Contests started: MOBILE PHONE (6,5), CURRENT (7), SYNOD (5), GLIMMER (7), ORTHODOXY (9), MNEMONIC DEVICE (8,6), BEEF WELLINGTON (4, 10), NOZZLE (6), LYRICALLY (9), SKEPTICISM (10), PICASSO (7), DISTRICT ATTORNEY (8, 8), HEDGEHOG (8), FOX MULDER (3, 6), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (5, 12), SAAG PANEER (4, 6), KINDLE (6), APRICOT (7), AARDVARK (8), DERRING-DO (7-2), TO AND FRO (2, 3, 3), PILLOW CASE (6, 4), RAINSTORM (9), CRUISE (6), PROJECT (7), MERCENARY (9), PICKLE (6), DAIRY QUEEN (5, 5), GAVOTTE (7), ORBIT (5), MARCH (5), KNOW-HOW (4-3), MAN-EATING PLANT (3-6, 5), DUNGEON (7), EMPANADA (8), METRONOME (9), THEREMIN (8), YOUR FAVORITE WORD/PHRASE FOR GYM SHOES (?), CHUTZPAH (8), BELITTLE (8), MOPED (5), RIGHT (5), CODA (4), BONDAGE (7), POUND CAKE (5, 4), GENUFLECT (9), CAPITULATE (10), TURNTABLE (9), OUBLIETTE (9), ESCUTCHEON, POSTAL SERVICE (6, 7), INTUITION (9), SWINDLE (7), POIGNANT (8), PUZZLE HUNT (6, 4), SEA (3), SCRIMSHAW (9), A CLUE FOR THE NAME OF A MUSIC GROUP YOUR PARENTS LIKE (?), PEDANTIC (8)
Contests won: NOSFERATU (9), DEAD HORSE (4, 5), SAFFRON (7), CITY (4), ACCOUTREMENTS (13), SYNOD (5), SCOLD (5), OTHELLO (7), ANNEXATION (10), SCINTILLATE (11), LYRICALLY (9), GRADE (5), INEPT (5), EPISODIC (8), DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENTS (7, 2, 3, 8), FERTILE, SEE (3), FERTILE CRESCENT (7,8), KINDLE (6), MUSEUM (6), APRICOT (7), NURSE (5), STRANGE BREW (7, 4), SIGNATURE (9), PICKUP (6 OR 4,2), TAUTOLOGY (9), CAKE (4), MASKING TAPE (7, 4), ATELIER (7), PHILOSOPHY (10), PROJECT (7), MERCENARY (9), NAMETAG (7), RUBBLE (6), DAIRY QUEEN (5, 5), MATTER (6), GAVOTTE (7), THE END (3, 3), SHIITAKE (8), KNOW-HOW (4-3), POSSUM (6), SGDQ (4), UNBEARABLE (10), NEOPETS (7), EMPANADA (8), PUN (3), SCRAMBLE CROSSING (8, 8), DUPLICATE (9), YOUR FAVORITE WORD/PHRASE FOR GYM SHOES (?), DOUBT (5), CHRYSANTHEMUMS (14), WHEAT (5), PATREON (7), KICKSTARTER (11), ESSEN (5), FRACTURE (8), WALUIGI (7), JUICE (5), FUTZ (4), BARRIER (7), EXPLETIVE (9), CONFUNDLE (9), BROOD (5), WHODUNIT (8), ESPRIT DE CORPS (6, 2, 5), CHEESE (6), MATISSE (7), PUZZLEHUNT (10), SCRIMSHAW (9), RAIN CHECK (4, 5), CARET (5), ADDITION (8), WOK (3)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1214 | CITY (4) | Oddly chintzy metropolis (4) | (C)h(I)n(T)z(Y) | l_powell | 7 |
| 1223 | ACCOUTREMENTS (13) | Accessories spoiled cutest romance (13) | Anagram | l_powell | 6 |
| 1191 | NOSFERATU (9) | Monster afflicted to fear sun (9) | Anagram: “to fear sun” also &lit | l_powell | 5 |
| 1519 | INEPT (5) | It holds revolutionary writing implement out of place (5) | I(PEN<)T | l_powell | 5 |
| 1622 | SEE (3) | View the speed of light, reportedly (3) | C sounds like See | l_powell | 5 |
| 1689 | STRANGE BREW (7, 4) | Stew containing wingless crane, pig’s tail, eel’s head, and filleted bear makes odd concoction (7,4) | ST EW c(RAN)e pi(G) E(el) B(ea)R |
l_powell | 5 |
| 1137 | PALLET (6) | Platform obscured among opal letters (6) | o(PAL LET)ters | l_powell | 4 |
| 1235 | SYNOD (5) | Church assembly dwells in heresy? No: dogma (5) | here(sy no d)ogma | l_powell | 4 |
| 1253 | SCOLD (5) | Chastise addled clods (5) | Anagram | l_powell | 4 |
| 1666 | KINDLE (6) | E-book reader linked incorrectly (6) | Linked anagram | l_powell | 4 |
| 1668 | MUSEUM (6) | Mum accommodated use for gallery (6) | M(USE)UM | l_powell | 4 |
| 1790 | CAKE (4) | Erica keeps hiding dessert (4) | ameri(CA KE)eps | l_powell | 4 |
| 1859 | PROJECT (7) | Quietly, deviously jot rec for scheme (7) | P+JOTREC* | l_powell | 4 |
| 1885 | MERCENARY (9) | Mere carny disfigured hired killer (9) | MERECARNY* | l_powell | 4 |
| 2070 | WHEAT (5) | Energy included in what crop? (5) | WH(E)AT | l_powell | 4 |
| 2104 | KICKSTARTER (11) | Crowdfunding site reportedly abandons fish fry condiment (11) | Kicks tartar | l_powell | 4 |
| 11085 | BARRIER (7) | Wall Street ditched by British lawyer (7) | Def = wall BARRI(-st)ER |
l_powell | 4 |
| 11298 | BROOD (5) | Issue banging head on revolving door (5) | def. = issue (as in offspring) wordplay B+<ROOD |
l_powell | 4 |
| 11368 | MATISSE (7) | Frenchman working with canvas ruined its seam (7) | Frenchman working with canvas = def Ruined = anagrind <itsseam> |
l_powell | 4 |
| 1194 | DEAD HORSE (4, 5) | Object of beating damaged odd hearse (4,5) | Anagram: odd hearse | l_powell | 3 |
| 1212 | SAFFRON (7) | Spice principally savory and full flavored, relished over naan (7) | Acrostic | l_powell | 3 |
| 1317 | OTHELLO (7) | Bard’s jealous husband hides in brothel, longingly. (7) | Br(OTHEL LO)ngingly | l_powell | 3 |
| 1334 | SCINTILLATE (11) | Misbehave into the night, reportedly to entertain (11) | Homophone: Sin till late | l_powell | 3 |
| 1360 | NIGHTSHADE (10) | Knights had everyone concealing poison (10) | k(NIGHTS HAD E)veryone | l_powell | 3 |
| 1380 | TOWER (5) | In vibrato we roar, “Lookout!” (5) | Lookout = tower vibra(TO WE R)oar |
