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Contests started: AMBIGUOUS/SCHRODINGER (9 or 11), WHISTLEBLOWER (13), COQ AU VIN (3, 2, 3)

Contests won: REFRAIN (7), FINALLY (7), SHUTDOWN (8 or 4, 4), OBSCURE (7), QUISQUOUS (9), TETRIS (6), VIA APPIA (3,5), NOTHING ELSE (7,4), WHISTLEBLOWER (13), SEAHAWK (7), ANARCHY (7), BLACK SATURDAY (5, 8), UCAOIMHU (8), TWO-MAN (3-3), PERCUSSION (10), REARRANGEMENT (13), BULLWINKLE (10), LIMIT (5), BLOOD MONEY (5, 5), PLENARY (7), THUSLY (6), EPINEPHRINE (11), TWITCH (6), OBSERVATORY (11), FUCHSIA (7), CUSPIDATION (11), VANILLA (7), BENEFACTOR (10), GLIMMER (7), CINNABAR (8), BABA (4), NIGHTSHADE (10), ORALLY (6), PARADOX (7), SOLITAIRE (9), PROLIX (6), RHODE ISLAND (5, 6), QUARTZ (6), THE SUN (3, 3), JAVASCRIPT (10), IN A SNIT (2, 1, 4), MARCH (5), LEVEL (5), RAMPART (7), VANITY (6), HEADCANON (9), DISTRACT (8) OR DISTRACTION (11), NACHOS (6), CINQUE (6), SEMIAUTOMATIC (13), WHY (3), FULL MOON (4, 4), SPOOKY (OR SPOOPY I GUESS) (6)

All Submissions

Clue ID Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By Likes
3970 NACHOS (6) Snack whose edges snap off! (6) _NAC_ _HOS_ &lit prawo 8
566 TETRIS (6) Oddly, the sturdiest game with seven pieces (6) T_E _T_R_I_S_ prawo 7
1105 VANILLA (7) In a plain manner, how a flock of geese flies north? (7) (ALL IN A V)< prawo 7
1377 NIGHTSHADE (10) Poison the dashing rogue (10) THEDASHING* prawo 6
349 ASKING (6) Dissolved inks in silver, ostensibly for a friend A(SKIN*)G completes the phrase "asking for a friend." prawo 5
354 REFRAIN (7) Refuse to repeat this phrase Double def: refuse to/repeat this phrase prawo 5
524 AMBIGUOUS/SCHRODINGER (9 or 11) Book that starts with "I" describes alternatives to gourd, but having penultimate section moved to front in perverse completion with an absent finale, giving indistinct readings (9 or 11) Book that starts with "I" = BIO or CHING
describes (contains)
alternatives to gourd, but having penultimate section moved to front = from RGOUD, either _G_U_ or R_O_D
in
perverse completion with an absent finale = (SUM+A(-n))< or RES(-t)<
(A+M(BI(_G_U_)O)US)< or (-t)S(CH(R_O_D)ING)ER<
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542 QUISQUOUS (9) Taunts not quiet where Latin American might be hard to satisfy (9) "Taunts not quiet"=QUI(-p)S + "where Latin"=QUO + "American"=US prawo 5
599 VIA APPIA (3,5) Two IPAs spilled in Virginia thoroughfare (3,5) V(IA APPI*)A prawo 5
627 NOTHING ELSE (7,4) Sniff at edges of watery semisolid, find only what was expected (7,4) Sniff at edges of = NOSE (verb sense), containing:
watery semisolid = THIN+GEL; NO(THIN+GEL)SE
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735 UCAOIMHU (8) Lucas, Lois, & Amy thus skinned Kevin (8) _UCA_+_OI_+_M_+_HU_ prawo 5
757 TWO-MAN (3-3) In sun, cut grass around coop (3-3) In sun = T(_)AN, cut grass around = MOW<
coop(erative) = T(WOM<)AN
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999 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) Middle of album before OK Go's "Last Leaf" collection (4) Middle of album = _B_
before OK[,] Go's Last = _O+OK
Leaf collection = _B_+_O+OK
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1001 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) Explained Weird Al's appearance in "Dare To Be Stupid" (10) Explained = E(LA<)BORATED*
Weird Al's appearance = AL anagrammed, sorta
in "Dare To Be Stupid" = in DARETOBE anagrammed better
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1007 THUSLY (6) It's just like that inebriated lush to interrupt a brief thanks (6) T(HUSL*)Y prawo 5
1449 SOLITAIRE (9) Fish around a Stephen King work, show a unique gem (9) Fish =SOLE, a Stephen King work = IT, show = AIR (verb)
a unique gem = SOL(IT+AIR)E
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2501 VANITY (6) Large vehicle; it may end as a bathroom fixture (6) Large vehicle=VAN, it=IT, may end=_Y prawo 5
4679 AUTUMN (6) Newton shared endless, gravity-defying fall (6) Newton = N
shared endless = MUTUA(-l)
gravity-defying fall = ((-l)AUTUM+N)<
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4756 ROLLER COASTER (6, 7) Graphic style employing wild color captures the French's tumult (6,7) Graphic style = RASTER; wild color = OLRCO*; the French = LE
tumult = R(OL(LE)RCO)ASTER
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387 EUDAEMONICS (11) The reader judges darkness; the listener makes practice of self-care "the listener makes" is a homophony tag; "The reader judges darkness" ~ "you deem onyx" prawo 4
394 HUNT (4) Ultimate tough nut to crack! tougH + UNT*, with literal definition referring to a puzzle hunt prawo 4
398 LEON CZOLGOSZ (4, 8) Assassin's purported clone is introduction to life exhibits housing large group with pluses and minuses "Purported clone" = LEONC*, "life exhibits housing large" = ZO(LG)OS, "group with pluses and minuses" = Z, the integers prawo 4
404 HUNT (4) East-er... offers one heart, one club, three no trump? (4) Definition: "Easter offers one" (hence the ?);
heart one = H, club three = U, no trump = NT
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472 ENUMERATION (11) Nobody will bring one black bird back to the Count (11) Nobody will bring = NONE, containing
one black bird = I+TAR+EMU
back = entirely reversed
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490 SHUTDOWN (8 or 4, 4) It was demonstrated to invoke unified disgust, right and left! (8) demonstrated to invoke = SHOWN, containing:
unified = U [GUT]; disgust, right and left = T+D
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517 OBSCURE (7) Oh, that's ridiculous! Fix the remote (7) Oh=O, that's ridiculous=BS, fix=CURE prawo 4
825 SIESTA (6) Party, from start to its end, was a snooze (6) (f_->_S)IESTA prawo 4
832 SOMETHING WITH DEFINITION 'WORD' Lover boy keeps word (4) _VER B_ prawo 4
836 SOMETHING WITH DEFINITION 'WORD' Quick word (7) EXPRESS ddef prawo 4
1000 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) Held grudge about "It's the End of the World As We Know It" nonsense (6) Held grudge = STEWED*
"It's the End of the World As We Know It" nonsense = _E _D _S _E _W _T anagrammed
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1167 MOBILE PHONE (6,5) Large group (plus one) and infinite group (minus one) have contact without connection (6 5) Large group plus one = MOB+I
infinite group minus one = (-a)LEPH ONE
contact (noun) without connection = MOB+I+(-a)LEPHONE
