Contests started: JEEPERS (7)
Contests won: ALL HALLOWS' EVE (3 7' 3), YONKS (5), SWAG (4), LOOPS (5), SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME... (5, 5, 5, ETC.)
Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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11890 | SLIME (5) | Blending limes makes green goop (5) | Blending - anagram; LIMES -> SLIME Green goop - def |
manofsteele | 3 |
11795 | ALL HALLOWS' EVE (3 7' 3) | Hotel decorated with two of everything takes great pains the night before Halloween (3 7’ 3) | “Hotel decorated with two of everything” - H surrounded by ALL and ALL “Great pains” - OWS “Night before” - EVE “Halloween” - def |
manofsteele | 2 |
11814 | YONKS (5) | City in New York doesn't need medical attention for a long time (5) | City in New York - YONKERS Doesn't need medical attention - delete ER A long time - def yeah i know yonkers is a little obscure but i live there so i gotta rep it |
manofsteele | 2 |
11828 | SWAG (4) | Stolen goods concealed by this wagon (4) | Stolen goods - def; concealed - hidden word; thiS WAGon | manofsteele | 2 |
11883 | LOOPS (5) | Unraveled spool goes on and on forever (5) | Unraveled - anagram; SPOOL -> LOOPS goes on and on forever - def |
manofsteele | 2 |
11891 | SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME SLIME... (5, 5, 5, ETC.) | Limitless supply of dash/D.O.T. lovers makes me dizzy for countless miles (5 5 5 5…) | Limitless supply of dash/D.O.T lovers - def Dizzy - anagram; MILES -> SLIME “Countless” suggests to repeat MILES ad infinitum |
manofsteele | 2 |
11768 | SORE (4) | Ores get blown up - very painful (4) | “Blown up” indicates an anagram ORES -> SORE “Very painful” is the definition |
manofsteele | 1 |
11774 | SEAT (4) | Head of state will feast on roast rump (4) | Charade; Head of state = S, feast = eat Rump = def (as in backside) |
manofsteele | 1 |
11792 | VALET (5) | Servant at Hokie school consumes beer (5) | Servant - def Hokie school - VT (Virginia tech) Consumes beer - V(ALE)T |
manofsteele | 1 |
11840 | ANY CHEESE (?) | Short - no, even shorter - type of cheese (4) | Short = BRIEF Even shorter - deleted F -> BRIE Type of cheese - def |
manofsteele | 1 |
11780 | WARM (4) | Big win - insane ram is on fire (4) | Big win - W “Insane ram” - RAM* -> ARM “On fire” - def for WARM |
manofsteele | 0 |
11782 | FELT (4) | Mixed-up elf uses a newt tail to make fabric (4) | “Mixed up elf” -> ELF* -> FEL “Newt tail” -> T “Fabric” - def for FELT |
manofsteele | 0 |
11787 | CADRE (5) | Group includes medical professional swallowed by crazy ace (5) | "Group" - def "Medical professional" - DR "Crazy ace" - ACE* -> CAE "Swallowed by" - Containment indicator -> CA(DR)E |
manofsteele | 0 |
11811 | ERRING (6) | Lawbreaking stud doesn’t make the grade (6) | Lawbreaking - def Stud - earring Doesn’t make the grade - delete A |
manofsteele | 0 |
11821 | FACE CARD (4 4) | Joker’s crazy-faced arc (4 4) | Joker - def; crazy - anagram; FACED ARC -> FACE CARD | manofsteele | 0 |
11847 | CIDER (5) | Apple juice reports: “See that woman!” (5) | Apple juice - def Reports clues a homonym “See that woman” -> SIGHT HER, a la CIDER |
manofsteele | 0 |
11913 | SONIC YOUTH (5, 5) | In the south, spend a rusty coin and a yen to see a rock band (5 5) | In the south - container indicator Rusty coin -> anagram coin And a yen -> add a Y (SO)<nic[y]o>(UTH) a rock band - def |
manofsteele | 0 |
12239 | KEYSMASH (8) | YMSAEKHS... that's crazy! (8) | YMSAEKHS -> KEYSMASH and also is a keysmash; crazy indicates an anagram | manofsteele | 0 |