l_powell | 3 |
| 1431 | GRADE (5) | General Electric including plutonium measurement for evaluation (5) | G(RAD)E | l_powell | 3 |
| 1434 | ARGUMENT (8) | Row of sugar gum enthusiasts (8) | Sug(AR GUM ENT)husiasts | l_powell | 3 |
| 1435 | PARADOX (7) | Mystery beast of burden tailed endless parade (7) | PARAD(-e) + OX | l_powell | 3 |
| 1534 | EPISODIC (8) | Recurring legend contains one turf (8) | EP(I)(SOD)IC | l_powell | 3 |
| 1552 | ANY CLUE ENDING IN LEVEL (5, 1) | Titular rockabilly woman reportedly petitions against bass/treble level (5,1) | Petitions against: sues Bass/treble level: EQ Sues EQ sounds like Susie Q |
l_powell | 3 |
| 1560 | MOONLIGHT (9) | Work two jobs for Academy award winning film (9) | Ddef | l_powell | 3 |
| 1602 | MAYPOLE (7) | Spy receives wrong pay for object wrapped in ribbons (7) | M(AYP)OLE | l_powell | 3 |
| 1676 | NURSE (5) | Run back, nearly see caretaker (5) | Run> se(-e) | l_powell | 3 |
| 1680 | APRICOT (7) | Endless April starts to chill our taste for fruit (7) | APRI(-l) C(hill) O(ur) T(aste) | l_powell | 3 |
| 1782 | PICKUP (6 OR 4,2) | Baby dog carries gross catch (4,2) | P(ICK)UP Catch is syn for pick up (verb) |
l_powell | 3 |
| 1820 | MASKING TAPE (7, 4) | Painter’s assistant haphazardly making paste (7,4) | Makingpaste* | l_powell | 3 |
| 1834 | PHILOSOPHY (10) | Oh, sly hippo, gone berserk for the love of wisdom (10) | Ohslyhippo* | l_powell | 3 |
| 1898 | RUBBLE (6) | Barney remains (6) | Ddef | l_powell | 3 |
| 1918 | MIND (4) | Concern in interrupting doctor (4) | M(IN)D | l_powell | 3 |
| 1967 | A CLUE THAT USES THE SAME NON-STOP WORD >=3X (?) | Vile, vile vile (4) | Evil | l_powell | 3 |
| 2029 | EMPANADA (8) | Canada’s leader removed after anti-tech weapon turnover (8) | EMP(-c)ANADA | l_powell | 3 |
| 2037 | DUPLICATE (9) | Cupid late? Recklessly reproduce! (9) | Cupidlate* Exclamation mark is emphasis, not &lit |
l_powell | 3 |
| 2103 | PATREON (7) | Peasant carried diseased rat to popular site of support? (7) | P(ATR*)EON | l_powell | 3 |
| 2199 | APEX (4) | Former lover pursues news service tip (4) | EX after AP = TIP | l_powell | 3 |
| 11300 | WHODUNIT (8) | A mystery unraveled with udon (8) | def = a mystery <withudon> |
l_powell | 3 |
| 11485 | RED FLAG (3, 4) | Newspaper covering Delaware brought up Florida’s all too often unheeded indicators (3, 4) | Newspaper covering = R()AG Delaware brought up = DE< Florida = FL def = all too often unheeded indicators |
l_powell | 3 |
| 1140 | MOBILE PHONE (6,5) | Alabama city asian soup gutted nucleotide cell (6, 5) | MOBILE + PHO + NE | l_powell | 2 |
| 1254 | SHALLOTS (8) | Everyone aboard tries garlic relatives (8) | Everyone = ALL Tries = SHOTS Garlic relatives = S(HALL)OTS |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1258 | SCOLD (5) | Lambast South Carolina elderly (5) | SC+OLD | l_powell | 2 |
| 1304 | OTHELLO (7) | Old Testament greeting for Shakespeare protagonist (7) | OT + Hello | l_powell | 2 |
| 1352 | QUALIFY (7) | Timeless feature acquires force to add reservations (7) | QUALI(-t)(+F)Y | l_powell | 2 |
| 1365 | NOZZLE (6) | Choke point for tech bro returning and getting some sleep (6) | ELON< +ZZ | l_powell | 2 |
| 1382 | DOMINION (8) | Control yellow movie star after party (8) | Control = dominion Party= DO Yellow movie star= MINION |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1383 | TOWER (5) | Damaged or wet minaret (5) | Anagram | l_powell | 2 |
| 1405 | LYRICALLY (9) | Break down, lay ill, cry soulfully (9) | Anagram lay ill cry | l_powell | 2 |
| 1447 | SOLITAIRE (9) | A trio lies about secluded in France (9) | A trio lies* | l_powell | 2 |
| 1451 | SKEPTICISM (10) | Initial standpoint maintained here in France, principally Socratic Method for extreme doubt (10) | (S)tandpoint Maintained -> (KEPT) Here in France - (ICI) (S)ocratic (M)ethod |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1515 | PICASSO (7) | Painter and sculptor destroyed, as is cop (7) | Anagram: as is cop | l_powell | 2 |
| 1522 | MILLENNIAL (10) | Generation of Shakespeare’s tongue, lain backwards following Bentham’s godson (10) | Shakespeare’s tongue: EN LAIN< Bentham’s godson: MILL |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1535 | EPISODIC (8) | Cod pie is arranged in installments (8) | Anagram: cod pie is | l_powell | 2 |
| 1548 | DISTRICT ATTORNEY (8, 8) | Tiny drastic otter ruined one who tries (8,8) | Anagram | l_powell | 2 |
| 1555 | DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENTS (7, 2, 3, 8) | Eons hence, if daft teens engineered multiplayer battle arena (7,2,3,8) | Anagram | l_powell | 2 |
| 1564 | HORSE (5) | Cowboy’s companion from calamitous shore (5) | Anagram | l_powell | 2 |
| 1580 | HORSE (5) | He covers surgical suites for colt or filly (5) | H(ORS)E | l_powell | 2 |
| 1590 | THEME (5) | Motif exhibited by lithe men (5) | Li(THE ME)n | l_powell | 2 |