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1289 CINNABAR (8) Brick-red tavern covered by cab fare, in essence (8) Brick-red = one of several shades named by C(INN)AB+_AR_
tavern covered by cab = C(INN)AB
fare, in essence = _AR_
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1299 BABA (4) O'Riley's partner in song with inverted rhyming scheme (4) ABAB< prawo 4
1439 PARADOX (7) Curse includes an awesome unexpected consequence (7) Curse = POX
an awesome = A RAD
unexpected consequence = P(A+RAD)OX
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1864 PREY (4) Snoop around eastern quarry (4) PR(E)Y prawo 4
4757 WHY (3) Consider donating bit of food for deserving cause (3) cause = WHY (noun)
Consider = this is a recipe
bit of food = ORT
deserving = W(ORT)HY
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4796 FULL MOON (4, 4) Joke about low, low, low night light (4,4) Joke = FUN (verb)
low, low, low = L+L+MOO
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395 HUNT (4) Letter rejecting in-house investigation "Letter rejecting"=N, in HUT prawo 3
401 GOLD LEAF (4, 4) Godel dug around Lima text for extremely expensive ingredient "Godel dug" around "Lima" = GOLD(L)E; "text for extremely" = internet abbreviation: A(s) F(xxx) prawo 3
455 FINALLY (7) Take five for friend, at last (7) FIN=five, ALLY=friend prawo 3
470 APRIL FOOL (5, 4) Sponge absorbs 51 drops, even picks up annual taunt (5,4) LOOF[]A=Sponge, absorbs
LI=51, RP=dRoPs, even
full reversal=picks up
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489 PRIMARIES (9) March/April honoree's hat: stiff feathers (9) March/April honoree = ARIES birthday
hat: stiff = PRIM first
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500 OR (2) Heraldic color associated with naked form (2) naked form: (-f)OR(-m) prawo 3
527 MARASCHINO (10) Stain Oaklander's pants fabric with red drink (10) MAR+A'S+CHINO prawo 3
613 PUYO (4) / PUYO PUYO (4, 4) Ring indeed raising slime monsters (4) Ring indeed raising = (O+YUP)< prawo 3
638 TART (4) Salt and bitters essential with sour taste (4) Salt=TAR, bitters essential=...T... prawo 3
645 DELAWARE (8) Retract character, knowing initial state (8) Retract character = DEL(ete); knowing = AWARE prawo 3
651 DELAWARE (8) The age of Ucaoimhu is over, bringing peace at last to the land of Dover (8) age=ERA; Ucaoimhu=WALD; over, bringing peace at last=(D(_E)LAW+ARE)< prawo 3
653 INDONESIA (9) I made radio announcement about individuals from island nation (9) I made radio announcement = INDIA ("I" in the NATO radio alphabet)
about individuals = containing ONES
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691 WHISTLEBLOWER (13) Informant's vague wish to fight back the more corrupt (sorta had this in mind when I started the contest)
vague wish = WHIS*, fight back = BELT<, more corrupt = LOWER
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724 GOOGLE (6) Where some days see changes to good doodle! (6) (d->G)OO(d->G)LE prawo 3
794 BURGER (6) Meredith refuses seconds, puts end to dinner for fast meal (6) Meredith refuses seconds = BURGE(-ss), puts end to dinner = +_R prawo 3
828 SIESTA (6) Sound of eighty-six Mexicans returning from break (6) Sound of eighty = "A T"; six Mexicans = SEIS
returning from = reversal; break = (SIES+T+A)<
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851 SOMETHING WITH DEFINITION 'WORD' Word of note in plaintext (7) note in plaintext=PRO(MI)SE prawo 3
918 ANY ONE STARTER POKEMON (5/6/7/8/9/10) Tree creature almost certainly important! (7) GROO(-t)+KEY &lit prawo 3
968 BLOOD MONEY (5, 5) Game director, in unusual victory, takes over game world somewhere in Ireland as retribution (5,5) Game director = DM
unusual victory = OOO in tic-tac-toe
takes over game world = replaces AR
somewhere in Ireland = BLARNEY
as retribution = BL(-ar+OO(DM)O)NEY
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970 PLENARY (7) Unrestricted use includes near-destruction (7) Unrestricted = PL(ENAR*)Y
use = PLY (verb)
near-destruction = NEAR*
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1097 PEACHES (7) Cream partner that guy's after disrupted pace (7) PEAC*+HE'S prawo 3
1189 MEAN (4) Meanders halfway to middle (4) MEAN(-ders) prawo 3
1239 CITY (4) Place author Cobb after Charlie (4) author=I, Cobb=TY, after Charlie (radio)=starting with C prawo 3
1249 SYNOD (5) Assembly of Dyson fans (5) Dyson fans = SYNOD* prawo 3
1259 SCOLD (5) Reprimand colonel in South Dakota (5) S(COL)D prawo 3
1378 QUIET (5) "Five no trump" lacking discretion (5) Five = QUINTET, no trump lacking = -NT prawo 3
1409 ORALLY (6) Union partner by tradition (6) OR+ALLY prawo 3
1419 ARGUMENT (8) "Usin' chaw to plug ain't proper!" it's claimed (8) chaw (chew) = GUM
ain't proper = AREN'T
it's claimed = AR(GUM)ENT
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1455 PROLIX (6) Boring Pro Bowl of 2024 (6) PRO + (Super Bowl) LIX prawo 3
1494 HAZE (4) Fog is mostly greenish-brown (4) HAZE(-l) prawo 3
1799 CAKE (4) Sweet foodstuff or chalkier alternate (4) ChAlKiEr prawo 3
1851 CHIMNEY (7) It's like a stack of cash with X on top, not O (7) cash = MONEY
X on top = CHI
It's like a (smoke)stack = CHI+M(-o)NEY
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1880 JAVASCRIPT (10) Indeed, German gangster is constrained by far-reaching code (10) Indeed, German = JA
gangster = CRIP
far-reaching = VAST
code = JA+VAS(CRIP)T
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3149 CLUE SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE ANSWER (?) 0<3 (4) LOVE ddef: 0 in tennis and heart emoticon prawo 3
3185 KOMPROMAT (9) Scandalous stuff on deck: wild romp at pad (9) deck=K.O., wild romp=MPRO*, pad=MAT prawo 3
3220 CLUE CONTAINING A PIECE OR TERM FROM CHESS (?) Castle, i.e., Nathan Fillion title role (6) (the) ROOK+I.E. prawo 3
3314 SEESAW (6) Stop admiration of speaking platform that wobbles (6) "cease awe" prawo 3
3315 PAPRIKA (7) Devastated park in Pennsylvania recieves aid: essential spice (7) Devastated park = APRK*
Pennsylvania = PA
aid essential = _I_
spice = P(APR(_I_)K)A
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3414 CEDAR (5) Sullivan rode in vehicle of wood (5) C(ED)AR prawo 3
3786 HEADCANON (9) Bathroom aboard ship? Bathroom aboard ship? (9) Bathroom aboard ship? = HEAD
Bathroom = CAN
aboard = ON
ship? = Particular example of HEAD+CAN+ON
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3968 ETHEREAL (8) Phantom and others around these parts (8) Phantom (adj.) = ETHEREAL
and others = ET AL.
