jovi_al

Contests started: MEOW (4), MONGREL (7), MORTADELLA (10), ESPALIER (8), MARNIX (6), TMESIS (6), KEYSMASH (8), CHAMFER (7), AMEN BREAK (4, 5), CEPHALOPOD (10), PRIDE FLAG (5, 4)

Contests won: ETHERNET (8), TIDINGS (7), BLATANT (7), ESCHEW (6), MERCURIAL (9), ESPALIER (8), AFTERNOON (9), WISHING WELL (7, 4), ANY NON-CRYPTIC CLUE (?), HORSERADISH (11), PARAMOUR (8), TENOR (5)

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Clue ID Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By Likes
12064 SOFA (4) Furniture displayed in works of art (4) work(S OF A)rt jovi_al 5
10653 TIDINGS (7) Seventh note with bell sounds brings news (7) seventh note == TI
bell sounds == DINGS
TI+DINGS == news
jovi_al 3
12143 ADHERE (6) "Believe," he read curiously (6) HEREAD* jovi_al 3
12200 ANY CLUE THAT HAS TO END IN A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF QUESTION MARKS (?) Yaoi endless key of life? (5) Yaoi = BL (boys' love)
endless key of life = ANK(-h)
? = BLANK (in Scrabble)
jovi_al 3
9996 WAHOO (5) Celebration initiated with a helping of Ouzo (5) Celebration = definition
initiated = first letters of "with a helping of Ouzo" = WAHOO
jovi_al 2
10605 ANY CLUE THAT CONTAINS THE PHRASE "LOST IN TRANSLATION" (?) "Lost In Translation" star reviewed blurry mail (4,6) "Lost in Translation" star == def.
reviewed == anagrind
blurry mail == BILL MURRAY
jovi_al 2
12063 MELANCHOLY (10) Rebuild, calmly hone emotion (10) (CALMLYHONE)*
def: emotion
jovi_al 2
12093 BLATANT (7) Strange battalion lacking information over patent (7) strange = anagrind
battalion lacking information over = battal(-io)n
patent = def
jovi_al 2
12121 BARBADOS (8) Tourist destination: tavern with grim windows (8) BAR+BAD+OS jovi_al 2
12142 ESCHEW (6) Avoid endless Escher waterfall, at first (6) ESCHE+W jovi_al 2
12184 SOAK (4) Alcoholic? Drunkly ask Oscar (4) ASKO*
def = alcoholic
jovi_al 2
12193 AFTERNOON (9) No one fart! Nasty time of day (9) NOONEFART* jovi_al 2
12440 HORSERADISH (11) Strangely shred hair (or hair treatment product) (11) shredhairor*
hair treatment product - def
jovi_al 2
12476 JOB (3) Throw back orange juice before heading to work (3) JO<+B