| 1611 | FERTILE | Fruitful file contains beginnings of emergency room timetable (7) | F(ERT)ILE | l_powell | 2 |
| 1642 | SAAG PANEER (4, 6) | An eager asp destroyed popular Indian dish (4, 6) | An eager asp* | l_powell | 2 |
| 1663 | SMASH (5) | Victor’s garb holding lead medal for what Hulk does (5) | S(M)ASH | l_powell | 2 |
| 1733 | GLEAN (5) | Discern from eccentric angle (5) | Angle* | l_powell | 2 |
| 1739 | GUIDE (5) | Languid expert furnishes manual (5) | lan(GUID E)xpert | l_powell | 2 |
| 1755 | SWITCH (6) | Yearn after southwest branch (6) | (SW)(ITCH) | l_powell | 2 |
| 1758 | ANAGRIND (8) | For example, fermented and containing a leading rye-infused gin (8) | Fermented is example anagrind AN(A)(G(R)IN)D |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1764 | AMPUTATE (8) | Current university teaching assistant written up and cut off (8) | AMP + U + TA + TE< | l_powell | 2 |
| 1783 | PICKUP (6 OR 4,2) | Detective destroyed puck for unorganized game (6) | PI + PUCK* Unorganized game = pickup |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1786 | TAUTOLOGY (9) | Double pi to logarithm of y gives formally redundant proposition (9) | 2pi = Tau + TO + LOG(Y) |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1822 | ATELIER (7) | I reply back after horrendously late workshop (7) | ATEL* + I + ER< | l_powell | 2 |
| 1863 | PREY (4) | Orally beseech quarry (4) | Prey/pray | l_powell | 2 |
| 1881 | NAMETAG (7) | Old horse carries self-referential label (7) | Old horse = NA_G Self-referential = META |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1909 | HOT AIR BALLOON (3, 3, 7) | Hair holds over time, everyone in favor to tour the skies, perhaps (3, 3, 7) | H(OT) AIR B(ALL)OON | l_powell | 2 |
| 1919 | ALPHABET (8) | Beginning wager for owner of google (8) | Alpha = beginning Bet = wager Alphabet inc owns google |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1921 | DAIRY QUEEN (5, 5) | “Prosecutor?” I confusedly query in Spanish restaurant (5, 5) | DA + I + RY QUE* + EN | l_powell | 2 |
| 1938 | TRIVIAL (7) | Frivolous trial about fastest medical delivery method (7) | TR(IV)IAL | l_powell | 2 |
| 1971 | SHIITAKE (8) | Quietly, I repeatedly take a certain mushroom (8) | SH + I I + TAKE | l_powell | 2 |
| 1977 | A CLUE THAT USES THE SAME NON-STOP WORD >=3X (?) | “Ride! Ride! Ride!” contributed a contemptuous sort (7) | ri(DE RIDE R)ide | l_powell | 2 |
| 1999 | DIE/DICE (3/4) | Chop Yahtzee supplies (4) | Ddef | l_powell | 2 |
| 2006 | POSSUM (6) | Early intel group up in the evening for one who plays dead (6) | P(OSS+U)M | l_powell | 2 |
| 2046 | YOUR FAVORITE WORD/PHRASE FOR GYM SHOES (?) | Tin ears embracing oddly keen footwear (8) | SN + EA(KE)RS | l_powell | 2 |
| 2051 | DOUBT (5) | To dub “haphazard” is skepticism (5) | Todub* | l_powell | 2 |
| 2058 | CHRYSANTHEMUMS (14) | Friends, including Roy, heartlessly start to sing song to flowers (14) | CH(R(-o)Y+S+ANTHEM)UMS | l_powell | 2 |
| 2141 | ESSEN (5) | Scottish Lake dweller returned, without me, to German city (5) | NESS(I)E< | l_powell | 2 |
| 2196 | OPUS (4) | Stirred soup for work (4) | OPUS* | l_powell | 2 |
| 2265 | LAST RESORT (4, 6) | Confusedly arrest lots for Nu-metal hit (4, 6) | Arrest lots* Cut my life into pieces This is my last resort Suffocation No breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm, bleeding This is my last resort |
l_powell | 2 |
| 2267 | LAST RESORT (4, 6) | Organize again after disorganized salt hail, Mary (4,6) | Organize again = resort After disorganized salt = last Hail Mary = last resort |
l_powell | 2 |
| 2274 | DISCOVERY (9) | Completed following recording and Spanish exploration (9) | DISC + OVER + Y | l_powell | 2 |
| 3126 | FRACTURE (8) | Break from crazy curt fear (8) | CURTFEAR* | l_powell | 2 |
| 7832 | GENUFLECT (9) | Bend the knee, contortedly, feet clung (9) | anagram | l_powell | 2 |
| 11274 | OMBUDSMAN (9) | Dumb mason ruined public office (9) | <dumbmason> anagram public office = def |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11329 | ESPRIT DE CORPS (6, 2, 5) | Outspoken sea hawk furnishing a feeling of pride or loyalty (6, 2, 5) | Homophone indicator: outspoken sea hawk = Osprey furnishing = decor a feeling of pride or loyalty = def |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11337 | CHEESE (6) | Lychee seedling conceals processed dairy element (6) | Processed dairy element = def Ly(CHEE SE)eds |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11459 | RAIN CHECK (4, 5) | Hacker inc mucked up torrent fix (4, 5) | <hackerinc> Def = torrent fix |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11499 | CARET (5) | Tend to start warning of error in writing (5) | CARE + T(o) def = warning of error in writing |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11589 | PAELLA (6) | Revolutionary Dall-E App reveals Valencian point of pride (6) | D(all-E ap)P< def = Valencian point of pride |
