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Contests started: LEON CZOLGOSZ (4, 8), LEFT OUT (4, 3), MAZUMA (6), ANTARCTICA (10), UCAOIMHU (8), PERHAPS (7), TWITCH (6), OBSERVATORY (11), PEACHES (7), A CRYPTIC IN PUFLANTU (?), DEAD HORSE (4, 5), SHOT (4), DEEP LEARNING (4, 8), DONBURI (7), MOSCOW (6), POTLUCK (7), GOLD RUSH (4, 4), VANITY (6), GILBERT (7), CARBONARA (9), JOKER (5), MAILER (6), PUCCINI (7), WOLFRAM (7), BACTERIA (8), SEDNA (5), INVOLVE (7), HOMO SAPIENS (4, 7), UKRAINE (7), WARHOL (6), PAPRIKA (7), OVERFLOW (8), VIRUS (5), ATP (3), INCINERATE (10), DERRIDA (7), ODDLY (5), WATERLOO (8), PENNSYLVANIA (12), BIDEN (5), XERXES (6), AMADEUS (7), BIG BROTHER (3, 7), YEW (3), PFIZER (6), ROTATOR (7), MARKOV (6), BEIGNET (7), KRAMPUS (7), OSSOFF (6), SIKH (4), KICKOFF (7), PERPENDICULAR (13), CRAB RAVE (4, 4), SPIRAL GALAXY (6, 6), HEMLOCK (7), CELLIST (7), THE XX (3, 2), CANCUN (6), MESOTHELIOMA (12), PARSIMONY (9), MOON MOON (4, 4), JAIL (4), OOMFIE (6), ASTRINGENT (10), :NOTLIKEDUCK: (11), OWL (3), IFFY (4), CORONER (7), PEAT (4), QUINTET (7), CHARLES III (7, 3), POKER FACE (5, 4), BALAKIREV (9), PUZZLEHUNT (10), I AM GROOT (1 2 5)

Contests won: WORD PUZZLES (4, 7), HEBREW (6), INDONESIA (9), HYENAS (6), RANDOM THINGS (6, 6), CODA (4), ED SHEERAN (2, 7), DISENFRANCHISEMENT (18), REMIX (5), HELLO WORLD (5, 5), SEPTEMBER (9), FIERY (5), PHUB (4), STACKS (6), PUTSCH (6), CLUE CONTAINING (4, 10), PARK (4), STOP (4), GEORGE ORWELL (6,6), HATSUNE MIKU (7, 4), PACHYDERM (9), DOOMSCROLL (10), ELECTION (8), MASTIFF (7), UNDERGROUND (11), OVERSATURATION (14), BIG BROTHER (3, 7), KRAMPUS (7), DENTAL FLOSS (6, 5), SHARPIE (7), KICKOFF (7), FERROUS (7), ELBOW (5), PANCAKE (7), THE XX (3, 2), 867-5309 (3-4), JETTISON (8), ED BALLS (2, 5), TRYST (5), TAKE FIVE (4, 4), VITO (4), PERI-PERI (4-4), BONGCLOUD (9)

All Submissions

Clue ID Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By Likes
2849 SEPTEMBER (9) Start to fall and scatter pets’ burnt remains (9) Start to fall: def
scatter pets: SEPT*
burnt remains: EMBER
wolf 6
4661 HATSUNE MIKU (7, 4) Japanese singer tops a French man a thousand times between me and you (7, 4) HATS+UNE+M+I(K)U wolf 6
3180 STACKS (6) Files short nails (6) S+TACKS wolf 5
4402 GEORGE ORWELL (6,6) He wrote about nationalism, "Good! Excellent! Golden! Good! Excellent! Golden! Good!" (6, 6) Good = G
Excellent = E
Golden = OR (heraldry)
Good = WELL
Orwell most definitely did write about nationalism (albeit not in a positive way as the surface implies)
wolf 5
5155 WAIF (4) Stray, heartless wolf has one eye (4) stray = W(-ol)[A+I]F
surface clues Wolf O'Donnell
wolf 5
5502 SHARPIE (7) Dog breed with twisted tail: it is usually black (7) SHAR PEI -> SHARPIE wolf 5
11196 BONGCLOUD (9) Bizarre opening, placing king's ass at the start clearly out there! (9) &lit

Bizarre opening: B_
placing: ON
king's ass: _G
at the start clearly: C_
out there: LOUD (flashy, garish)
wolf 5
397 HUNT (4) An annual event in MIT will have head-to-heads for representatives from many countries on the Boston subway An annual event in MIT: def
head-to-heads: H (head to HEADS)
for representatives from many countries: UN
on the Boston subway: T, also thematic for MITMH
wolf 4
454 HEBREW (6) An unusually written language here with eszett in the middle and omega at the end An unusually written language: def
here with eszett in the middle and omega at the end: HE+ß+RE+ω
wolf 4
813 WILSON (6) Flip-Whip Tip: grip no-slip flips, skip pip tips (6) Flip: def (Flip Wilson, famous comedian)
Whip tip: W
grip: joiner
no slip flips: [PILS ON]<
skip pip tip: remove the Ps (tip of PIP)
W+[(-p)ILSON]<
(flip-whip is a BMX term)
wolf 4
