Contests started: HARMLESS (8)
Contests won: BOREDOM (7), SPECTRE (7), SPECTACLE (9), SPECULOOS (9), CAUSTIC (7), ANY CLUE THAT HAS ANOTHER CRYPTIC CLUE IN IT (?), IZANAGI (7)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13428 | BOREDOM (7) | Lack of interest, then sudden hype surrounding variety of wine (7) | lack of interest = BOREDOM, sudden hype = BOOM, variety of wine = RED, BO-RED-OM | barley | 6 |
| 13461 | OVINE (5) | Firstly, ordering veal is not ethical, similar to lamb (5) | Acrostic/first letters of each word Definition = “similar to lamb” |
barley | 6 |
| 13453 | SPECTRE (7) | Phantom pain initially subdued by secret concoction (7) | pain initially (P) inside anagram of SECRET definition = phantom |
barley | 5 |
| 13482 | CAUSTIC (7) | Cat circling us, then it cruelly starts biting (7) | CAT around US, then IC (starts of “it cruelly”) definition “biting” as a remark |
barley | 5 |
| 13452 | SPECTACLE (9) | Inspect a cleric’s cargo, there’s something you’ll want to see… (9) | inSPECT A CLEric definition = “something you’ll want to see” |
barley | 4 |
| 13526 | HAND (4) | Cards you’ve been dealt are less than desirable (4) | def = “cards you’ve been dealt” (a hand of cards) remove letters (less) from “tHAN Desirable” |
barley | 4 |
| 13544 | TIEBREAK (8) | Bangkok truck stop announced protocol to verify success (8) | definition “protocol to verify success” homophone of THAI BRAKE lol |
barley | 4 |
| 13450 | SPECULOOS (9) | Seoul cops weirdly being sweet in Belgium (9) | SEOUL COPS anagram, definition = “sweet in belgium” | barley | 3 |
| 13471 | OVINE (5) | One of many in the flock; I've no eccentricity (5) | Anagram of I'VE NO Definition = one of many in the flock |
barley | 3 |
| 13496 | COMPUTER (8) | Number-cruncher seems more attractive with tussled mop (8) | def = “number cruncher” CUTER with anagram of MOP |
barley | 3 |
| 13524 | IZANAGI (7) | Seized heart again, unfortunately, for old Japanese maker (7) | seIZed + AGAIN anagram definition: “old japanese maker” (he made japan, so I’m told) |
barley | 3 |
| 13442 | NOVEMBER (8) | Awkwardly remove bin, one left out for days after Halloween (8) | “days after halloween” = NOVEMBER anagram of “REMOVE BIN” leaving out “I” |
barley | 2 |
| 13449 | CONTENT (7) | Highly debatable, owing nothing to online slop (7) | CONTENTIOUS without IOUs = CONTENT (online slop, in the “content creator” sense) | barley | 2 |
| 13479 | INTERN (6) | 75% of internet created by not-for-profit worker? (6) | 3/4 of the word “internet” = INTERN gave it a “?” because the definition is lateral! |
barley | 2 |
| 13490 | NIGHTMARE (9) | Worst-case scenario, brought to you by: Bad Hearing™ (9) | Anagram of HEARINGTM | barley | 1 |
| 13519 | ANY CLUE THAT HAS ANOTHER CRYPTIC CLUE IN IT (?) | "Panoramic snapshot of superb road, maybe (5)" is the first one (5) | Inner clue: BROAD (definition = "panoramic") snapshot of superB ROAD Outer clue: VISTA (definition = everything in quote marks) V+IS+T+A (Five = V, IS, first letter of "The", one = A) This was hard! 🥲 |
barley | 1 |
| 13521 | ANY CLUE THAT HAS ANOTHER CRYPTIC CLUE IN IT (?) | Daily challenge: “Obscure tomb sounds icy (7)” solved after 60 seconds! (6 7) | Inner clue = CRYPTIC definition = “obscure” CRYPT(synonym)+IC(homophone) Whole clue = MINUTE CRYPTIC definition = “daily challenge” The inner clue “solved”, after MINUTE (60 seconds) |
barley | 1 |
| 13478 | RECORD (6) | Action of remote control “red circle” (6) | Anagram (action) of RC (remote control) + RED + O (circle) &lit describing the “RECORD” button on a remote |
barley | 0 |
| 13494 | STEAMED HAMS (7 4) | Endlessly memed scene where the madame's confused and starts screaming (7 4) | No mother, its just the northern lights... Anagram of THEMADAMES + start of Screaming |
barley | 0 |
| 13531 | OXONIAN (7) | Steer an ion the wrong way for Inkling, say (7) | steer = OX, “AN ION” anagram the inklings were a group of writers from oxford |
barley | 0 |
| 13540 | BLEXAS | Austin’s left leaning state caused by kinky sex lab (6) | def = “austin’s left leaning state” anagram of SEXLAB |
barley | 0 |