l_powell | 2 |
| 11595 | WOK (3) | Endless right-wing complaint target is site of huge stir? (3) | WOK(e) def = site of huge stir? |
l_powell | 2 |
| 1164 | GROOKEY (7) | Spying rook eyes hiding shield starter (7) | Spyin(G ROOK EY)es | l_powell | 1 |
| 1168 | MAYDAY (6 OR 3, 3) | Call of alarm at returning root vegetable, district attorney yelped, initially.(6 or 3,3) | Call of alarm = YAM< (D)istrict (A)ttorney (Y)elped | l_powell | 1 |
| 1195 | MEAN (4) | Impressive average (4) | Double definition | l_powell | 1 |
| 1216 | MUNICIPALITY (12) | German city lost healthcare to industry, before compassion surrounded extremely antisocial region (12) | MUNIC(-h) (+I) PITY A(-ntisocia)L |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1257 | SWARM (5) | Conflict among San Marino crowd (5) | S(WAR)M | l_powell | 1 |
| 1269 | SHOT (4) | Simply beautiful picture (4) | S+HOT | l_powell | 1 |
| 1285 | BABA (4) | Puzzle protagonist reported a sheep’s utterance (4) | “Baa baa” black sheep | l_powell | 1 |
| 1286 | LAVENDER (8) | City of Angels latino to sell purple flower (8) | LA (SoCal) + VENDER (sp. to sell) | l_powell | 1 |
| 1287 | GLIMMER (7) | Wavering light injured grim elm (7) | Anagram grim elm = glimmer | l_powell | 1 |
| 1316 | PANGRAM (7) | Satyr initially gives memory for alphabetically inclusive sentence (7) | PAN + G + RAM | l_powell | 1 |
| 1319 | ANNEXATION (10) | Inane tax on unsettled seizure (10) | Anagram inane tax on | l_powell | 1 |
| 1329 | MNEMONIC DEVICE (8,6) | Method for remembering Minnesota post-punk genre: Mostly nice casual programmer endlessly froze (8,6) | MN + EMO + NIC(-e) + DEV + ICE(-d) | l_powell | 1 |
| 1347 | VIRIDIAN (8) | Ian followed flick incorporating smallest state for eco-friendly design movement (8) | VI(RI)D+IAN | l_powell | 1 |
| 1351 | ON THE HOUSE (2,3,5) | One thous, eh? Absurd! Priceless! (2, 3, 5) | Anagram one thous eh | l_powell | 1 |
| 1361 | ISLAND (6) | “Isolated soul, loving absolutely none dearly”: originally how Donne described no man. (6) | Initials How Donne described no man: island |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1368 | QUIET (5) | Stop incorporating echoes for peace’s partner (5) | QUI(E)T | l_powell | 1 |
| 1407 | ORALLY (6) | Sun god, carried by skate board trick, spoke this way? (6) | O(RA)LLY | l_powell | 1 |
| 1446 | PROLIX (6) | Tedious flicks included endless reel (6) | Flicks = PIX Endless reel = ROL(-l) |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1507 | DELETE (6) | Summer in France after long lasting light turned clear (6) | LED< + ETE | l_powell | 1 |
| 1516 | MILLENNIAL (10) | A linen mill about every thousand years (10) | Anagram: a linen mill | l_powell | 1 |
| 1518 | INEPT (5) | Pristine pterodactyls hide all thumbs (5) | Prist(INE PT)erodactyls | l_powell | 1 |
| 1521 | INEPT (5) | Clumsy ten pi conversion (5) | Anagram: ten pi | l_powell | 1 |
| 1523 | GO ABROAD (8) | Travel deity holding support group including male sibling (2,6) | GO(A(BRO)A)D | l_powell | 1 |
| 1524 | GO ABROAD (8) | Getting over a bad relationship, or absinthe drinking, leads to vacation (2,6) | Acrostic | l_powell | 1 |
| 1541 | ANY CLUE ENDING IN LEVEL (5, 1) | Superstar confidential informant possessing initially accurate research describing subterranean level (5,1) | Cardi B Confidential informant: CI Initially accurate research describing +ARD Subterranean Level: B (on an elevator) |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1545 | ZEAL (4) | Analyze all obscured enthusiasm (4) | Hidden | l_powell | 1 |
| 1547 | DISTRICT ATTORNEY (8, 8) | Prosecutor arranged strident atrocity (8,8) | Anagram | l_powell | 1 |
| 1553 | DEFENSE ATTORNEY (7,8) | Accused’s counsel arranged for attendee’s yen (7,8) | Anagram | l_powell | 1 |
| 1565 | TONSILLOLITH (12) | Fickle tool thins ill throat growth (12) | Anagram | l_powell | 1 |
| 1570 | ETCH (4) | Monet, Chagall showing imprint (4) | mon(ET CH)agall | l_powell | 1 |
| 1581 | HEDGEHOG (8) | Go back after barrier first halts spiny mammal (8) | HEDGE + H + OG< | l_powell | 1 |
| 1608 | IODINE (6) | Hesiod ineptly conceals thyroid treatment (6) | hes(IOD INE)ptly | l_powell | 1 |
| 1609 | SUBLIME (7) | Treat soil after bus returns Long Beach band (7) | Treat soil = lime Bus returns = sub Long Beach band = sublime |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1623 | DO (2) | Osteopath party (2) | Osteopath = D.O. | l_powell | 1 |
| 1641 | KAPUT (5) | Doomed presidential beginner introduced in Kansas and Utah (5) | KA + P + UT | l_powell | 1 |
| 1645 | WAIT (4) | Hold off genius computer included in heartless wishlist (4) | W(AI)T | l_powell | 1 |
| 1650 | GRINDER (7) | Smile, revolutionary communist hero (7) | GRIN + RED< | l_powell | 1 |