2391 DISENFRANCHISEMENT (18) Depriving one's choice in fiend's mixture of creamy sauce (it has cream in it) (18) fiends mixture: [FIENDS*]
creamy sauce: RANCH
it has cream in it: IT has SEMEN inside (I'm very sorry)
Depriving one's choice: def for [DISENF*]+RANCH+I(SEMEN)T
wolf 4
2559 TEMPEST (7) Storm heads to Eastern Miami - quite a bother! (7) heads to Eastern Miami: TEM (initials)
quite a bother: PEST
wolf 4
4748 NEPOTISM (8) Headless one: "Stop! I'm murdered! This is unfair!" (8) (-o)NE+POTISM* wolf 4
4798 PACHYDERM (9) Political group that gutted Hillary is red - interrupting a Democrat! (9) &lit (republicans are symbolized as elephants)

Political group: PAC (like a Super PAC)
gutted Hillary: H_Y
red: R
interrupting: insertion
a democrat: DEM
PAC+H_Y+DE(R)M
wolf 4
5116 YURT (4) Why, your tea is a Mongolian specialty! (4) Y+UR+T wolf 4
6024 867-5309 (3-4) Popular song was a Britney hit with its year of release after messing up counting "5, 6, 7, 8" (3-4) Britney hit: 3
its year of release: '09
Messing up counts of 5678: 8675*

Popular song: def for 8675*+3+09
wolf 4
7989 TRYST (5) Attempt missionary, maybe! (5) TRY+ST &lit wolf 4
8615 ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC. Spanish for "The Even Number" (6) EL+EVEN wolf 4
486 ENUMERATION (11) 5.43656 (around half a number) is 1:2 to n, approximately (n) sort of an &lit
5.43656 = 2*E
around half a number = NUMber
1:2 to n = RATIO+N
approximately (n): the definition,as solving n gives you 10.87, approximately the enumeration (11)
wolf 3
641 INDONESIA (9) A country like India has small bills (9) A country: def
small bills: ONES
India has small bills: IND(ONES)IA
wolf 3
796 BURGER (6) Bar food cravings in an empty bar! (6) Bar food: def
cravings: URGE
empty bar: B_R
wolf 3
1065 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A PUZZLE GENRE (?) Come to linearise dropquote? (5) quote = LINE
come to = (-line)ARISE
wolf 3
1127 A CRYPTIC IN PUFLANTU (?) Anuva gica avroxe zat uta calu na? Xa! (3) [tall shoe twist is the truth? No! (3)]
anuva (tall): def for AGI (giant)
gica (shoe) avroxe (twist): anagram of GICA
uta calu (one truth): C(alu)
Xa (no): removal
resolves to *[GI(-c)A] = AGI
wolf 3
1176 INDIGO (6) Selfless funding site made blue (6) INDI(-ego)GO wolf 3
1237 BANDUNG (7) Group of leftists under new guidance at non-aligned conference (7) Group: BAND
leftists under new guidance: U_ N_ G_ (leftmost letter)
non-aligned conference: def
wolf 3
2091 BELL (4) Without a beautiful Italian church part beautiful Italian: BELLA
church part: def for BELL(-a)
wolf 3
2094 SUBSCRIBE (9) Adhere to leftist coach and writer (9) leftist coach: SUB<
writer: SCRIBE
wolf 3
2510 TEMPEST (7) Shortest storm? (7) ddef? sure why not wolf 3
2722 HELLO WORLD (5, 5) Infernal face that notices red livid demons began a basic example (5, 5) Infernal: HELL
face that notices: OWO
red livid demons began: R_ L_ D_
a basic example: def
wolf 3
2979 PHUB (4) Ignoring people that are next to you high in a pub (4) Ignoring people that are next to you: def
P(H)UB
wolf 3
4824 DOOMSCROLL (10) Modern bad habit that destroyed Sodom in Genesis caused a tumble (10) Modern bad habit: def
destroyed Sodom: DOOMS*
in Genesis, caused: C_
tumble: ROLL
wolf 3
4851 MASTIFF (7) Dog mom's image file (7) MA'S TIFF wolf 3
5106 WOLFGANG (8) Mozart included a note in retrograde flat and sharp piece (8) Mozart: def
a note: G
retrograde flat: WOL<
sharp piece: FANG
wolf 3
5113 OVERSATURATION (14) Mars rover endlessly digs into planet to find location of celestial body with no end in sight (14) Mars rover endlessly: anagram of ROVE(-r)
digs into planet to find: container in SATURN
location of: AT
celestial body: IO
with no end in sight: def
wolf 3
5157 GO-SLOW (2-4) Speed reduction for tailless wolf is so great, it's reversing (2-4) Speed reduction = reversing WOL(-f)+SO+G wolf 3