these parts = HERE
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9777 SEVERANCE (9) Check compass around byzantine cavern (9) Check = SE(VERANC*)E
compass = SEE ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compass verb 5)
byzantine cavern = CAVERN>VERANC
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400 HUNT (4) An Italian (rather than *the* Italian) to handle recurring Cruise role Handle = hilt, il->un; Ethan HUNT prawo 2
471 MOLASSES (8) Prophet ate the Spanish sweetener (8) MOSES, prophet, eating LAS, "the" Spanish prawo 2
484 LEFT OUT (4, 3) Disney minion carrying and dragging two crosses was cut (4,3) Disney minion = LEFOU; carrying T, dragging T prawo 2
518 MAZUMA (6) In a hush-hush reversal, Arizona finds money (6) Arizona=AZ, a hush-hush=A+MUM
(M(AZ)UM+A)<
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541 LAW OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE (3, 2, 8, 6) First lieutenant, as a deserter, brought iron and ninety scraps of muddled die... or else not (3,2,8,6) "First lieutenant"=L_, "as a deserter"=AW OL, "iron and ninety"=F E+XC, "scraps of muddled die"=UDED MIDDLE
L_+(AWO(FE+XC)L)+UDEDMIDDLE*
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598 BOW OUT (3, 3) Strike, pound, roll, fight... and leave (3,3) roll, fight = BOWL+BOUT. Strike pound = -LB prawo 2
636 TART (4) Sweet tea with creative work (4) tea=T, creative work=ART prawo 2
655 INDONESIA (9) Curiously, a dimension without apparent magic is home to certain large dragons (9) "Curiously" anagrind
"a dimension without apparent magic" = INDONESIA(-m)*
home to "certain large dragons," namely Komodo dragons
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661 INDONESIA (9) Ioannides performing in *Archipelago* (9) Anagram of IOANNIDES (sadly, couldn't include first name "Ally" in clue because international alliances are not common knowledge or particularly rare) prawo 2
676 ANARCHY (7) Cop enters a hot club in chaos (7) A+NARC+H+Y prawo 2
677 AMSCRAY (7) High-tail it when scam falls apart, riding line one way (7) scam falls apart = AMSC*, line one way = RAY prawo 2
692 SEAHAWK (7) Warlock couple goes in to badly shake up one of two griffins (7) badly shake: SEAHK*
Warlock couple goes in to... up: containing (AW<)

one of two [G]riffins: linebacker Shaquem or cornerback Shaquill
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709 BLACK SATURDAY (5, 8) Cove welcomes back villainous twin with job for Ripken: a series of riots (5,8) Cove welcomes back = B(...)<AY
villainous twin = DRU, job = TASK, Ripken = CAL
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729 OFFENBACH (9) Regarding iron, pay close attention to every energy given off by can-can composer (9) Regarding=OF, iron=FE, pay close attention to=N.B., every energy given off=(-e)ACH prawo 2
736 UCAOIMHU (8) Chum got lost, looping around Iowa University with no mad writer (8) Chum got lost, looping = UC(_)MH
around Iowa = AWOI<, university = +U, with no = (-w)
mad writer = UC(A(-w)OI)MH+U
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737 LARCENY (7) Two from New York undergo clear assault crime (7) clear assault = LARCE*
Two from New York undergo = NY after
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775 INFERNAL (8) Bash, if planner loses head, that might go straight to hell? (8) IF(-p)LANNER* prawo 2
781 INFERNAL (8) Description of nuisance device: "At a minimum, not very springlike" (8) At a minimum = INF(imum)
not very springlike = (-v)ERNAL
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782 MAKE (4) Discover bonus story skipping nothing (4) Discover = MAKE (as in "we've been made")
bonus material skipping nothing = (-o)MAKE
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783 MORATORIUM (10) Naturalist books a small room containing circular--on reflection, let's not talk about that (10) (MUIR (Naturalist) + OT (books) + A (a) + R(O)M (small room containing circular))< prawo 2
786 CONTAINER (9) Crenation deforms cell (9) Simple anagram, and cells might contain people, information, or other things prawo 2
829 SOMETHING WITH DEFINITION 'WORD' Word Escher scrawled (6) "Word" in the informal sense of "well said" = CHEERS* prawo 2
830 ISOTROPIC (9) Riots erupting over image regardless of angle (9) ISOTR*+O+PIC prawo 2
855 CONTINUUM (9) Spectrum delineated through scheme with inverted micro-unit (9) Scheme=CON, inverted micro-unit=(MU+UNIT)< prawo 2
863 QAT (3) Four cups full of a stimulant (3) Q(A)T prawo 2
874 REARRANGEMENT (13) Played between uncovered heart and diamond in split to create new order (13) Played=RAN, uncovered heart=(-h)EAR(-t), diamond=GEM, split=RENT
new order = R(_EAR_+RAN+GEM)ENT
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875 MEME (4) Over nine thousand-meter dash, remain in second place (4) "Over nine thousand" = Meter + EM dash +rEmain prawo 2
892 BULLWINKLE (10) In large part, a loss followed by a win informs the French counterpart of "Rocky" (10) In large part = BULK containing
a loss followed by a win =L+WIN
informs the French = precedes LE
counterpart of "Rocky" = BUL(L+WIN)K+LE
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913 ANY ONE STARTER POKEMON (5/6/7/8/9/10) Trowel dug grass type (6) ROWLET* prawo 2
917 ANY ONE STARTER POKEMON (5/6/7/8/9/10) Water creature (fish) ate pellet (six letters long) SO(BB)LE prawo 2
921 LIMIT (5) End note in literature (5) End = LI(MI)T. prawo 2
923 LIMIT (5) Severed head from Little Italy border (5) (-s or -s_)LIM+IT prawo 2
1040 ADRENALINE (10) Spot chihuahua biting off Shumway's toe in irrational shot that gets blood pumping (10) Spot chihuahua = AD+REN
biting off Shumway's toe =AL(-f)
in irrational = IN+E
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1044 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A PUZZLE GENRE (?) Composer dabbles in Numberlink (6) Irving _BERLIN_ prawo 2
1092 OBSERVATORY (11) Hormonal boy escorts officeholder with RV for new stargazing location (11) Hormonal boy escorts = OB(_)Y*
officeholder with RV for new = SE(n->RV)ATOR
stargazing location = OB(SE(n->RV)ATOR)Y*
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1098 FUCHSIA (7) Engineered catfish with uracil instead of thymine for bright color (7) CA(t->U)FISH* prawo 2
1143 FREAKED (7) Shocked next-generation actor with English lead, using penny instead of shilling (7) Shocked = FR(E_)AKE(s->D)