| 1653 | LAMPSHADE (9) | Acknowledge, winkingly, the Spanish military cop has ruined Delaware (9) | Lampshade = acknowledge winkingly The Spanish = LA Military cop = MP Has ruined = sha Delaware = DE |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1655 | POINTLESS (9) | Absurd lists open modification (9) | Lists open* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1679 | YUCCA (5) | Community center surrounding California university system loses grand tree (5) | Y(+UC)(-m)CA | l_powell | 1 |
| 1688 | ARTIFICER (9) | Depart, if ice rink conceals munitions specialist (9) | Dep(art if ice r)ink | l_powell | 1 |
| 1701 | XIMENES (7) | X-men’s—i.e. mutant—puzzle maker (7) | Xmensie* anagrind is “mutant” | l_powell | 1 |
| 1703 | GROSSLY (7) | Excessively sly after beginning of gallant, limitless prose (7) | G + p(ROS)e + SLY | l_powell | 1 |
| 1715 | DERRING-DO (7-2) | ‘er odd grin disguises bravado (7-2) | Eroddgrin* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1728 | PIQUANT (7) | Spicy in the manner of swallowed pint (7) | QUA = in the manner of PI(QUA)NT |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1747 | J.LO (1.2) | Jenny from the block hides in Taj Lounge (1.2) | ta(J LO)unge | l_powell | 1 |
| 1762 | SIGNATURE (9) | Returning soldiers type to John Hancock (9) | SIG< = returning soldiers NATURE = type John Hancock = signature |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1768 | ANAGRIND (8) | Wordplay signal concealed by Indiana grin, darling (8) | indi(ANA GRIN D)arling | l_powell | 1 |
| 1847 | AMBIGRAM (8) | In the mornings, initially bored returning soldier repeats start to double message (8) | AM + AM B + IG< + R |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1850 | CRUISE (6) | By accident, I curse a luxury trip (6) | ICURSE* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1853 | CHIMNEY (7) | Stack of endlessly chic unloved money (7) | Stack = CHI(-c) + M(-o)NEY | l_powell | 1 |
| 1857 | THE SUN (3, 3) | She haphazardly separated almond, perhaps, returning to heat source? (3,3) | SHE* contained by TUN< Sun is def for heat source Figured heat source def of sun needed ? |
l_powell | 1 |
| 1914 | PICKLE (6) | Epic klezmer part is trouble (6) | e(PIC KLE)zmer | l_powell | 1 |
| 1922 | MATTER (6) | Right after non-glossy issue (6) | MATTE + R | l_powell | 1 |
| 1944 | THE END (3, 3) | Thy endlessly messy need is fine in Italy (3, 3) | TH(-y) NEED* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1954 | STIMULATED (10) | Lead mutt is frisky or excited (10) | LEADMUTTIS* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1957 | GAVOTTE (7) | Brittany's folk dance got a vet confused (7) | GOTAVET* | l_powell | 1 |
| 1969 | A CLUE THAT USES THE SAME NON-STOP WORD >=3X (?) | Initially attempted to flee, initially returned, seemingly tense, initially (2, 5) | Acrostic of “at first” | l_powell | 1 |
| 1993 | CLEMENCY (8) | Men cycle in rotation for mercy (8) | MENCY/CLE rotated three letters | l_powell | 1 |
| 2003 | POSSUM (6) | A certain marsupial mops us about (6) | MOPSUS* | l_powell | 1 |
| 2024 | PUN (3) | Groan-worthy goof obscured by spunk (3) | s(PUN)k | l_powell | 1 |
| 2025 | NEOPETS (7) | Central hopes captured in nets for artificial companions (7) | NE(OPE)TS | l_powell | 1 |
| 2028 | UNBEARABLE (10) | Be workable after League of Nations follower is insufferable (10) | UN+BE+ARABLE | l_powell | 1 |
| 2030 | PUN (3) | Half punish for groaner (3) | PUN(ish) | l_powell | 1 |
| 2031 | SCRAMBLE CROSSING (8, 8) | Bleed, mostly angry, after stuff held by belt leads to chaotic intersection (8, 8) | bleed mostly: BLE(ed) angry: CROSS stuff: CRAM belt: SING S(CRAM+BLE+CROSS)ING |
l_powell | 1 |
| 2072 | HASHISH (7) | Dope holds his hero’s head (7) | HAS+HIS+H | l_powell | 1 |
| 2099 | SUBSCRIBE (9) | South Carolina barbecue staple eaten first after Dom’s partner is advocate (9) | Dom’s partner = SUB SC RIB Eaten first: E Advocate (verb) is def |
l_powell | 1 |
| 2100 | LIKE (4) | Similar truck, ultimately carried by Long Island Expressway (4) | Similar = def LI(K)E |
l_powell | 1 |
| 2142 | ARIA (4) | Solo hides amidst Mustafarians (4) | Solo = def mustaf(ARIA)ns |
l_powell | 1 |
| 2212 | WORD (4) | Drizzt, perhaps, returned promise (4) | Drizzt Dourden is a DROW | l_powell | 1 |
| 2215 | WORD (4) | Promise from returning elf, perhaps (4) | There this one isn’t ambiguous | l_powell | 1 |
| 3077 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD IS THE SAME LENGTH (?) | Crude fanny pacts equal extra swank (5-5) | extra swank = fancy pants = FANNYPACTS* | l_powell | 1 |
| 3087 | POUND CAKE (5, 4) | Punk a coed around classic dessert (5, 4) | Punkacoed* | l_powell | 1 |
| 3164 | STAN (4) | First anime conceals support, intensely (4) | fir(ST AN)ime | l_powell | 1 |
| 7831 | WALUIGI (7) | Taller brother's villainous counterpart starts to understand inexhaustable game internally after endless walk (7) | [WAL]-k [U]nderstand [I]nexhaustable [G]ame [I]nternally |