5510 KICKOFF (7) Eliminate exciting event (7) ddef (KICK OFF/KICKOFF) wolf 3
5518 FERROUS (7) Metallic wheel of some sort, it sounds like (7) “ferris” wolf 3
5827 THE XX (3, 2) Indie band with charm in Texas (3, 2) T(HEX)X wolf 3
5857 PANCAKE (7) Hate to put on makeup for a flat ass (7) Hate: PAN
to put on makeup: CAKE

flat ass: def
wolf 3
5879 ERA (3) The Spanish was in Veracruz (3) The Spanish "was": def
in Veracruz: _ERA_
wolf 3
6714 ED BALLS (2, 5) Anarchist labels own a Democratic politician (2, 5) E(D)BALLS* wolf 3
9909 VITO (4) The Godfather incoporated it in Canadian whisky (4) V(IT)O wolf 3
12054 SOFA (4) To start, she orders for another couch (4) inits. wolf 3
388 EUDAEMONICS (11) The happiness doctrine mends a hundred vowels strangely The happiness doctrine: definition
strangely: anagram indicator for [*MENDS+C+AEIOU]
wolf 2
402 GOLD LEAF (4, 4) Klimt used this messed up fog ladle [*FOGLADLE] wolf 2
408 HUNT (4) Look out for my love to tango “look out for” = HUN+T wolf 2
410 DOUGH (5) The inside of a bun is hair? Disgusting! The inside of a bun: def
hair = DO
Disgusting! = UGH
also weak hairbun pun
wolf 2
418 DOUGH (5) Baking needs money! ddef (baking needs/money) wolf 2
450 HOLIDAY (7) Colorful celebration time &lit for HOLI+DAY wolf 2
459 MOLASSES (8) Something flooding the city is more short women Something flooding the city: def
more short: MO
women: LASSES
wolf 2
491 SHUTDOWN (8 or 4, 4) Sichuan town has dialects, first off (8) Sichuan: offically abbreviated SHU
town has dialects first: T(D)OWN
off: definition
wolf 2
605 VIA APPIA (3,5) An app for a short victorious Lovecraftian cry, giving way to the Old Ones (3, 5) An app for: APP contained
short victorious: V
Lovecraftian cry: IA IA (as in the famed quote "Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!")
way to the old ones: V+IA(APP)IA
wolf 2
678 KAKISTOCRACY (12) Chaotic institute has one thousand (or one hundred?) sexy incompetent people in power (12) Chaotic institute: KAIST (chaotic_iak's school)
has a thousand: contains K
or one: Or
hundred: C
sexy: RACY
incompetent people in power: KA(K)IST+O(r)+C+RACY
wolf 2
957 HYENAS (6) Leaderless, shy, regressive, rational trio in The Lion King (6) Leaderless, shy: HY
regressive, rational: ENAS<
trio in The Lion King: def
wolf 2
1022 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) Ironically, “Heads Will Roll” is listened year-round (5) Ironically = initials (“heads”) spell WRILY wolf 2
1111 A CRYPTIC IN PUFLANTU (?) Ex'opsi soka amelte itede (10) [Gun ends yellow metal (6)]
ex'opsi (gun) = ALVI (weapon)
soka amelte (ends yellow) = TE
itede (metal) = def for ALVITE (silver)
wolf 2
1478 TREATY (6) You can break it and try to eat inside (6) You can break it: def
TR(EAT)Y
wolf 2
2095 PATREON (7) Unruly part-time commissioner (7) unruly part: PATR*
time: EON
commissioner: def
wolf 2
2194 RICE (4) University decimated Eric (4) University: Rice University def
decimated Eric: [*RICE]
wolf 2
2217 WORD (4) Going forward or right, say (4) Going forward or right: W OR D (as in WASD movements)
say: def (as in “worded his concerns”)
wolf 2
2221 CODA (4) Fish for applause at start and end of performance (4) Fish: COD
applause at start: A_
end of performance: def
wolf 2
2407 REMIX (5) Once again, stirring movement during sleep at nine (5) Once again stirring: def (RE-MIX)
movement during sleep: REM
nine: IX
wolf 2
2475 FEVER (5) Heating up, iron edition (5) FE+VER. wolf 2
2536 GILBERT (7) 19th century architect partner of Sullivan (7) ddef (Cass Gilbert/W.S. Gilbert) wolf 2
2537 SULLIVAN (8) 19th century architect partner of Gilbert (8) ddef (Louis Sullivan/Arthur Sullivan) wolf 2