[N]ext-[G]eneration actor = FRAKES
with English lead = E_
using penny instead of shilling = S->D
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1151 PALLET (6) Make entrance, softly, onto dance platform (6) "dance" = ballet, "make entrance softly" = change frst letter to p prawo 2
1157 GROOKEY (7) Tree creature almost certainly important! (7) GROO(-t)+KEY &lit (might as well) prawo 2
1159 GROOKEY (7) Took no time to get into "Colour Climber" (7) Took no time = (-t)OOK
Colour = GREY (bonus if you consider both spellings varients)
Climber = GR((-t)OOK)EY
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1228 CURRENT (7) Short festival in short stream (7) REN[aissance] in CURT prawo 2
1240 MUNICIPALITY (12) Micro- and nano-detailed fish up in arctic location (12) Micro- and nano- = MU+N
detailed fish up = TILAPI(-a)<
arctic = ICY
location = MU+N+IC((-a)IPALIT)<Y
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1276 SHOT (4) Four ounces added to eight ounces of Starbucks with no real head (4) Four ounces added to = SHO(-r)T prawo 2
1288 GLIMMER (7) 500 to 2000 aircraft have little hope (7) 500 to 2000 = D->MM
aircraft (singular) = GLIDER
little hope = GLI(d->MM)ER (of hope)
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1440 GRADE (5) Judgment given at old hearing (5) "grayed" (old) prawo 2
1467 ANGLE (5) How camera is trained on Brendan Gleeson's features (5) brendAN GLEeson prawo 2
1742 RHODE ISLAND (5, 6) Call line of phone terminal in East Coast state (5,6) Call = homophone
line (of) = "row"
phone (verb) = "dial"
terminal = "end"
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1855 THE SUN (3, 3) Tabloid about schizo: "He nuts" (3,3) Sorry for the tasteless anagrind prawo 2
1856 PROJECT (7) Stick out an undertaking (7) Double definition prawo 2
1866 PREDATOR (8) Magistrate provided counsel for sex offender (8) Magistrate = PRETOR
counsel = D(istrict) A(ttorney)
sex offender = PRE(DA)TOR
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1978 MARCH (5) Steady pace on path from middle to high end (5) path=ARC, middle=M, high end=_H prawo 2
1989 LEVEL (5) Jumper turns fifty without jumping (5) Jumper turns=EVEL<, fifty=L, without jumping=LEVE<+L prawo 2
2040 RAMPART (7) Wall horn, for example (7) RAM PART prawo 2
2049 LEAGUE (6) Heading off disease, get energy for a day's walk (6) Heading off disease = (-p)LAGUE
energy = E
a day's walk =(-p)L(E)AGUE
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2305 HORNY (5) Prostitute at joint sounds ready to bang (5) "whore + knee" = HORNY prawo 2
2630 RUSTY (5) Perhaps Kansan among Oz residents in Emerald City is no longer familiar (5) Perhaps Kansan = U.S. (adjective)
Oz residents in Emerald City = _R_ _TY (letters in alphabetical range O-Z)
no longer familiar = _R_(US)_TY
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2698 ANY CLUE IN HAIKU WITH 5-7-5 SYLLABLES (???) Novelist later // Will see animated short // Piece about goddess (5 7 5) Will see animated = LESLEWI*
short = S
Piece about goddess = CLI(VESTA)P
Novelist = CLI(VESTA)P+LESLEWI*+S
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2707 TENACIOUS (9) "Ten, one hundred, ten, fifty" states patient (9) Ten=TEN, one=A, hundred=C, ten=IO, fifty states=US prawo 2
2941 SHITPOSTING (11) T, A, and other letters not including R forming cringeworthy comments (111) forming cringeworthy comments = SHI(-r)T+P(-r)O+ST(-r)ING prawo 2
3082 JUST WHAT I NEEDED (4, 4, 1, 6) Song of "Cars" has audible clash with metal piece composer pulled for reverend (4,4,1,6) Song of Cars (not the Gary Numan song) = "JUST WHAT I NEEDED"
audible clash = "joust"
metal piece composer pulled for reverend = spoonerism of "nut I weeded"
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3154 FRACTURE (8) Regarding act in Czech play, iron out disagreement (8) act = ACT, Czech play = RUR, iron out = F(__)E
disagreement = F(R(ACT)UR)E
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3211 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) Thrash scout with spanner (6) _OUT WIT_ prawo 2
3258 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) From Florida, possible sister of Mrs. Peacock (6) Peacock (verb) = FL+AUNT prawo 2
3259 WARHOL (6) Pop artist is blowhard, barely composed (6) WARHOL = (-b)LOWHAR(-d)* prawo 2
3313 ISTHMUS (7) First British ship to carry uranium to area of Catanzaro (7) First = IST (visually)
British ship = H.M.S.
uranium = U
area of Catanzaro = IST+HM(U)S
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3400 WEB (3) Where to find sites on Du Bois (3) Almost ddef: author W. E. B. Du Bois prawo 2
3752 ELEMENT (7) Tree with ten nuts housing electronic component (7) Tree = ELM; ten nuts = ENT*; electronic = E (prefix) prawo 2
3785 VEGAN (5) Manage very stomach-turning diet (5) _NAGE V_< prawo 2
3907 DISTRACT (8) OR DISTRACTION (11) Pronouncement: "Holding skills back creates mental burden" (11) DI(STRA<)CTION prawo 2
4722 PORRIDGE (8) Reflect invisible light in, say, globule of starchy food (8) (EG+D(InfraRed)ROP)< prawo 2
4755 NEPOTISM (8) Son: "I'm pet, arguably!" (8) SONIMPET* &lit. a family member receiving favoritism prawo 2
4777 INCINERATE (10) Ash actively might describe Brockovich-Blanchett marriage? (10) Ash actively = verb "ash" defines INCINERATE
might describe = indirect rebus
Brockovich-Blanchett marriage = ERIN+CATE = ER(INC)ATE = INC in ERATE
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314 FAN (3) Enthusiast chipped tooth FANG without the last letter prawo 1
337 MEAN (4) Bad in the middle Double definition prawo 1
338 MEAN (4) Harmonic expression! Sounds like "mien," and literally; the harmonic mean is one of the three types prawo 1
483 HEBREW (6) Word of peace given from hobbyist-written language (6) Word of peace given from = OM removed from;
hobbyist-written = HOMEBREW
prawo 1
567 SWEET (5) Final price for a saltwater taffy, e.g. (5) Final price for a = (a->_E), saltwater = SWEAT
SWE(a->E)T
prawo 1
569 MASQUERADE (10) Square rendered between two northeastern states--quite the disguise (10) MA+SQUERA*+DE prawo 1
612 NORMAL (6) Escape redheaded wizard with retreat vector (6) Escape=LAM, redheaded wizard=RON (Weasley), with retreat-> (NOR+MAL)< prawo 1
639 TART (4) Open dessert by peeling back layers (4) peeling back layers = (-s)TRAT(-a)< prawo 1
