeir password = hidden word indicator |
dpad | 0 |
| 10162 | COMPARE (7) | Pro came prepared to assimilate (7) | PRO CAME = anagram fodder prepared to = anagrind assimilate = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10165 | SWALLOW (7) | A bird's directions contain everything and nothing (7) | A bird = definition 's = link directions = SWW contain = container indicator everything = ALL nothing = O |
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| 10176 | SANDSTORM (9) | Stand shirtless backed up by a drumbeat - it's a rock move! (9) | StAND shirtless = drop T backed up by a = juxtaposition drumbeat = STORM it's a rock move = definition, Sandstorm is a rock-type move in Pokémon |
dpad | 0 |
| 10188 | SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS (19) | Candy bar's small unfinished crumb worth nothing? Ref is out, that's completely wrong (19) | Candy bar = definition 's = link Small = S unfinished CRUMb worth nothing? = diddly Ref = UMP IS OUT = anagram fodder that's completely wrong = anagrind |
dpad | 0 |
| 10205 | BURSAR (6) | Pub with endless wurst supplying an officer (6) | Pub = BAR with = containing endless = drop outer letters wURSt supplying = link an officer = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10206 | DUBLIN (6) | Build an engineering nightmare without any initial capital | BUILD AN = anagram fodder engineering nightmare = anagrind without = dropping Any initial = first letter capital = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10207 | REYKJAVIK (9) | Jedi gets 21 and 6 between kings, yielding capital (9) | Jedi = REY gets = juxtaposition 21 = (blackjack) Jack and Ace and = juxtaposition 6 = VI (Roman) between = contained in kings = KK yielding = link capital = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10208 | RAMBUNCTIOUS (12) | Cranium bouts become rowdy (12) | CRANIUM BOUTS = anagram fodder become = anagrind rowdy = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10250 | CLOCK (5) | Pot changing hands is an alarming thing (5) | Pot = CROCK changing hands = R becomes L is = link an alarming thing = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10251 | BENIGN (6) | Kindly begin anew around November 1st (6) | Kindly = definition BEGIN = anagram fodder anew = anagrind around = containing November 1st = first letter |
dpad | 0 |
| 10299 | ANY PHINEAS AND FERB CHARACTER (?) | Someone not wearing a hat blasts a rural supply gate with a change-inator-inator (1 7 8) | Someone not wearing a hat = definition, Perry can't be identified without his hat and is merely A REGULAR PLATYPUS blasts ... with a change-inator-inator = anagrind A RURAL SUPPLY GATE = anagram fodder |
dpad | 0 |
| 10328 | BOOLEAN (7) | True or false: a startling cry comes before half of Alderaan is destroyed (7) | True or false: = definition a startling cry = BOO comes before = juxtaposition half of... is destroyed = delete every other letter aLdErAaN |
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| 10390 | SEAHORSE (8) | Animal identifies a weird rho between two points (8) | Animal = definition identifies = link A weird = anagrind RHO = anagram fodder between = contained in two points = SE, twice |
dpad | 0 |
| 10420 | STAND (6) | Tolerate a state getting colored in (5) | Tolerate = definition a state = SD getting colored in = fill with/containing TAN |
dpad | 0 |
| 10430 | BOO (3) | True or false: without any inclination, we get a space hamster (3) | True or false = BOOLEAN without any = drop inclination = LEAN we get = link a space hamster = definition, Boo is a hamster in Baldue's Gate 2 - https://baldursgate2.fandom.com/wiki/Minsc_and_Boo |
dpad | 0 |
| 10431 | MEMORY (6) | Recall the brief message that Roy is heartless (6) | Recall = definition the brief message = MEMO that... is heartless = drop central letter RoY |
dpad | 0 |
| 10432 | OVERWATCH (9) | Game on a timer (9) | Game = definition on = OVER a timer = WATCH |
dpad | 0 |
| 10441 | DOOBLYDOO (9) | Text below a video is oddly bulky, sandwiched between endless skeleton noises (9) | Text below a video = definition is = link oddly = every other letter BuLkY sandwiched between = contained in endless = drop last letter skeleton noise = DOOt s = plural, put on either side |
dpad | 0 |
| 10494 | TRIPTYCH (8) | Hint: cheat the Reverend with a piece of art (8) | Hint = TIP cheat = TRICK the Reverend = Spoonerism with = link a piece of art = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 10539 | CORAL (5) | Oracle endlessly confused by a skeleton (5) | ORACLe = anagram fodder endlessly = drop last letter confused by = anagrind a skeleton = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10572 | TSUNAMI (7) | Wave first to star, _then_ French friend (7) | Wave = definition first = first letter To star = SUN then = juxtaposition French friend = AMI |
dpad | 0 |