2605 CREEPER (7) Vine-green creature (7) ddef (vine/green creature) wolf 2
2668 THE GAMBIA (3, 6) Nation removes outer state with bias, after what was just lost (3, 6) removes outer state: S, E
bias, after what was just lost: THE GAME (which you just lost)+BIAS
Nation: def for THE GAM(-e)+BIA(-s)
wolf 2
2702 AMOK (4) Crazy Russian shooter has a working habit (4) A(MO)K wolf 2
2746 PETERSEN (8) German director diminishes English leads (8) German director: def (Wolfgang Petersen)
diminishes: PETERS
English leads: E, N
wolf 2
2750 MICROSOFT (9) ᵖ?? (9) p = piano = SOFT
this is a smalltype p so it’s a MICROSOFT rebus
wolf 2
2908 WOLFRAM (7) Alpha engine uses alpha data storage (7) Alpha engine (Wolfram Alpha) = WOLF (alpha)+ RAM (data storage) wolf 2
2946 FIERY (5) Spicy Italian guy replaces Italian first entry with Italy's last (5) Italian Guy: FIERI
Italian first entry: I
Italy's last: Y
Spicy: def for FIER(i->Y)
wolf 2
3143 POUND CAKE (5, 4) Classic British treat: ravage that phat ass (5,4) ddef wolf 2
3203 PUTSCH (6) Put someone - leaders - in charge! (6) &lit
PUT+S(some, one)+CH(leaders in CHarge)
wolf 2
3239 QUINE (5) All the rage in that Spanish philosopher (5) All the rage: IN
that Spanish: QUE
philosopher: def for QU(IN)E
wolf 2
4025 PENNY (5) Write “1/1 = 0.01” (5) Write: PEN
1/1: NY (new year’s)
0.01 = def
wolf 2
4318 STOP (4) Foil seal (4) ddef (foil as in foiling a plan, seal as in sealing a bottle) wolf 2
4446 FULL HOUSE (4, 5) Finger tip, skull, rear, head, toe, middle finger, hand (4, 5) Finger tip: F_
skull rear: (-sk)ULL
head: H
toe middle: _O_
finger: USE (like an instrument)
hand: def
wolf 2
4787 COFFEE (6) Top off drink from 7-Eleven with strange energizer (6) (-i)C[OFF]EE wolf 2
4792 FULL MOON (4, 4) Satisfied beastly noise to conclude the season of a werewolf’s favorite time (4, 4) FULL+MOO+_N wolf 2
4965 UNDERGROUND (11) Where Dostoevsky's notes can be found split apart without initial subtext or pretext (11) Where Dostoevsky's notes can be found: def (Notes from Underground)
split apart without initial subtext: (-s)UNDER
pretext: GROUND (in legal terms)
wolf 2
5158 BIG BROTHER (3, 7) Older sibling's dazzling, bright robe (3, 7) BRIGHTROBE* wolf 2
5199 LIST (4) Record composer's recital (4) "Liszt" wolf 2
5396 KRAMPUS (7) Creature of demonic mark ups (7) KRAMPUS* wolf 2
5468 WARNOCK (7) Senator from Georgia fight regressively negative Kelly, at first (7) WAR+(NOC<)+K_ wolf 2
5807 ELBOW (5) Macaroni in Béchamel bowl (5) _EL BOW_
the sauce in mac & cheese is basically Béchamel
wolf 2
8612 FALLOUT (7) Creative disagreement assessing fault surrounding lost Oscar (7) FAL(L+O)UT*
def: creative disagreement
wolf 2
10678 PERI-PERI (4-4) Nando's specialty: ripe, ripe, ripe offering (4-4) container wolf 2
10861 COPENHAGEN (10) A popular interpretation to deal with a new age in evacuated hometown (10) COPE+N+H(AGE)N = a popular interpretation wolf 2
348 ASKING (6) A one-eyed, hill-descending shopkeeper putting up price tags. “shopkeeper putting up price tags” = A+SKI(-i)NG wolf 1
358 REFRAIN (7) Avoid reflower in grain without dropping! Avoid = REF(-lower in g)RAIN wolf 1
424 ARETAICS (8) Antonio Gramsci ate radical fascists out for hiding and holding back their virtues and ethics “hiding and holding back”: hidden and reversed indicator
hidden in “Gram[SCI ATE RA<]dical”
“virtues and ethics”: definition
wolf 1
425 SHAYMIN (7) A grassy Pokémon from Japan, much like a lute, won the millenials but lost half of the base. grassy Pokémon: def
from Japan, much like a lute: SHAMISEN
Millenial: (generation) Y
half of the base: -baSE
SHA(+Y)MI(-se)N

wolf 1
430 SHAYMIN (7) A living Chia Pet is hard inside, to say the least hard inside to say = H into SAY
the least = MIN
a living Chia Pet = S(H)AY+MIN