725 GOOGLE (6) Techies send agent to replace flock's silver (6) flock's silver: G(ag)GLE
agent to replace... silver: ag->OO
Techies: G(ag->OO)GLE
prawo 1
726 CENTRIPETAL (11) Lance shattered around set of three... fifty short of approaching the middle (11) Lance shattered around = CEN(_)AL*
set of three, fifty short = TRIP(-l)ET
prawo 1
727 SEPARATION (10) Senpai selflessly struck balance, spanning difference in positions (10) Senpai selflessly struck = SEPAN(-i)*
balance spanning = RATIO inside
prawo 1
747 SCHADENFREUDE Horrible French suede jackets advertisement prompts judgment: "so bad it's good" (13) Horrible French suede = SCHENFREUDE*
jackets advertisement = contains AD
prompts = constructs the word
prawo 1
754 FLIGHT (6) Escape with Betty White (some would suggest), retreating to Hotel Fantasy center (6) Betty White (some would suggest), retreating = GILF<
Hotel Fantasy center = H+_T_
prawo 1
758 PERCUSSION (10) Hammering penny prompts no issue with chromium backing (10) P+(NO ISSU(CR)E)< prawo 1
761 TIME-LAPSE (4-5) It ends events swiftly, impales messily on cross with tip of stake (4-5) impales messily=IMPALES*, on cross=after T, with tip of stake=+_E
It ends events swiftly=T+IMELAPS*+_E
prawo 1
774 HOLOGRAM (8) Heavy old piece of wood that can smash through a door as if it was nothing (8) H(eavy)+O(ld)+LOG (piece of wood) + RAM (that can smash through a door) = H+O+LOG+RAM (it was nothing) prawo 1
776 INFERNAL (8) With regards to convoluted scheme, make deduction of principal from loan, returns (8) With regards to convoluted scheme = INFERNAL
make deduction = INFER
of principal from loan, returns = NA(-o_)L
prawo 1
780 TURBULENT (9) Rocky month and a half following Brutus experiencing no small accident (9) month and a half following = LENT after
Brutus experiencing no small (and) accident = TURBU(-s)*
prawo 1
787 CONTAINER (9) Eye cell adopts focus, dropping South African money to bottom of jar (9) Eye cell adopts = CON(_)E contains
focus = TRAIN (verb)
dropping South African money to bottom = moving R(and) to very end
jar = CON(T(-r)AIN)E(+R)
prawo 1
799 RED HERRING (3,7) It baffles herd to making a mistake! (3,7) REDH*+ERRING &lit prawo 1
831 LIMA (4) I replace note about Kuzco--briefly, a city (4) I replace note = LA->I
Kuzco, briefly = L(la->I)MA
prawo 1
852 SOMETHING WITH DEFINITION 'WORD' Mastermind uses obscure word (4) "uses obscure" is a container indicator: _TERM_ prawo 1
854 LIMA (4) Mike's neighbor hiding extremes of exciting point (4) Mike's neighbor = radio alphabet's LIMA
(-c)LIMA(-x)
prawo 1
898 ANIME (5) Cartoon with Maine setting (5) ANIME = MAINE* prawo 1
914 ANY ONE STARTER POKEMON (5/6/7/8/9/10) The spring, oddly, is introduced in black and white (5) ThE sPrInG; T_E_P_I_G prawo 1
915 ANY ONE STARTER POKEMON (5/6/7/8/9/10) Curiously, Premier Ball carried by shiny Pokémon (9) Curiously, Premier Ball = C_+ORB; carried by shiny = in SUNNY
Pokémon = S(C_+ORB)UNNY
prawo 1
928 PEWTER (6) Something in plate I passed from row of church seats (6) PEW T(-i)ER prawo 1
934 SMALL (5) Sam charmed ladies little (5) SMA*+LL prawo 1
935 SMALL (5) Returning game piñatas taking a minute (5) game piñatas = LLAMAS, from Fortnite
Returning [...] taking a = S(-a)MALL
Definition: "minute" pronounced as my-noot
prawo 1
958 HYENAS (6) Banzai! Ed and another clear out haphazardly and return untouched? (6) Banzai[,] Ed and another = H_Y+ENAS< (two from the Lion King; Shenzi is the third)
clear out haphazardly = H(-aphazardl)Y
and return untouched? = SANE< (vs. "touched in the head")
prawo 1
959 AD-LIB (2-3) Bailed out without hesitating for a second, on the spur of the moment (2-3) Bailed out = ADLIBe*
without hesitating for a second= -(h)E(sitating)
on the spur of the moment = ADLIB(-_e_)*
prawo 1
987 CERULEAN (8) Fearful even in type of room colored like the sky (8) Fearful even = fEaRfUl
type of room = CLEANroom
colored like the sky = C(_E_R_U_)LEAN
prawo 1
992 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) "In the Navy," "Go West"... I'm sensing a pattern (4) _VAN E_< prawo 1
1038 LUIGI (5) Plumber sometimes involved in political disputes ignores second half, when Giuliani turns on Individual One (5) Plumber sometimes involved in political disputes = _LUIG+I (e.g. rescuing Peach alongside Mario)
ignores second half, when Giuliani turns = GIUL(-iani)<
on Individual One = I
prawo 1
1039 LUIGI (5) Alluring, even to author of "The Exorcist" (5) _L_U_I_G+I (yeah, definition is a little thin) prawo 1
1051 REBUS (5) Echoing sound changes nothing for university pictograms (5) Echoing sound = SOBER<
changes nothing for university = (o->U)
pictograms = REB(o->U)S<
prawo 1
1080 ARTIFACT (8) Arkansas diplomacy uses assumption of something that might be dated (8) AR+T(IF)ACT prawo 1
1081 EPINEPHRINE (11) Energy gained by an hour sitting among trees--it gets the blood pumping (11) E+PINE+P(HR)INE prawo 1
1082 TWITCH (6) Game platform, first off, where you might start transferring one Bit! (6) T_+(-s)WITCH &lit (Twitch.tv uses Bits as an in-site currency) prawo 1
1102 CUSPIDATION (11) Giving points for not cooling charge, taking back brief slowdown (11) Giving points = (-ac)CUS(PID<)ATION
not cooling charge = (-ac)CUSATION
taking back brief slowdown = holding DIP<
prawo 1
1153 A CRYPTIC THAT'S A RHYMING COUPLET (?) Market, after half a bite, // Man who's always or never on white (6) BI_+SHOP prawo 1
1171 PLATEAU (7) Stall Paul? (7) definition: Stall (verb)
reverse cryptic: PL ate AU = P(AU)L
prawo 1
1238 SAFFRON (7) Final Fantasy bumps up evil overlord's thread color (7) Final Fantasy bumps up = FF replace's U
evil overlord = SAURON
thread color = SA(u->FF)RON
prawo 1
1247 BENEFACTOR (10) Packing up coffee in boxed meal--real generous, dude (10) up coffee=CAFE<, boxed meal=BENTO, real=R
generous dude = BEN(EFAC<)TO+R
prawo 1
1290 LAVENDER (8) Plant with variegations-- navel, blood-- being raised (8) Plant = LAVEN*+DER< prawo 1
1323 ORTHODOXY (9) Teaching about plane upon which Thor beat changeling (9) Teaching = ORTH*+ODO+XY
plane = XY, Thor beat = ORTH, changeling = ODO
prawo 1
1337 ANNEXATION (10) Endless anxiety set in, soon taking over (10) Endless anxiety set = ANXIET(-y)*
in soon = AN(_)ON
taking over = AN(NEXATI(-y)*)ON
prawo 1
1349 BEEF WELLINGTON (4, 10) Begin to feel lawn lacking a critical source of protein (4 10) "Critical" as anagrind for BEGIN TO FEEL L(-a)WN prawo 1
