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)
| 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< |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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)< |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 5 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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_ |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 4 |
| 4796 | FULL MOON (4, 4) | Joke about low, low, low night light (4,4) | Joke = FUN (verb) low, low, low = L+L+MOO |
prawo | 4 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 489 | PRIMARIES (9) | March/April honoree's hat: stiff feathers (9) | March/April honoree = ARIES birthday hat: stiff = PRIM first |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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)< |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 970 | PLENARY (7) | Unrestricted use includes near-destruction (7) | Unrestricted = PL(ENAR*)Y use = PLY (verb) near-destruction = NEAR* |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 3968 | ETHEREAL (8) | Phantom and others around these parts (8) | Phantom (adj.) = ETHEREAL and others = ET AL. these parts = HERE |
prawo | 3 |
| 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 |
prawo | 3 |
| 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)< |
prawo | 2 |
| 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* |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 737 | LARCENY (7) | Two from New York undergo clear assault crime (7) | clear assault = LARCE* Two from New York undergo = NY after |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 782 | MAKE (4) | Discover bonus story skipping nothing (4) | Discover = MAKE (as in "we've been made") bonus material skipping nothing = (-o)MAKE |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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* |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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) |
prawo | 2 |
| 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" |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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" |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |
prawo | 2 |
| 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 |