| 10706 | XENIAL (6) | No pressure - explain settings things up to be hospitable (6) | No pressure = drop P EXpLAIN = anagram fodder setting things up to be = anagrind hospitable = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10718 | XEME (4) | Ximenes, without contacts, cooks a bird (4) | XiMEnEs = anagram fodder without contacts = drop INS cooks = anagrind a bird = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10729 | CARNIVOROUS (11) | Carnival worker mostly 5-0 against upset sour vegetable-hater (11) | Carnival worker = CARNIe mostly = drop last letter 5-0 = VO against = (juxtaposition) upset = reversal SOUR vegetable-hater = definition |
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| 10734 | DEAD SET (4, 3) | Certain word from our sponsors interrupted the translated deets (4 3) | Certain = definition word from our sponsors = AD interrupted the = in the middle of translated = anagrind DEETS = anagram fodder |
dpad | 0 |
| 10735 | MATE (4) | Capture a king with prime smarties (4) | Capture a king = definition (as in chess) with = link prime = take prime letters sMArTiEs |
dpad | 0 |
| 10784 | TELETUBBIES (11) | TV characters demolish bee-built set (11) | TV characters = definition demolish = anagrind BEE BUILT SET = anagram fodder |
dpad | 0 |
| 10790 | SCP (3) | ASPCA endlessly organizes fun games (3) | aSPCa endlessly = drop ends organizes = anagrind fun games = Solving Challenges Pro |
dpad | 0 |
| 10826 | GOSSAMER (8) | Beware: Ma's so gingerly bottling up cobweb thread (8) | bewaRE: MA'S SO Gingerly bottling = hidden up = reversal cobweb thread = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10828 | KISMET (6) | Pitching without a mistake is fate (6) | Pitching = anagrind without A = drop A MISTaKE = anagram fodder is = link fate = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10833 | TACHYCARDIA (11) | The initially sore joker recalls ChatGPT, gets an increased heart rate (11) | The initially sore = ACHY joker = CARD recalls ChatGPT = AI< gets [link] an increased heart rate = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10834 | THE LAST OF US (3, 4, 2, 2) | Characters help flesh out a video game (3, 4, 2, 2) | Characters help = letter bank indicator FLESH OUT A = letter bank video game = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 10867 | HOLST (5) | Composer's most intact recording (5) | Composer = definition most intact = WHOLEST recording = homophone |
dpad | 0 |
| 11098 | GEORGE (6) | Curious fellow gets a reward for defeating a vengefly, tapers urges (6) | Curious fellow = definition gets = link a reward for defeating a vengefly = GEO, the currency in Hollowknight tapers uRGEs |
dpad | 0 |
| 11383 | POIGNANT (8) | Bishop gets a mad gain - how touching (8) | Bishop = PONT gets = containing a mad GAIN = anagram GAIN how touching = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 11396 | A (1) | One note, centrally - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! (1) | One note = def centrally = middle letter |
dpad | 0 |
| 11399 | B (1) | Bug dictator's letter (1) | Bug = BEE dictator = homophone Letter = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 11400 | PUNT (4) | Soulless puzzlehunt is a fail (4) | Soulless = drop center letters PUzzlehuNT is = link a fail = def, internet slang |
dpad | 0 |
| 11408 | C (1) | Middle one of seven, we hear (1) | Middle = def, middle C one of seven = SEAs we hear = homophone |
dpad | 0 |
| 11413 | LUMPIA (6) | Undefined behavior imp in a programming language's internals is just an appetizer (6) | Undefined behavior = anagrind IMP = anagram fodder in... 's internals = containing programming language = LUA is just = link an appetizer = definition |
dpad | 0 |
| 11438 | FRANTIC (7) | Distraught Reverend: "Beige? Dang!" (7) | Distraught = def Reverend = spoonerism beige = TAN dang = FRICK |
dpad | 0 |
| 11478 | OCTOTHORPE (10) | Sharp small child I made up obliterates Herpo (10) | Sharp = def small child I made up = OC TOT obliterates = anagrind HERPO = anagram fodder |
dpad | 0 |
| 11540 | Q (1) | British line heard from Picard's nemesis (1) | British line = queue heard = homophone Picard's nemesis = def, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek) |
dpad | 0 |
| 11590 | PAELLA (6) | Rice dish made by extracting liquid from a bone (6) | Rice dish = def made by = link extracting liquid = drop T bone = PAtELLA |
dpad | 0 |
| 11632 | MINESTRONE (10) | Digs jumbled tenor soup (10) | Digs = MINES jumbled = anagrind TENOR= anagram fodder soup = def |
dpad | 0 |
| 11639 | R2D2 (2) | Four directions to reproduce an edge case? (4) | Four directions = Right 2, Down 2 to reproduce = link an edge case? = This contest was created to find an edge case in the autoenumerate function delete Back |
dpad | 0 |
| 11649 | GOBBLEDYGOOK (12) | Make turkey noises daily, vacuously turn out fine, it's just jargon (12) | Make turkey noises = GOBBLE DailY vacuously = DY turn out fine = GO OK it's just = link jargon = def. |
dpad | 0 |
| 11666 | GUTS (4) | Gout's not nothing in the intestinal tract (4) | GoUTS not nothing = drop O in = link the intestinal tract = def |
dpad | 0 |