1384 NOZZLE (6) Spout with zeal in contested zone (6) zeal=ZL
contested zone=NOZE*
prawo 1
1388 RUSTY (5) Reliable? Not to start! (5) (-t)RUSTY &lit prawo 1
1389 RUSTY (5) Lacking oil, strung entrails over pigpen (5) _RU_+STY prawo 1
1414 LYRICALLY (9) Returning to club, three ladies hold note in breezy singsong manner (9) club, three ladies = Y+LLL
note in breezy = A(C)IRY
singsong manner (part of speech a little fudged) = (L(YRI(C)A)LL+Y)<
prawo 1
1441 ARGUMENT (8) In game with physical elements, solver supposed to overhear fight (8) "ARG you meant" prawo 1
1469 BEAN (4) Originated without fingers, heart, or kidney, for example (4) BE(-_g_)AN prawo 1
1484 TREATY (6) Teleprinter displays most-read pact? (6) Teleprinter(?) = TTY (teletype)
most-read = REA_
pact = T(REA_)TY
prawo 1
1495 BLUR (4) Grab, lurch around fog (4) graB, LURch prawo 1
1496 ACRIMONIOUS (11) A riverless red moon we objectively find hostile (11) A+CRIM(-s)ON+IO+US prawo 1
1504 RECEIPT (7) Report that certain purchase is given! (7) "RESEAT" meaning to give proper alignment prawo 1
1726 BOXERS (6) The Packers are aggressive athletes (6) Double definition, split by "are" prawo 1
1741 GLEAN (5) Unpack bugle and follow the reaper (5) buGLE ANd, "follow the reaper" is the definition prawo 1
1754 ANAGRIND (8) Prompt to crack a silver shell (8) "Prompt to crack" = AN+Ag+RIND prawo 1
1794 ANY CLUE USING A WORDPLAY DEVICE FROM PEACHES (?) Allowed at bar of Piranha Plant (3 2) GOT IN is transformation of INGOT prawo 1
1795 ANY CLUE USING A WORDPLAY DEVICE FROM PEACHES (?) Foreign leader's advice to cloud rider (5) PUTIN is INPUT after Lakitu TF prawo 1
1911 PICKLE (6) Tangle of kelp hides strictly essential creation of brine (6) Tangle of kelp = PKLE*
strictly essential = _IC_
creation of brine = P(_IC_)KLE*
prawo 1
1933 MIND (4) Consciousness was almost Mork's roommate (4) MIND(-y) prawo 1
1936 IN A SNIT (2, 1, 4) Don'cha think keeping arsenic is mad? (2,1,4) IN(AS)NIT prawo 1
1949 TRIVIAL (7) Uncomplicated man of Rome travels north through most of Italy, wandering (7) Uncomplicated = T(RIV<)IAL* prawo 1
1952 PURSUIT (7) Calling foul, usurp King Opus (7) Calling = PURSU* + IT prawo 1
1956 THE END (3, 3) Three and two thirds missing words that might take a question mark (3,3) "Three and," two thirds missing = TH_EE_ND prawo 1
1964 ORBIT (5) Loop with statistic of time! (5) Loop = O, statistic = RBI, time = T
&lit
prawo 1
1965 EXTRADITION (11) Issue about returning from one state to another! (11) Issue = EDITION
one state = AR, another = TX
&lit: E(XT+RA)<DITION
prawo 1
2050 YOUR FAVORITE WORD/PHRASE FOR GYM SHOES (?) "Hamilton" cast is outspoken about subpar dance wear? (6,5) TENNIS SHOES ("ten issue 's") prawo 1
2148 RIGHT (5) Engineer coin flips to go to one side (5) Engineer = RIG
coin flips = H, T
one side = RIG+H+T
prawo 1
2149 ESSEN (5) To make it brief, fifty lost at WWII air raid target (5) To make it brief=LESSEN, fifty=L; WWII air raid target=(-l)ESSEN prawo 1
2497 NITROGEN (8) Neighbor of POC set off ringtone (8) "Neighbor of POC": nitrogen is between Carbon and Oxygen and above Phosphorus
"set off ringtone": anagrind
prawo 1
2699 AMOK (4) Statement after outburst: "I... went crazy" (4) Double-definition-ish
Statement after outburst: "I..." = AM OK
prawo 1
2940 INFRACTION/INFRACTIONS (10/11) Breaking rule for hotel with residents leaving around time gun is hung on wall (10) Breaking rule = IN(FR(ACT I)O)N
hotel with residents = IN(__)N
leaving = (to and) FRO
time gun is hung on wall = ACT I
prawo 1
2976 FIERY (5) Intense "Phooey!" when attempt is headed off (5) Phooey = FIE; when attempt is headed off = (-t)RY prawo 1
3083 ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD IS THE SAME LENGTH (?) Cool "Mark Bash" star (nine) HEP+TAG+RAM prawo 1
3124 CLUE SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE ANSWER (?) OK "idles" (7,3) IDEALLY, YES = "aye dee ell ee ess" prawo 1
3153 GIMMICK (7) Trick soldier maybe left on primary stone (7) soldier = GI, maybe left = M_, primary [Rolling S]tone = MICK (Jagger) prawo 1
3184 STAN (4) Unfinished R.E.M. song "Laurel" (4) STAN(-d), comedic partner of Oliver Hardy prawo 1
3215 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) Rev. Green, it's claimed, got angry (3,3) Spoonerism of "raw said" = SAW RED prawo 1
3216 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) Nancy and Chuck announce candlestick, Green occupants of dining room (8,7) Nancy (Pelosi) and Chuck (Schumer) = MINORITY LEADERS
candlestick = "menorah," Green = "teal," occupants of dining room = "eaters"
prawo 1
3233 PARASITE (8) Tick off Ra, sip tea (8) PARASITE* prawo 1
3257 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) Tots playing around square on floor produce dagger (8) S(TILE)TTO* prawo 1
3418 SPEEDRUN (8) Intrusive probes tend to almost backfire, bring a swift end (8) Intrusive = DEEP, probes tend to almost = enters NURS(-e), backfire = now reverse that
bring a swift end = (-e)S(PEED)RUN<
prawo 1
3566 ASH (3) Rainbow pony loses mane color (3) "My Little Pony" character Rainbow (-d)ASH prawo 1
3751 SECURITY (8) Perhaps guard dog settles into obligations to West club (8) Perhaps guard = SE(CUR)IT<+Y
dog = CUR, obligations to West = TIES<, club = Y
prawo 1
3884 BELOW (5) As follows halfhearted boom (5) BE(ll->L)OW prawo 1
3969 REITERATE (9) To sum up one trillion potentially flops in windswept tree (9) one = I
trillion potentially flops = TERA (as in teraflops)
windswept tree = RETE*
To sum up = RE(I+TERA)TE*
prawo 1
3985 CINQUE (6) "Hundred" in Spanish what another number is in another language (6) "Hundred" = C, in = IN, Spanish what = QUE prawo 1
4031 SEMIAUTOMATIC (13) Rifle through Times back issue, Sun's related coverage, and Globe (Mass.) article on Twitch (13) through Times back issue, Sun's related coverage = through TIMES<, insert AU
Globe = O, Mass. = M, article = A, Twitch = TIC
Rifle = SEMI(AU)T<+O+M+A+TIC
prawo 1
4492 MONOCHROME (10) As typical for the Three Stooges, Moe goes around New Mexico taking a number of Spanish roads headed near the center (10) As typical for the Three Stooges = MO(N(OCH(R_)O)M)E
("roads headed" = R_)
prawo 1
4677 DISINFECT (9) Cleanse in error? Strike error, for I commit something more serious (9) Cleanse = D(-e+I SIN)FECT
[in] error? = DEFECT
Strike error, for = replace E with...