thanks discord, i thought of this and thought the "to" was kinda cringe but ig i'll add it since it's being talked about
jovi_al 2
10012 WOAH (4) Exclamation made initially with only a hiccup (4) Exclamation = def
initially With Only A Hiccup = WOAH
jovi_al 1
10366 ETHERNET (8) Enter the malfunctioning network technology (8) Network technology = ethernet
Malfunctioning = anagrind
Enter the = anagrams to ethernet
jovi_al 1
10628 PITCHER (7) Baseball player questioned PR ethic (7) baseball player == def
questioned == anagrind
"PR ethic" anagram == _PITCHER_
jovi_al 1
11923 ANY ANAGRAM OF STONE (5) "Strange," notes transcriber (5) (NOTES)* => STENO jovi_al 1
12090 BAR NONE (3, 4) Unlimited war bonnet strangely without exception (3, 4) unlimited WAR BONNET = AR BONNE
strangely = anagrind
without exception = def
jovi_al 1
12103 ARCHAIC (7) Ancient Roman features Sudoku technique (7) ARCH+AIC jovi_al 1
12122 NATICK (6) Mass part (kilo) after strange shenanigan (6) (ANTIC*)+K jovi_al 1
12147 MERCURIAL (9) Horrible rum eclair leading to unpredictable behavior (9) RUMECLAIR* jovi_al 1
12189 GIMME (5) Freebie? I'm in broke, Meg (5) G(IM)ME* jovi_al 1
12208 HEART (5) Ridiculous Wreath has no break-in, love (5) (-w)REATH*
def love (term of endearment)
jovi_al 1
12408 WISHING WELL (7, 4) Object that may grant request giving good tidings (7, 4) ddef
object that may grant request-- a wishing well
giving good tidings-- wishing well (as in wishing someone wellness)
jovi_al 1
12414 ANY NON-CRYPTIC CLUE (?) Forgiven with tender hand? (4) DEBT jovi_al 1
12439 CHAMFER (7) Take the edge off of mech far more erratically (7) take the edge off of - def
MECHFAR*
jovi_al 1
12485 FIRST (5) Common comment comes cardinally (5) ddef
common comment (on youtube)
comes cardinally (standard def)
jovi_al 1
12493 TENOR (5) One back in lead theatre role! (5) T(ENO<)R jovi_al 1
12494 LLAMA (5) Meta AI 50/50: ask me anything (5) L+L+AMA
meta ai = def
jovi_al 1
9997 ANY CURRENT WORLD LEADER (?) Pub with over-actor caused Iraqi government issue (6) Pub = BAR
Over-actor = HAM
Iraqi goverment issue (issue in the supplying sense) = BARHAM
jovi_al 0
10010 FIRE (4) Report to outskirts of Fuji with reply (4) report = fire (gunfire)
outskirts of fuji = FI
reply = RE
jovi_al 0
10011 TEN THOUSAND (3, 8) Honda's tune with team leader was a messy number (3,8) number = def
team leader = T
HONDAS TUNE T = anagram of ten thousand
messy = anagram indicator
jovi_al 0
10013 MINESWEEPER (11) Questionable new preemies' game (11) questionable = anagram indicator
new preemies = anagram of minesweeper
game = def
jovi_al 0
10058 GENESIS (7) Garbled "nice" heard with echo propagation (7) garbled = anagram indicator
"nice" heard = gneiss
with = connector
echo = e
gneiss + e = genesis
propagation = def
jovi_al 0
10622 OORT (4) Astronomer that first offered orbital rock theory (4) Astronomer-- definition
first-- first letters of
Offered Orbital Rock Theory -- OORT
jovi_al 0
10654 INDITE (6) Compose tin die rolled (6) compose == def
rolled == anagrind
tin die == INDITE*
jovi_al 0
10655 CHORALE (7) Hymn from headless Greek god's blood with beer (7) Hymn == def
headless Greek god's blood with beer == (-i)CHOR+ALE
jovi_al 0
11924 HENRY (5) Pointless threnody went wrong for bozo (5) bozo = def
pointless threnody = threnody - DOT = hreny
went wrong = (hreny)*
jovi_al 0
12083 WOOF (4) Strangely initiates paying respects with surprised emoticon threads (4) initiates paying respects: F
surprised emoticon: OWO
strangely: anagrind
threads: def (kind of an obscure definition please don't hurt me)
jovi_al 0
12109 NINJA (5) Assassin Benjamin lacking Bombe, oddly, strangely (5) (-BE)NJA(-M)IN* jovi_al 0
12131 CRAPS (5) Spark uprising, begin preferring hundred over thousand for betting scenario (5) C+(-K)RAPS jovi_al 0
12150 ESPALIER (8) Make trees (e.g. pears) lie unnaturally flat! (8) [PEARSLIE]* jovi_al 0
12158 PAIN (4) French bread suffering (4) ddef jovi_al 0
12162 PHOENIX (7) A remarkable thing: Lisa Kudrow's character is missing, be nothing (7) PHOE(-be)+NIX jovi_al 0
12185 TMESIS (6) Mix samarium, silicon, tellurium for intervention in compound? (6) i know it's an indirect anagram, sue me
[SM+SI+TE]*
jovi_al 0
12220 CLOVER (6) Hundred to zero: recipe for luxury (6) C+LOVE+R, def luxury (as in "in clover") jovi_al 0
12221 MARTLET (7) Headless sting to allow footless bird (7) (-s)MART+LET jovi_al 0
12228 BRUIT (5) Start to bring rumor up in talks (5) B_R_U_I_T_ jovi_al 0
12381 NEXUS (5) Critical Role campaigns, in short, between north and south self-referential Talos Principle puzzle (5) critical role campaigns in short: EXU (exandria unlimited)
between north and south: N(EXU)S
self-referential talos principle puzzle: def (the puzzle NEXUS spells its name as its solution)
jovi_al 0
12392 MAGICAL (7) Los Angeles smoke, morning turned cryptic (7) [LA+CIG+AM]< jovi_al 0
12416 BEVERAGE (8) Drink, gave beer, drunk (8) anagram :3 jovi_al 0
12419 STUN (4) Swear up, shock (4) nuts< jovi_al 0
12430 ROGER (5) Rabbit affirmative (5) ddef jovi_al 0
12435 STEM (4) Fields baseball team making a comeback (4) mets< jovi_al 0
12454 PEACH (5) Strange, cheap, suggestive emoji (5) cheap* jovi_al 0
12467 PARAPET (7) Mario's flying dog, for one defense? (7) flying enemies in mario games have para- added to the front of their names. a para-pet, then, could e.g. be a flying dog. please help me jovi_al 0
12487 PARAMOUR (8) Secret lover Mara held up in drink (8) P(ARAM<)OUR, def "secret lover" jovi_al 0
12488 PARAMETER (9) Characteristic of Peter around Mara returning (9) P(ARAM<)ETER jovi_al 0
12490 PARADE ( 6) Procession of E. Prada went wrong (6) EPRADA* jovi_al 0

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