Contests started: ANCIENT (7), FIREARM (7), ICEBERG (7), PIPE DREAM (4, 5), HIGH TIME (4, 4), CAIMANS (7), SAILOR (6), MANSPLAIN (9), PLOT ARMOR (4, 5), ALL THE RAGE (3, 3, 4), BUGBEAR (7), REALLY (6), CANDOR (6), ANY ALLITERATIVE CLUE (?), CHILD'S PLAY (6, 4), DA VINCI (2, 5), RIPOSTE (7), AMBIDEXTROUS (12), ARTEMIS (7)
Contests won: DALLIANCE (9), ANCIENT (7), RADICAL (7), BARBER (6), TITANIC (7), PIPE DREAM (4, 5), MEGAPHONE (9), NEWSWORTHY (10), CATCH 22 (5 2), SPINACH (7), AI SLOP (2,4 OR 1,1,4), BLOOD (5), I ❤ NY (1 1 2), ASPARTAME (9), ANY ALLITERATIVE CLUE (?), INTELLIGIBILITY, AMBIDEXTROUS (12)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13274 | AI SLOP (2,4 OR 1,1,4) | For the most part, Congress is divided by this overpowered source of misinformation (2,4) | AISL[-e] + OP | koha____ | 6 |
| 13257 | SPINACH (7) | What gets Popeye going in his can, cartoonishly! (7) | P_ in (HIS CAN)* &lit | koha____ | 4 |
| 13277 | BAZOOKA (7) | Arizona pushed through book ban — essentially, it's a tool of war (7) | B(AZ)OOK+bAn | koha____ | 4 |
| 13303 | BLOOD (5) | Produced flowers, leaving author kind of red (5) | BLOO[-me]D | koha____ | 4 |
| 13239 | NEWSWORTHY (10) | Needing coverage when flailing about shortsword initially too close to body (10) | Needing coverage = WHEN* containing (SWORd+Too) + bodY | koha____ | 3 |
| 13305 | I ❤ NY (1 1 2) | Iconic organ featured in timeless little slogan (1, 1, 2) | ❤ (an organ in the form of an icon) in [-t]INY | koha____ | 3 |
| 13319 | ANY ALLITERATIVE CLUE (?) | Taking ten tigers trained to tackle tamarin's tail (6) | RESTI(_N)G* = taking ten | koha____ | 3 |
| 13017 | DALLIANCE (9) | Poor score by team making frivolous play (9) | D (poor score) + ALLIANCE (team) = frivolous play | koha____ | 2 |
| 13019 | ANCIENT (7) | Old drug comes in recycled tin can (7) | E in TINCAN* = old | koha____ | 2 |
| 13021 | RADICAL (7) | Sick cardinal surprisingly leaves nest, at first (7) | CARDINAL* -N_ = Sick | koha____ | 2 |
| 13031 | BARBER (6) | He may remove hair from pub beer half-heartedly (6) | BAR + B[e]ER | koha____ | 2 |
| 13035 | TITANIC (7) | Big Bird scares outsiders off (7) | TIT (bird) + [p]ANIC[s] = big | koha____ | 2 |
| 13246 | CATCH 22 (5 2) | After start of congregation at church, couple undergoes mitosis — that's an impossible situation! (5,2) | C_+AT+CH+2+2 | koha____ | 2 |
| 13314 | ASPARTAME (9) | A box with minced meat that's sweet (9) | A+SPAR+TAME* = that's sweet | koha____ | 2 |
| 13324 | PLURILINGUALISM | Uranium spill starts to generate irradiated lifeforms, having mutated trait involving multiple tongues? (15) | (URANIUM SPILL G_ I_ L_)* = trait involving multiple tongues? | koha____ | 2 |
| 13328 | INTELLIGIBILITY | Doctor belittlingly pinching patient's heart at three different points, making incision (15) | BELITTLINGLY* containing I x3 = incision (as in "incisiveness, clarity") | koha____ | 2 |
| 13351 | AMBIDEXTROUS (12) | T Rex is a dumbo, uncoordinated with both hands (12) | T REX IS A DUMBO anagram | koha____ | 2 |
| 13023 | POSTHASTE (9) | Quickly developed posh taste (9) | POSHTASTE* | koha____ | 1 |