l_powell | 1 |
| 7848 | FOUNDER (7) | Organizer abused ore fund. (7) | anagram | l_powell | 1 |
| 11074 | FUTZ (4) | Wise rival pursues noisy fiddle (4) | Def = Fiddle Wise rival (Utz) pursues Noisy (F) |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11078 | PUZZLE (6) | Mystery quiet starting off winter festival overwhelms center of raging snowstorm (6) | Mystery = def Quiet = P Starting off winter festival = yULE center of raging snowstorm = bliZZard P+U(ZZ)LE |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11093 | EXPLETIVE (9) | Live accompaniment loses second frontman after fantasy role playing's reckoning curse (9) | def = curse live accompaniment loses second frontman = LET(-l)IVE fantasy role playing's reckoning = EXP |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11099 | CONFUNDLE (9) | Stump fond uncle somehow (9) | anagrind | l_powell | 1 |
| 11106 | RESPOND (7) | Pro ends breakout counter (7) | <pro ends> | l_powell | 1 |
| 11317 | WHITE WHALE (5, 5) | Target obsessively pursued recklessly with a wheel (5, 5) | anagrind <withawheel> | l_powell | 1 |
| 11324 | VERMEER (7) | However meerkats store a famous artist (7) | Howe(ver meer)kats | l_powell | 1 |
| 11347 | PASTA (5) | Reportedly historical exclamation! (5) | Pasta! | l_powell | 1 |
| 11372 | TRAIN (5) | Before shower, start to test drill (5) | Drill = def T + RAIN |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11382 | TRAIN (5) | Rapper swaps pawn for rook procession (5) | T-pain - P + R Def = procession |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11385 | PUZZLEHUNT (10) | Hunt puzzle assembly! (10) | Anagram ddef (sorry Jonah you snooze you lose) | l_powell | 1 |
| 11391 | PUNT (4) | Duck, intensely aromatic, thrice gutted (4) | Def = duck PU(nge)NT |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11451 | FOOL’S GOLD (5, 4) | Spooner’s ghosts refuse to wager glitzy mineral variety (5, 4) | Spoonerism: ghouls fold | l_powell | 1 |
| 11474 | LABEL (5) | Dracula belligerently conceals mark (5) | dracu(la bel)ligerently | l_powell | 1 |
| 11551 | ADDITION (8) | Ain’t I odd, concealing something that wasn’t originally part of the plans? (8) | <ain’t I odd> Def = something that wasn’t originally part of the plans? (like an addition on a house) |
l_powell | 1 |
| 11618 | PEDANTIC (8) | Depict an arrangement overly concerned with minutiae (8) | <depictan> | l_powell | 1 |
| 1169 | INDIGO (6) | Excavation in denial after first Roman part of rainbow (6) | I+N[DIG]O | l_powell | 0 |
| 1201 | MISTAKE (7) | Mess-up Michigan martyr initially acquired killer eels (7) | (MI)chigan, martyr = ST, (A)cquired (K)iller (E)els | l_powell | 0 |
| 1213 | MEAN (4) | Vile or capricious name (4) | Anagram | l_powell | 0 |
| 1232 | MISTAKE (7) | Confuse short unwed woman with controversial opinion (7) | Short unwed woman = MIS(s) Controversial opinion = TAKE |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1245 | BENEFACTOR (10) | Founding dad Franklin’s leading English and French performer or patron (10) | BEN + E+ F + ACTOR | l_powell | 0 |
| 1293 | BABA (4) | Witch hides in Cuba, barely (4) | Cu(BA BA)rely Baba Yaga |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1318 | REVERSI (7) | Strategy game gear shift option turns engine idle (7) | REVERS(-e)(+I) | l_powell | 0 |
| 1339 | MNEMONIC DEVICE (8,6) | Em convinced me I ruined memory aid (8, 6) | Anagram | l_powell | 0 |
| 1372 | SPOUT (5) | Rant from drunkard incorporated problematic and upsetting sources. (5) | S(P)O(U)T | l_powell | 0 |
| 1376 | RUSTY (5) | Ecru style camouflaged lack of practice (5) | ec(RU STY)le | l_powell | 0 |
| 1404 | ORALLY (6) | Spoken aloud, a way to deliver medicine. (6) | Ddef | l_powell | 0 |
| 1463 | ANGLE (5) | Facet to sort of glean (5) | GLEAN* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1593 | FOX MULDER (3, 6) | Roosevelt carries beasts of burden for paranormal investigator (3,6) | FDR, Ox, Mule | l_powell | 0 |
| 1621 | WAIT (4) | Washington information technology delay (4) | WA + IT | l_powell | 0 |
| 1643 | FERTILE CRESCENT (7,8) | Inactive crescendo takes time following ironic reptile without record into Mesopotamian region (7,8) | Crescendo - do (inactive) Takes time + T Ironic reptile without record FE(R)-ep(TILE) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1670 | SICK (4) | Worn out segment of music knowledge (4) | mu(SIC K)nowledge | l_powell | 0 |
| 1681 | NURSE (5) | Strange runes for one who is registered (5) | Runes* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1707 | OMINOUS (7) | Domino usage conceals foreboding (7) | d(OMINO US)age | l_powell | 0 |
| 1713 | CAVORT (6) | Evacuated Valparaiso in cart to fool around (6) | CA(VO)RT | l_powell | 0 |
| 1714 | BOXERS (6) | Returning king framed by short boss or prize fighters (6) | BO(XER<)S(-s) | l_powell | 0 |
