Contests started: YAKITORI (8), B-SIDE (1-4), 1 (1), SEXTANT (7), INTERNET EXPLORER (8, 8), THONK (5), LAST MOMENT (4, 6), TEMPTATION (10), DIRT (4)
Contests won: SYNE (4), ANY CLUE THAT USES NEW YEAR'S THEMED WORDPLAY (?), XENIAL (6), XEME (4), 爱 (1), KORNGOLD (8)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10872 | KORNGOLD (8) | Conductor made of metal band and metal (8) | KORN (metal band) + GOLD (metal) | Buck | 3 |
| 10713 | XEME (4) | Bird's two pronouns (4) | def: bird XE + ME (both are pronouns) |
Buck | 2 |
| 10746 | 爱 (1) | 开始接纳知己的喜好 (1) | Surface reading: Starting to accept my friend's preference def = 喜好 (preference / like / love) Wordplay: 开始接纳 (Starting to accept) => The top part of 受 (受 = accept) 知己 = Friend = 友 Top part of 受 + 友 = 爱 的 ('s) acts as a connector |
Buck | 2 |
| 10940 | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR (6, 8, 2, 1, 5) | Iconic old inventor created great musical composition (6, 8, 2, 1, 5) | def = Musical composition (ICONICOLDINVENTOR)* + MAJOR |
Buck | 2 |
| 10680 | SYNE (4) | Broadcasting signal since then (4) | def: since then Broadcasting signal = Homophone of SIGN |
Buck | 1 |
| 10681 | ANY CLUE THAT USES NEW YEAR'S THEMED WORDPLAY (?) | Met before zero, about reversed number, in the final countdown after preparing for the new year! (8, 4, 3, 2, 3) | def: The entire clue (&lit) Wordplay: Met before zero, about reversed number = MET + O surrounding reversed NO (MONETO) The final countdown after preparing for the new year = anagram of FOR THE NEW YEAR + final letter of countdowN (ANYWHEREFROTEN) Putting MONETO in ANYWHEREFROTEN gives ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO TEN |
Buck | 1 |
| 10700 | XENIAL (6) | In retrospect, some plain explanations would be welcoming (6) | def: welcoming Hidden in pLAIN EXplanations reversed (in retrospect) |
Buck | 1 |
| 10878 | TELEPHONE (9) | Reach timewalls before infinity? Not good (9) | Reach = def Timewalls = T__E Infinity not good = ALEPH ONE - A (Antimatter Dimensions reference for surface reading) |
Buck | 1 |
| 10641 | SHADOW (6) | Obscure hashing algorithm, mostly broken (6) | SHA+DOW(-n) def=Obscure |
Buck | 0 |
| 10670 | BLIZZARD (8) | Sally had no time but lost laughter at the risk of natural disaster (8) | def natural disaster Sally had no time = BLITZ - T lost laughter at the risk = HAZARD - HA |
Buck | 0 |