I commit something more serious = I SIN
prawo 1
7060 52 (2 OR 5-3) Break off witty figure of speech for pick-up game (5-3) Break off witty = OFFWITTY*
figure of speech for pick-up game = number said with "pick-up" for a game
prawo 1
7939 SPOOKY (OR SPOOPY I GUESS) (6) Weird note about castling king's side (6) Weird = SP(OO+K_)Y; note [verb] about = SP()Y, castling = O-O, king's side = K_ prawo 1
264 TEXAS (5) Recognize after investigator announces state of chainsaw massacre "Suss" after "tec" homophone prawo 0
316 FAN (3) Of a niche crowd! oF A Niche, &lit. (FAN- is a moderately common prefix, so part-of-speech shouldn't be a problem.) prawo 0
537 CHESSBOARD (10) Obsess endlessly, tinkering in green field of play (10) Obsess endlessly, tinkering = OBSES(-s), anagrammed;
in green = in CHARD;
"field of play" defines CHESSBOARD
prawo 0
565 PROSTHESIS (10) Short jockey in gym classes is one to improve a body (10) P.(ROSTH*)E.S+IS prawo 0
568 SWEET (5) Fly west, perhaps ultimately east, but first south (5) Fly=SWEET (in sense of "cool")

west, perhaps ultimately east=WE(s->E)

but first south=S+the preceding
prawo 0
591 ANTARCTICA (10) Obnoxious rant in beginning of show about deep South? (10) obnoxious rant = NTAR; in beginning of show = in A(.)CT I; about = CA (circa) prawo 0
611 GREY/GRAY (4) Generator for "The Border Legion" essentially purging force user? (4) Generator for "The Border Legion" = def, author Zane GREY
essentially purging = _G_, force user = REY
OR
Generator for the border = G_R, legion essentially purging = A(-rm)Y
Force user? = GRAY
prawo 0
634 LUNAR NEW YEAR (5, 3, 4) Chinese holiday turns unreal with N, Y and R given full names (5,3,4) turns unreal with N = LU(N)ARNE;
Y and R given full names = WYE+AR
prawo 0
643 PATRIOT (7) Lincoln portrait misconstrued, except for revolutionary Left (7) portrait misconstrued = PATRRIOT*
except for revolutionary Left = PATRIOT(-r_)*
prawo 0
698 SEVEN (5) Ways to be smart, popular, or good-looking: use Venn diagrams (5) use Venn diagrams = _SE VEN_
Ways to be S, P, or G = 2^3-1
prawo 0
707 CENTRIFUGAL (11) As scientists say today, flaring out wildly away from hub! (11) As scientists say today = C(ommon) E(ra), flaring out wildly away from hub = NTRIFUGAL(-o)*, &lit prawo 0
746 SCHADENFREUDE Feeling... decidedly unsympathetic view about African nation and crooked funder (13) Feeling (noun) decidedly unsympathetic = S(CHAD)E(NFREUD*)E prawo 0
853 SIESTA (6) Period of unconsciousness after safeties disrupted from lack of iron (6) SIESTA(-fe)* prawo 0
865 REARRANGEMENT (13) Confusion about picture hazily depicting green man (13) Confusion = RE+AR(RANGEMEN*)T prawo 0
912 SENSELESSNESSES (15) Kaleidoscopic lens aberrations (15) "Kaleidoscopic" = repeating pieces everywhere, as with LENS here prawo 0
926 SOMMELIER (9) Matchmaker, in part, relies on drugs to convey love to men (9) Matchmaker, in part = S(O+MM)ELIER*, pairs wines to foods
relies on drugs = SELIER*
to convey love to men = carrying O+MM
prawo 0
949 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1, 9, 5, 6) Badly restate intent to show: "Damned Crazy Success" about Brando's breakout (1,9,5,6) Badly restate = RESTATE*
intent to show = CARE to contain
Damned Crazy = NAMEDD*
Success about = RISE<
Brando's breakout = ASTREET*+CAR(NAMEDD*+ESIR<)E
prawo 0
950 FALSE FRIEND (5, 6) Demon takes torch, flares bright as hell to set an example (5,6) Demon takes = FIEND contains
torch, flares = FLARES*
bright as hell to set an example: "hell" is German for "bright", making a F(ALSEFR*)IEND
prawo 0
969 SURVIVOR (8) Almost certain I went through workout first to get gold as one who persists (8) Almost certain = SUR(-e)
I went through workout first = V(I)V_
gold = OR
one who persists = SUR_+V(I)V_+OR
prawo 0
998 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) "Smooth Criminal" performers, for short (3) (-f)ELO(-n) prawo 0
1026 PERHAPS (7) Maybe mutter and laugh in additional thoughts (7) P(ER+HA)PS prawo 0
1052 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A PUZZLE GENRE (?) General Electric presents Every Second Breakpoint to outline landing spot in pencil (8) General Electric presents Every Second Breakpoint = G(_R_A_P_I_T)E
landing spot = H (as on a helipad)
in pencil = G(_R_A_P(H)_I_T)E
prawo 0
1062 ANY (3) Meerkat escapes metal unit at random (3) AN(-timon)Y prawo 0
1083 ANY CLUE WHOSE ANSWER IS A PUZZLE GENRE (?) Wherein habitual grinders may go left, right, then left! (6) "habitual grinders may go left" = SLALOM<
"right, then left" = r->L
&lit: "Wherein habitual grinders [such as skate/snowboarders] may go left, right, then left!" = S(r->L)ALOM
prawo 0
1089 CELADON (7) Agree to Gunness served up in a certain color pitcher, say (7) (CELA+DON)< prawo 0
1096 PERIDOT(7) Macaw should sound enough like "Steven Universe" character (7) "PARROT OUGHT" fairly like "PERID OT" prawo 0
1103 SWARF (5) Turnings of contest running from START to FINISH (5) "Turnings" = S(WAR)F prawo 0
1152 A CRYPTIC THAT'S A RHYMING COUPLET (?) Uncoordinatedly lash // Don't get behind this, no time to dash? (8,4) Uncoordinatedly lash = ASHL*
Don't get behind this, no time = EIGH(-t)BALL
[D]ash = ASHLEIGH BALL, voice actress of Rainbow Dash
prawo 0
1160 A CRYPTIC THAT'S A RHYMING COUPLET (?) With genuine namesake of Hal, // One loud pony and her quiet pal (6 6) With=AND, genuine=REAL
namesake of [HAL 9000] = IBM (Caesar-shift of 1)
One=AN
AND+REAL+IBM+AN voices Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
prawo 0
1161 A CRYPTIC THAT'S A RHYMING COUPLET (?) "'Dark stargazer' a fitting label" // No silence from actress in weekly fable (4 6) Dark=TAR, stargazer=ASTRONOMER, a [clothing] label=TAG; no silence= -OMERTA
TAR+(ASTRON{-omer)+(ta}G)
prawo 0
1170 INDIGO (6) Beheaded monster plant (6) (-w)INDIGO prawo 0
1224 NOSFERATU (9) Do one judge and junior drive back vampire? (9) Do (solfège) = UT, one = A, judge = REF, junior = SON
vampire = (NOS+FER+A+TU)<
prawo 0