wolf 1
448 COIN (4) Left with no out, it left with Left Out Left with: “with” cluing prefix CO-, placed to left of word
no out: IN
it left with Left Out: def
wolf 1
449 WORD PUZZLES (4, 7) A decapitating sword spins up and dazzles the headless ones like this A decapitating sword: -(s)WORD
spins up: PU<
dazzles the headless: -(da)ZZLES
ones like this: def
wolf 1
479 APRIL FOOL (5, 4) A strange li’l proof of a fake mayor (5, 4) fake mayor=A+[*LILPROOF] wolf 1
545 MASQUERADE (10) Mom's line, "You are rad!" is why I am hiding my face (10) Mom's: MA'S
line: QUEUE
"You are rad": QUE(u -> RAD)E
why I am hiding my face: def
wolf 1
575 MASQUERADE (10) More of what in Spain are endless, mixed up, obfuscated people mingling (10) More of what in Spain: MAS, DE, QUE
are endless: AR
mixed up: [*MAS+DE+QUE+AR]
obfuscated people mingling: def
wolf 1
585 BOW OUT (3, 3) Stop it, the knot isn’t in! (3, 3) Stop it: def
knot: BOW
not in: OUT
owo
wolf 1
630 DELAWARE (8) State and proclaim "Has the law lost its collective legislative heads?" (8) State: def
proclaim: DECLARE
has the law: DE(LAW)CLARE
lost its collective legislative heads: DE(LAW)(-cl)ARE
wolf 1
640 TART (4) Biting without a head start (4) Biting: def
without a head start: (-s)TART
wolf 1
683 SEVEN (5) 6 * 1/3 + 0/2 + 5 * 3/4 + 3/4 + 1/2 (5) &lit
6*1/3: 1 (out of 3) of SIX = S
0/2: 2 of ZERO = E
5*3/4: 3 (out of 4) of FIVE = V
3/4: 4 of THREE = E
1/2: 2 of ONE = N
6*1/3+0/2+5*3/4+3/4+1/2 = 7
wolf 1
689 ANARCHY (7) One leaderless march begins yet another era of lawlessness (7) ONE: AN
leaderless march: (-m)ARCH
begins yet: Y
another era of lawlessness: def
wolf 1
798 RED HERRING (3,7) Saying I studied Keith is misleading (3, 7) "read Haring" = RED HERRING wolf 1
1004 ANY CLUE INCORPORATING A SONG TITLE (?) A shiny piece might be in America's "Horse with no Name", without half the country (6) A shiny piece: def for SEQUIN
Horse: EQUINE
in America's "Horse: INAMERICAS+EQUINE
with no name: remove NAME
without half the country: remove RICA (as in Costa Rica)
the middle: remove outer two letters
A shiny piece might be the middle in America's "Horse with no Name", without half the country:
i[(-name)(-rica)S+EQUIN]e
wolf 1
1029 PERHAPS (7) Say “maybe” (7) ddef
“I said maybe/you're gonna be the one that saves me”
wolf 1
1059 ANY (3) "Out of many, one" for instance? (3) _ANY_
one, for instance = any
wolf 1
1077 VERMILION (9) Without the left, yes, extremely large numbers may be red! (9) VER(-y)MIL(-l)ION wolf 1
1078 VERMILION (9) Red noodles topped without half a celery (9) noodles: VERMICELLI
topped: ON
red: VERMI(-cel)LI+ON
wolf 1
1295 BABA (4) Mythical Arabian cake (4) ddef (Ali Baba and rum baba) wolf 1
1477 BEAN (4) Is ahead? (4) ddef
IS = BE
A = AN (bad, I know)
head = BEAN
wolf 1
2093 KICKSTARTER (11) Remove the first site (11) KICK (remove)+STARTER (the first) wolf 1
2098 LIKE (4) Begin to lessen irritation, keenly enjoy (4) &lit wolf 1
2130 ANY CLUE STARTING WITH CALL IN (?) Call in CODE IS DECODED (8) Call: def for DECISION (as in an umpire)
[INCODEIS*] = DECISION
wolf 1
2131 ARIA (4) Armenia sends its people away to a Vegas hotel (4) AR(-men)IA wolf 1
2218 SALT (4) Destroy a peace conference (4) ddef: salt the battlefield, SALT talks wolf 1
2278 ED SHEERAN (2, 7) Irish singer needs Hera for remixing (2, 7) [NEEDSHERA*] wolf 1
2283 MOSCOW (6) In city that names a mule, short moo from a southern heifer (6) In city that names a mule: def
short moo: MO
Southern: S
heifer: COW
wolf 1
2471 NITROGEN (8) On Discord is premium headless rage and no air, mostly (8) On Discord is premium: NITRO
headless rage: (-ra)GE
no: N
air, mostly: def
wolf 1
2576 HOMESTUCK (9) Webcomic chock full of me and you, ended in the past but lost its initial charm (9) (-c)HO[(ME)[(-pa)ST](U)]CK wolf 1