| 13026 | FIREARM (7) | Fixed round ear piece (7) | FIRM containing EAR = "piece" | koha____ | 1 |
| 13027 | FIREARM (7) | Perhaps colt has some corn in stable (7) | EAR in FIRM | koha____ | 1 |
| 13032 | SHOP (4) | Retailer using posh ingredients (4) | POSH* | koha____ | 1 |
| 13037 | DYNAMITE (8) | Told to eat a bug -- it has a powerful effect! (8) | "DINE A MITE" | koha____ | 1 |
| 13040 | PIPE DREAM (4, 5) | "Ripped me a new one" is not likely to work (4,5) | RIPPED ME A anagram = "one is not likely to work" | koha____ | 1 |
| 13043 | GRAWLIX (7) | $#@!-ing in the rear: rare before '59! (7) | _G+RAW+LIX = $#@! | koha____ | 1 |
| 13051 | MEGAPHONE (9) | Newswire has coverage of crumbling hegemon as a way to boost a message (9) | AP into HEGEMON* | koha____ | 1 |
| 13052 | PROTEST (7) | Voice one's displeasure for being put on trial (7) | PRO (for) on TEST (trial) | koha____ | 1 |
| 13244 | SYBAU (5) | Can it beat Subway? Where to start off… (5) | Can it = SUB[-w]AY* | koha____ | 1 |
| 13266 | BRAVADO (7) | Before kerfuffle, supporter essentially moved with swagger (7) | BRA + moVed + ADO = swagger | koha____ | 1 |
| 13273 | REALLY (6) | Truly bond over? (6) | truly = REALLY; bond over (ie befriend again) = RE-ALLY | koha____ | 1 |
| 13304 | TOMODACHI (9) | Friend translated to Japanese to customize a letter in Greek (9) | TO + MOD + A + CHI | koha____ | 1 |
| 13313 | BLANKET (7) | I'm down to drink lean — it helps me sleep (7) | BET (I'm down) containing LANK (lean); def = it helps me sleep | koha____ | 1 |
| 13336 | DA VINCI (2, 5) | Popular critic initially skewers bulk of work by Michelangelo and his rival? (2, 5) | IN (popular) + C_ inside DAVI[-d] (bulk of work by Michelangelo) = his rival? | koha____ | 1 |
| 13343 | PARMESAN (8) | Smear bananas among Spanish bread and Italian cheese (8) | SMEAR* in PAN | koha____ | 1 |
| 13005 | PETRI DISH (5, 4) | Site of culture where companion delivered his letters? (5, 4) | PET (companion) + RID (delivered) + HIS* | koha____ | 0 |
| 13053 | GRASSROOTS (10) | Redistribute pieces of rags to the people (10) | letter bank of RAGS TO; def="the people" | koha____ | 0 |
| 13059 | ANY CLUE THAT CONTAINS "AGED" (? | Saw aged cast supporting lead character (5) | AGED anagram ("cast") after ("supporting", for a down clue) A ("lead character") = ADAGE ("saw") | koha____ | 0 |
| 13245 | GET REAL (3, 4) | Gretel excited about intro of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” (3,4) | “Dream On” = GRETEL* containing A_ | koha____ | 0 |
| 13259 | RANDO (5) | They break in to get iron for nobody? (5) | R and O break IN to get I(RO)N; nobody = RANDO | koha____ | 0 |
| 13316 | PLURILINGUALISM | Never-ending advertisement is maddening, initially including annoying bit of upselling and a long buzzword evoking diversity (15) | PLU[-g]+IS+M_ containing RILING+U_+A+L | koha____ | 0 |
| 13320 | DO OR DIE (2 2 3) | Crucial way to enter Mediterranean possibly cut off (2, 2, 3) | DOOR + DIE[-t] = crucial | koha____ | 0 |
| 13339 | INADVERTENTLY (13) | Accidentally broadcast entire "TV Land" premiere in Yiddish (13) | anagram ENTIRE TV LAND + Y[-iddish] | koha____ | 0 |