| 1744 | RHODE ISLAND (5, 6) | Messy sad rhino led smallest state (5, 6) | Sad rhino led* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1788 | POLYCHROMATIC (13) | Multicolored, undeniably absurd, holy, romantic cop (13) | Multicolored = def HOLYROMANTICCOP(-no)* |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1791 | CAKE (4) | Calvin Klein and heads of American Eagle baked a dessert (4) | CKAE* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1796 | RAINSTORM (9) | Foul weather oddly realigns sitcom romp (9) | ReAlIgNs SiTcOm RoMp | l_powell | 0 |
| 1815 | BROWNIE (7) | Direction following sibling returning one German baked good (7) | W following BRO + NIE< | l_powell | 0 |
| 1816 | BROWNIE (7) | Future Girl Scout arranged iron web (7) | IRONWEB* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1830 | QUARTZ (6) | After two pints, sip of Zinfandel could be rosè (6) | QUART + Z | l_powell | 0 |
| 1833 | ARAMIS (6) | A virile sheep is one famous swordsman (6) | A + RAM + IS | l_powell | 0 |
| 1867 | PREDATOR (8) | Hunter parroted mysteriously (8) | Parroted* | l_powell | 0 |
| 1896 | GATEMAN (7) | Traffic supervisor’s gun ruined name | GAT = gun *NAME |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1897 | EXETER (6) | Last spouse, right after summer in France, goes to UK city (6) | EX + ETE + R | l_powell | 0 |
| 1930 | IN A SNIT (2, 1, 4) | It follows in holding illmatic rapper out of sorts (2, 1, 4) | I(NAS)N + IT | l_powell | 0 |
| 1939 | PURSUIT (7) | Chase Latin bear with no tail up into pit (7) | P (URS(-a) + U) IT | l_powell | 0 |
| 1942 | THE END (3, 3) | He intends partially to finish (3, 3) | T(HE) END(-s) | l_powell | 0 |
| 1946 | THE END (3, 3) | Other slender cores for a caboose, maybe (3, 3) | o(THE)r sl(END)er | l_powell | 0 |
| 1963 | ORBIT (5) | Path of run batted in, in extra innings (5) | Path = orbit Extra innings = OT RBI |
l_powell | 0 |
| 1991 | LEVEL (5) | Flatten Adam’s partner in the 50’s (5) | L(EVE)L | l_powell | 0 |
| 1992 | KNOW-HOW (4-3) | King presently shows core expertise (4-3) | K+NOW + s(HOW)s | l_powell | 0 |
| 2008 | SGDQ (4) | Initially San Gabriel Dairy Queen was warm weather recreational expo (4) | Acrostic | l_powell | 0 |
| 2009 | DUNGEON (7) | Haphazardly dug neon prison (7) | Dugneon* | l_powell | 0 |
| 2018 | EGG (3) | Heart monitor swaps thousands for her? | EKG -K +G Her? Is an arrested development reference with question mark for obscure def |
l_powell | 0 |
| 2022 | UNBEARABLE (10) | Insufferable Arab eel bun concoction (10) | arabeelbun* | l_powell | 0 |
| 2033 | METRONOME (9) | Musician’s assistant encountered Weasley, Oscar and Quincy, for one. (9) | Musician’s assistant = def MET+RON+O+ME |
l_powell | 0 |
| 2036 | RAMPART (7) | Endless celebration after Spanish sea returns to Hadrian’s wall, perhaps (7) | RAM< PART(y) | l_powell | 0 |
| 2048 | LEAGUE (6) | Half of Ontario city follows field organization (6) | GUE(lph) LEA |
l_powell | 0 |
| 2054 | DOUBT (5) | Doublet without the French concern (5) | DOUB(-le)T | l_powell | 0 |
| 2055 | PLATITUDE (9) | Commonplace plate holds pita center up and down (9) | PLAT(pITa+U+D)E | l_powell | 0 |
| 2101 | COMMENT (7) | Book following boss soldier and French girl’s report (7) | Book = NT Boss soldier = CO French girl = MME |
l_powell | 0 |
| 2105 | CARCASSONNE (11) | California electronics giant’s offspring, perhaps, renews central French city (11) | CA+RCA+S+SON+re(NE)ws | l_powell | 0 |
| 2198 | FOUR (4) | Novice wanting baking staple for tea time, perhaps (4) | Tea time, perhaps = FOUR FLOUR = baking staple "novice wanting" = -L(earner) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 2202 | SALT (4) | Leading seasoning averts larder tragedies! (4) | acrostic &lit | l_powell | 0 |
| 3121 | NEPTUNE (7) | Adjust after returning pen to teen PI’s hometown (7) | TUNE PEN< Veronica Mars |
l_powell | 0 |
| 7829 | UFO (3) | Abductee center begins occupancy from flying saucer (3) | abd[u]ctee [o]ccupancy [f]rom |
l_powell | 0 |
| 7835 | KIBITZ (6) | Pontificating irrelevantly about zit after overturned bike loses rear-end (6) | [BIKE]->e[KIB]+[ZIT]->[ITZ] | l_powell | 0 |
| 7836 | SCRAWL (6) | "In retrospect, war, amidst beginnings of solemnity..." carved like childish writing (6) | WAR->[RAW] [S]olemnity [C]arved [L]ike |
l_powell | 0 |
| 7845 | UNGULATE (8) | Among others, dolphins, surprisingly, glue Tuna. (8) | Anagram (it's a super unfair definition, but I like it because the "surprisingly" goes both ways) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11057 | PROSODY (7) | Patterns of stress and intonation set off spy door (7) | (Anagrind) | l_powell | 0 |
| 11060 | BATHTUB (7) | Sabbath tuba holds increasingly rare claw-footed household occupant (7) | SA(BATH TUB)A | l_powell | 0 |
| 11062 | SANDWICH (8) | Nestle North Dakota and Wisconsin between South America and Chicago (8) | Nestle SA(ND+WI)CH | l_powell | 0 |