2690 JOKER (5) Joe has the king resting with his jester (5) JO(K)E+R wolf 1
2710 DELAY (5) Convicted congressman is partly delinquent at the end of the day (5) convicted congressman: Tom DeLay
partly delinquent: DEL
end of the day: (d)AY
wolf 1
2723 MAILER (6) A daemon who wrote about an execution (6) ddef (mailer-daemon/Norman Mailer) wolf 1
2802 ZUCCHINI (8) Returning Czech has unusual head, chin, and eye like a courgette (8) Returning Czech: ZC< (ISO code)
unusual head: U
eye: I
courgette: def for Z(U)C<+CHIN+I
wolf 1
2804 MEME (4) The same French Internet sensation (4) ddef ("same" in french/internet sensation) wolf 1
2948 SHITPOSTING (11) Spit ghost in demented, extremely important art form (11) spit ghost in demented: SHITPOSTING*
extremely important art form: def
wolf 1
2956 ANY CLUE THAT RESOLVES TO THE EMPTY STRING (0) ! (0) &lit wolf 1
2980 PHUB (4) Risque website turns chub head into purple head (4) sorry not sorry
(c -> P)HUB
wolf 1
3218 CLUE CONTAINING (4, 10) Having strange concealing unit (4, 10) Having: def
strange concealing unit: CLUECONTAINING*
wolf 1
3819 BUTTER (6) Creamy product begins from rear end, swirls behind rear end (6) Creamy product: def
begins from rear end: RE
swirls: ER<
behind rear end: BUTT+ER<
wolf 1
4028 PARK (4) Stop an impeached Korean president (4) ddef wolf 1
4043 PI ( 2) Detective’s number (2) ddef wolf 1
4310 CULINARY (8) Field of work that might require you to make buns in a curly mess (8) CULINARY* wolf 1
4728 PRONUNCIATION (13) A positive thing has Incubus's head before an expert religious figure's declaration (13) PRO+NUN+C(I_)ATION wolf 1
4781 ABSTAIN (7) Pack it in a sexy part of the body! Thanks, that's hot! (7) Pack it in = def
a sexy part of the body = ABS
thanks = TA
that's hot = IN
wolf 1
4850 ELECTION (8) During negative occurrence, Republican switched to Independent! (8) &lit
ELECT[r->I]ON
wolf 1
4854 ADDUCE (6) Use as evidence that the uneducated rascals can't carry a tune (6) ADDUCE(-tune)*
wolf 1
4981 THOUSAND (8) Lots of redistributed handouts (8) THOUSAND* wolf 1
5219 PFIZER (6) Reservation, for one, use contrasting dynamics to oppose conglomerate (6) Reservation: REZ
for one: I
contrasting dynamics: F, P
oppose: reversal
conglomerate: (P+F+I+ZER)<
wolf 1
5221 COLORADO (8) State of being weird: Cool! Cool! Cool! (third time's the charm) (8) COLO*+RAD+_O_ wolf 1
5303 MARKOV (6) Endless move to accommodate vessel model type (6) M(ARK)OV(-e) wolf 1
5305 TWELVE (6) Young and pretty with French designer (6) Young: def for TWE(LV)E wolf 1
5436 DENTAL FLOSS (6, 5) Medical field’s failure of a meme is some flimsy shit (6, 5) Medical field: DENTAL
failure: F
a meme: LOSS
some flimsy shit: def
wolf 1
5597 FAKE (4) The fair folk took in the king with an imitation (4) FA(K)E wolf 1
5598 ENVOY (5) The ambassador introduces England's new Vicar of Yorkshire (5) inits wolf 1
6081 INTESTINES (10) Important organ in in in important organ (10) IN+TEST(IN)ES wolf 1
6201 JETTISON (8) Throw something fast - is not out! (8) JET+TISON* wolf 1
7071 YOUR FAVORITE FOOD (?) Nothing messes with dry Chileans, not as a fairy-tale delicacy (7, 8) nothing = NAUGHT
messes with: anagram DRY CHILEANS
not as: remove AS
a fairy-tale delicacy: def for NAUGHT+YCHILDREN(-as)*
wolf 1
8603 ONE (3), THEN TWO (3), THEN THREE (5), THEN FOUR (4), ETC. “Hamilton” number regarding “Commandments” (3) ddef
Hamilton (10 dollar bill)/10 commandments
wolf 1
9911 IFFY (4) when the furry's fur is sus! (4) when: IF
the furry's fur: F_Y
sus: def
wolf 1
9972 SNAKE (5) For the purpose of taking the North Wind (5) S(N)AKE

wind: def (winding/snaking, like a road)
wolf 1
9973 SUPPORT (7) Give money for dinner and wine (7) SUP+PORT wolf 1