1227 DEAD HORSE (4, 5) Without tea, the odds are bad that Australian chips take this (4 5) (-t)HEODDSARE*
"Dead horse" is Australian slang for ketchup (rhymes with "tomato sauce")
prawo 0
1230 MISTAKE (7) Letter for radio station included erratum (7) Letter for radio = MIKE
station included = STA in the preceding
erratum = MI(STA)KE
prawo 0
1248 SWARM (5) AZ-area section of The Cloud (5) SW+ARM prawo 0
1279 SHALLOTS (8) Onions seasoned primarily for rings with intermittent dashes of lavender and turmeric (8) S_+HA(L_)LO(T_)S prawo 0
1336 REVERSI (7) Game of up to 60 turns, about 2.7 in winding rivers (7) about 2.7 = E
in winding rivers = REV_RSI*
prawo 0
1338 MNEMONIC DEVICE (8,6) Wood hoarders bring nobody nickel of $400 expected value; it has memories attached (8,6) Wood hoarders bring = M(_)ICE
nobody nickel of $400 expected value = NEMO+NI+CD+EV
prawo 0
1387 QUIET (5) Dropping note, bungling "Tequila" with absence of sound (5) TEQUI(-la)* prawo 0
1390 TOWER (5) Bull moose has to be in the red loom (5) Bull moose = TR
to be in the red = OWE
loom (verb) = T(OWE)R
prawo 0
1397 DOMINION (8) Sovereignty in no mood for fools (8) INNOMOOD* ("for fools" indicates anagram) prawo 0
1413 SHOWCASE (8) Prepaid envelope has information on manner $100 kept in cabinet (8) Prepaid envelope has [...] kept in = S(_)ASE
information on manner $100 = HOW+C
cabinet =S(HOW+C)ASE
prawo 0
1448 SKEPTICISM (10) Before 1000 runners go around impressive circling track, first expressing doubts (10) 1000 = M, runners = SKIS, impressive = EPIC, track first = T
doubts (with "expressing" as connector) = SK(EP(T)IC)IS+M
prawo 0
1497 SYLLOGISM (9) Short argument about E.S. encapsulating signature (9) E.S. = MOLLY+S
signature = SIG
Short argument = (S+YLLO(GIS)M)<
prawo 0
1725 CAVORT (6) Play about narration with echo (6) Play = CA. + V(oice)O(ver) + R(e)T(weet) prawo 0
1727 DERRING-DO (7-2) The German bell sound has tone of fearlessness (7-2) "The German"=DER, "bell sound"=RING, "tone"=DO prawo 0
1729 GUIDE (5) Point finger in later stages of malaria (5) Point = (-a)GU(!D)E
finger = ID
later stages of malaria = (-a)GUE
prawo 0
1776 SWITCH (6) Exchange such cup content for insight (6) Exchange = S(-_u_+WIT)CH prawo 0
1825 UPSIDE DOWN (6, 4) From Alabama to Wyoming, verse of insult said to stink for its wordplay? (6,4) NW + ODE + DIS + "P U" indirectly noted as upside-down prawo 0
1826 QUARTZ (6) Rock arenas' music (6) arenas' music = "courts" prawo 0
1920 HOT AIR BALLOON (3, 3, 7) Western rope can capture head of bull in dear flight (3, 3, 7) Western rope + can = LARIAT< + LOO
head of bull = B_
dear = HON
flight = HO(TAIR(B_)AL<+LOO)N
prawo 0
1955 GAVOTTE (7) Music rendered about Master Melvin (7) rendered=GAVE, Master Melvin=OTT; music=GAV(OTT)E prawo 0
1975 A CLUE THAT USES THE SAME NON-STOP WORD >=3X (?) Perhaps king’s escort will cover road with gold, first of--gold? Put gold back (5,5) road=RD, gold=AU, first of gold=G_, Put=LAY, gold=OR
Perhaps king’s escort=(RO+YAL+G_+UA)<+RD
prawo 0
2082 WHEAT (5) Our group takes hour at base of some pyramid (5) Our group takes hour = W(H)E
base of (food) pyramid = W(H)E+AT
prawo 0
2307 PROXY (5) Representative for trans women, e.g. (5) Representative = PROXY
for = PRO
trans women, e.g. = XY (in most cases)
prawo 0
3123 CLUE WHERE 1ST WORD STARTS WITH A, 2ND B, ETC (?) Almost begin crowing during event found graceless (5) Almost begin crowing = _R_
event = BASH
graceless = B(_R_)ASH
prawo 0
3141 CLUE SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE ANSWER (?) Re?! (4) NOTE ddef: solfege "re" and memo abbr. for "regarding" prawo 0
3144 CLUE WHERE 1ST WORD STARTS WITH A, 2ND B, ETC (?) Altered biopic clouded diagram (eight five) PERIODIC TABLE* prawo 0
3145 CLUE SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER THAN THE ANSWER (?) Ham punk banks fish (20'1) HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUA'A with letter bank "ham punk" prawo 0
3151 REVOLVER (8) Note rodent right about opposing ocelot's chosen weapon (8) Note = RE, rodent = VOLE, right =R, opposing = V(ersus)
[O]celot's chosen weapon = RE+VOL(V)E+R, from Metal Gear Solid
prawo 0
3181 HOMO SAPIENS (4, 7) Intelligent one who objectively ignored head, preferred heart in disposition of passion (4,7) Intelligent one = (-w)HOM+OSAPI(_E_)NS*
who objectively ignored head = -(w)HOM
preferred heart = _E_
disposition of passion = OSAPINS*
prawo 0
3256 CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) Clue suspect, in the end, actually no good an alchemist (7 7) COLONEL MUSTA(-rd) +NG (the Flame Alchemist of "Fullmetal Alchemist") prawo 0
3368 SYNONYM (7) On reflection, some writing with essential similarity! (7) Literal definition of SYNONYM; reversed, it's MS (manuscript) with palindromic substring YNONY prawo 0
3403 CARAMEL (7) "Ocean's Twelve" thief flees with a cube from Mars (7) "Ocean's Twelve" thief flees = LEMARC<; with a = (A)
cube from Mars = cube-shaped Caramel character in M&Ms advertising
prawo 0
3484 THING (5) One who walks on five digits, possibly reduced to $1000 (5) One who walks on five digits = THIN+G prawo 0
3494 PROMISE (7) Wrest grips from second half of contract, in function (7) contract, in function = PR((-fr)OM)ISE prawo 0
3569 ASH (3) Raimi hero has lost composure (3) ASH Williams = HAS* prawo 0
3753 TENDON (6) Connection to party in Tennessee (6) DO in TENN. prawo 0
3981 VULPINE (7) Just a pinch, dear, over the tail of a fox (7) Just a pinch, dear, over = (NIP+LUV)<
the tail = _E
of a fox = (VUL+PIN)<+_E
prawo 0
4456 BOOMER (6) Matt from "Chuck" takes offense at opportunist (6) Matt BOMER + O(ffense) = "one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area" prawo 0
4666 CHARTREUSE (10) Pursue, acquire truer relative of liqueur (10) Pursue, acquire = CHA()SE
truer relative = RTREU*
prawo 0
9776 VIEW (4) Rabbit, in some field, ate--that is, from a field (4) Rabbit, in [an automotive] field, ate = V()W
that is = IE
a field = V(IE)W
prawo 0

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