| 11063 | BELLICOSE (9) | Bile close at fault for eagerness to fight (9) | <bileclose> anagrind | l_powell | 0 |
| 11070 | JUICE (5) | Slay! After the first half of June? Bulk up illicitly (5) | Def: bulk up illicitly (as in steroids) SLAY=>ICE JU(ICE) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11076 | CIVIL (5) | Courteous Cruella’s canine coat cost half a dozen? Bingo. (5) | def = courteous cruella's canine coat cost = (CI) half a dozen = (VI) Bingo = (L) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11131 | LET'S DO "YOUR USERNAME (?)" AGAIN THAT WAS FUN | Mostly obscene ideas at the edges of sturdy tool (5) | I didn’t want to go dirty, it’s just how else do you define “lewis”? Mostly obscene = LEW(d) Ideas at the edges = I(dea)S |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11202 | TWIN PEAKS (4, 5) | New ska pit wrecked show with distinctive jazz music (4, 5) | <new ska pit> = anagram show with distinctive jazz music = def |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11203 | FINAGLE (7) | Old horse embraced by file architect (7) | old horse = NAG embraced by file = FI(NAG)LE architect = def |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11207 | FACETIOUSLY (11) | Jokingly mark inside diamond side arch (11) | jokingly = def mark = iou diamond side = facet arch = sly wordplay = FACET(IOU)SLY |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11313 | SUBSTANCE (9) | Hero pose character (9) | Hero = sub pose = stance character = substance |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11315 | SANDBAG (7) | Stonewall oddball sang bad (7) | stonewall = def oddball = anagrind sang bad = <sandbag> |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11319 | SWINDLE (7) | Fleece processed sewn lid (7) | Fleece = def processed = anagrind <sewnlid> |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11353 | COPY (4) | Bastard and, in Barcelona, ape (4) | Def = ape Y = and in Barcelona Cop = bastard |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11355 | COPY (4) | Duplicate drug fee wipes out answer (4) | Def = duplicate Drug fee wipes out answer = cop(a)y |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11365 | HYPE (4) | Why peacocks conceal puff (4) | Charade: w(hy pe)cocks |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11387 | PUZZLE HUNT (6, 4) | Elusive interrelated challenges, usually intended for groups to: tackle, initially pin, suppress after commencement, pursue (6, 4) | Elusive interrelated challenges usually intended for groups to tackle = def initially pin = P suppress after commencement = (m)UZZLE pursue = HUNT |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11397 | A (1) | According to unlucky Caesar, Bond’s Boss is premium. (1) | According to unlucky Caesar = rot13 Bond’s boss = M Def = premium |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11431 | TOREADOR (8) | Drugstore adornment conceals a vampire clan (8) | Drugs(TORE ADOR)nment Def = a vampire clan (white wolf/VTM) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11432 | E (1) | Easily lead number (1) | Easily lead = E Number = def |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11444 | SCRIMSHAW (9) | Chris swam into a sailor's craft (9) | <chrisswam> def = a sailor's craft (scrimshaw is principally associated with 19th(?) century whalers as practitioners) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11449 | G (1) | Classically mix a third of it in a tonic! (1) | Double def (G&T and music theory) | l_powell | 0 |
| 11460 | AT SIGN (2, 4) | Reshaped gnat is marker for host's name (2, 4) | <gnatis> def = marker for host's name |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11462 | I (1) | Automaton novel initial! (1) | ddef I(saac asimov) I(, robot) |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11464 | VERBOTEN (8) | Beer? On TV? Perverse! Prohibited! (8) | <beerontv> def = prohibited |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11468 | OCTOTHORPE (10) | Famous athlete chases both sides of court covered by good centers making a hash (10) | Def = a hash Famous athlete = THORPE chasing Both sides of C(our)T Covered by g(OO)d centers OCTO |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11469 | J (1) | Doctor is half kidding (1) | Def = Doctor J (basketball player) Half kidding = (J)/k |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11491 | PERCENT (7) | Cpt. Rene mangled a lil bit (7) | <cptrene> | l_powell | 0 |
| 11542 | NOVELLA (7) | Short prose work’s inventive Hollywood home (7) | Def = short prose work Inventive = novel Hollywood home = LA |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11585 | BARTENDER | Early e-sport gamer trails Norcal rail shot dispenser (9) | def = shot dispenser BART + ENDER |
l_powell | 0 |
| 11619 | FRESCO (6) | Painting of bottomless grapefuit soda in center of pot (6) | def = fresco FRESC(a) + p(O)t |
l_powell | 0 |