10150 ANY RENAISSANCE ARTIST (?) Trendsetting artist's goal: Deus becoming puzzled (8) GESUALDO*
Gesualdo is known for inventing the madrigal and also some other little thing
wolf 1
370 BINARY STAR (6, 4) A stellar system can be made with two weird arrays with tons of odds. A stellar system: definition
two: BI
tons of odds: T(o)N(s)
two weird arrays with tons of odds: BI+[*ARRAYSTN]
wolf 0
372 CRYPTIC (7) What an enigma: this weird Mediterranean man turns zero into a hundred! Enigma = [*CYPRI(-o+C)T]
wolf 0
435 EGO SEARCH (3, 6) How I find myself: have endless eggs, bagels, peeled pears, and a wedge of cheese (3, 6) How I find myself: EGgs+O'S+pEARs+CHeese wolf 0
439 KAIST (5) A university in Daejeon, South Korea is head-over-heels embracing AI technology. South Korea is head-over-heels = KS<
A university in Daejeon (definition) = K(AI)S<+T
wolf 0
540 LAW OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE (3, 2, 8, 6) Transforming a wolf before a clouded (no full moon) center is logically sound (3, 2, 8, 6) Transforming a wolf: LAWOF*
before: EX
clouded (no full moon): CL(-o)UDED
center: MIDDLE
is logically sound: def
wolf 0
544 PROSTHESIS (10) Host on Survivor has a man and a woman toss the first big limbs (10) PRO(-b)ST+HE+SIS
limbs: def
wolf 0
546 PROSTHESIS (10) Supports for the amputated sister (10) &lit
Supports for: PROS
the: THE
amputated sister: SIS(-ter)
wolf 0
578 CHESSBOARD (10) Charlie - he's at first, somewhat bored sounding, is rigid and monochrome (10) C+HE'S+S_+BOARD ("bored sounding")= is rigid and monochrome wolf 0
711 CENTRIPETAL (11) The pieces contains later art, numbering endlessly, turning with the rest of the rotation (11) later art: -(a)RT
numbering: N
PIECES contains RT. N endlessly: PI[(-a)RTN]EC(-es)
turning: (-se)CE[NTR(-a)]IP<
the rest: ET AL
of the rotation: definition for (-se)CE[NTR(-a)]IP<+ET AL
wolf 0
857 LIMA (4) I'm in the Spanish-speaking South American city (4) sort of &lit but not really
IM inside of LA (the, Spanish-speaking)
South American city: def for L(IM)A
wolf 0
1066 RANDOM THINGS (6, 6) Romeo and Oscar met junctions that lack energy and items (6, 6) R+AND+O+M(-e)T+HING(-e)S wolf 0
1075 ARTIFACT (8) Compression can cause this for a video game, if it's part of play (8) Compression can cause this: def (as in compression artifact)
video game: ART (don't @me, Ebert)
if: IF
part of play: ACT

wolf 0
2092 CARCASSONNE (11) Remains in one new endless game (11) CARCASS+ON(-e)+NE(-w) wolf 0
2138 ANY CLUE STARTING WITH CALL IN (?) Call in COMPARISON COLORATURA (6) CALL+AS wolf 0
2219 SALT (4) Pissing your neighbors off at the height of anger (4) pissing your neighbors off: (-pis)S(-ing)
at the height of: ALT
anger: def
wolf 0
2220 OPUS (4) Universal type of bodily fluid is part of a corpus (4) Universal type: O
bodily fluid: PUS
part of a corpus: def
wolf 0
2225 BANDAGE (7) How old the group is kept together? (7) How old the group: BAND AGE
is kept together: BANDAGE as a verb
wolf 0
2227 BONDAGE (7) Serfdom to the good French aged like crazy (7) BON+[*DAGE] wolf 0
2272 DISCOVERY (9) Physical copy from above of the dynamic second Daft Punk album (9) Physical copy: DISC
from above of: OVER
dynamic second: Y
Daft Punk album: def
wolf 0
2474 URANIUM (7) US surrounds Iran, disrupting initial military enrichment material (7) US: U’s (multiple)
Iran disrupting: RANI*
initial military: M_
enrichment material: def for U[RANI*]U+M_
wolf 0
2490 NITROGEN (8) Natural element of final shot of negroni cocktail (8) [_T+NEGRONI*]=Natural element wolf 0
2560 OH NO (2, 2) “That’s bad!”, says Yoko (2, 2) homophone wolf 0
2577 BIRTHDAY (8) Back rib with thickish skin: prime celebration time! (8) back rib: BIR<
thickish skin: T_H
prime: DAY (“in my day...”)
celebration time: def
wolf 0
2578 BALBIS (6) A shape with right angles has a degree of endless euphoric bliss (6) A degree: B.A.
endless euphoric bliss: [BLIS(-s)*]
wolf 0
2787 YUCCA (5) Longer cassava shrub? YUCA but longer wolf 0
2950 CASCADE (7) Tacoma range avalanche (7) ddef wolf 0
3091 CLUE WHERE 1ST WORD STARTS WITH A, 2ND B, ETC (?) A bit‽ (3) ddef for ONE ("a" is one, bit = 1) wolf 0
3148 REVOLVER (8) Fan-remixed, shortened version of Beatles album (8) REVOL*+VER. wolf 0
3280 PAPRIKA (7) Classic anime film "Akira" is very quietly messed up (7) AKIRA+PP* wolf 0
3843 SPEED (5) Sperm covered penis head in a rush (5) S(P)EED
in a rush = SPEED (verb)
wolf 0
3845 ROBUST (6) Strong substitution cipher has substituted the substitution (6) substitution cipher: ROT (as in ROT13)
substituted the substitution: BUS<
Strong: def for RO[BUS<]T

ironic because ROT13 is weak af
wolf 0
4124 ANY CLUE THAT CONTAINS ITS ANSWER (?) Doesn't contain its answer (4) Doesn't: def
hidden for _SANS_
wolf 0
4197 ENNUI (5) "Sadness" on small speakers (5) "on wee" wolf 0
4312 GO (2) Something to pass a follower? (2) ddef: GO ("something to pass" in monopoly, "a follower?" cluing AlphaGo) wolf 0
4454 BOOMER (6) Bad smell disorients Rome's OK follower (6) BO+OMER* wolf 0
4583 PRISTINE (8) "Immaculate One, Saint of the Folk" singer John (8) PR(I+ST)INE
folk singer John = john PRINE
wolf 0
4590 TABOO (5) Forbidden product from Coke Zero? Love! (5) Forbidden: def for TAB+O+O
product from Coke = TAB
wolf 0
4591 TABOO (5) Too bad dad left, it was bad! Really bad! (5) TABOO(-d)* wolf 0
4966 NONARY GAME (6, 4) What you get after you send us a twist: any German with love sickness (6, 4) What you get after you send us a twist: def from http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/2015/puzzle/loony_playhouse_actors/solution/

(ANYGERMAN+O)*
wolf 0
5108 WOLFGANG (8) Saint Paul (8) ddef

very bad
wolf 0
5524 MIT (3) Where Tim dances! (3) Tim the beaver is the mascot of MIT
&lit
wolf 0
5525 INTERESTING (11) It might grow in all ages! (11) INTEREST (it might grow) + IN + G (all ages)
&lit
wolf 0
5544 BONK (4) What smells new: potassium atomic punch (4) What smells: BO
new: N
potassium: K
atomic punch: def
wolf 0
5551 COIN (4) What TSBI found within Rococo interiors (4) _CO IN_ wolf 0
5703 III (3) That's weird -> (3) rearrange the 3 lines in "->" to get III
def is (3)
enumeration withheld
wolf 0
5768 SQUEEGEE (8) Use this to clean up pig murdering game by turning squid parts into giraffe head (8) SQUEE SQUEE -> SQUEEGEE wolf 0
8155 WEREWOLF (8) Unusual to have to cut back for ideal boyfriend (8) Unusual: FEW
to cut: LOWER
back: flip
ideal boyfriend: def for WE(WEROL)F<
wolf 0
8160 TAKE FIVE (4, 4) Start of the fake, chaotic, leaderless jive; time out! (4, 4) T_+AKEF*+(-j)IVE wolf 0
8255 PRIMER (6) Something repetitive created over central component of PCR? (6) &lit
something repetitive: RIME
P(c -> RIME)R
def: primers are central components of PCR that creates a DNA sequence, which is often very repetitive
wolf 0
8260 WALTZ (5) "Winning Integers" starring old German actor Christoph (5) W(ALT)Z wolf 0
9910 ONSEN (5) Station's engine housing boiling hot spot (5) _ONS EN_ wolf 0
10882 ALEJANDRO (9) Spaniard on bumpy road has the French and the German saying yes and no (9) A(LE+JA+N)DRO* wolf 0

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