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Contests started: WASHMINSTER (11), BONZA (5), NEPENTHE (8), OCTOPI (6) / OCTOPUSES (9) / OCTOPODES (9), POURBOIRE (9), SHURIKEN (8), BARTITSU (8), QUIDNUNC (8), PHUB (4), LONGNECK (8), REIMBURSEMENT (13), VERBIGERATE (11), BING AWAST (4,5), GULES (5), KOW (3), AUTOCHTHON (10), SPRUIK (6)

Contests won: ACCRETION (9), SHURIKEN (8), BARTITSU (8)

All Submissions

Clue ID Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By Likes
2371 ACCRETION (9) Increase ecstasy in narcotic mix (9) (E+NARCOTIC)* = "increase" Happyjon 5
2555 TEMPEST (7) Big blow for English politician in trial (7) "Big blow" = T(E+MP)EST Happyjon 5
2676 SHURIKEN (8) Hikers unshaken by shooting star (8) (HIKERS UN)* Happyjon 4
2785 BARTITSU (8) In Hobart it's used for combat (8) _BART ITS U_ = "combat" Happyjon 4
2614 MEW (3) We turn around after men's cat-call (3) M+EW< Happyjon 3
2615 MEW (3) Cat-call maiden? That's disgusting! (3) M+EW Happyjon 3
2462 NITROGEN (8) Diffusion of neon right after leakage of hydrogen gas (8) (NEON + RIGHT - H)* Happyjon 2
2558 GILBERT (7) He writes good 3/4 libretto, possibly? (7) "He writes" = G + (LIBRET -to)* (3/4 of libretto) Happyjon 2
2556 SULLIVAN (8) Composer giving voice to dirty vehicle (8) "Composer" = SULLI("sully")+VAN Happyjon 1
2685 ANY CLUE IN HAIKU WITH 5-7-5 SYLLABLES (???) Freeman loses head // it opens 'round one's stomach // he gives all in death (5,5) "Freeman loses head" = (-m)ORGAN
"it opens 'round one's stomach" = DO(_N_)OR
"he gives all in death" = ORGAN DONOR
Happyjon 1
2795 ELISION (7) Omission? Lies! Distorted charge! (7) . Happyjon 1
2862 BARTITSU (8) Legal action lost! It finally works (in part) with an unusual form of defence (8) . Happyjon 1
3778 GULES (5) Red giants: unusually luminous, ebbing stars, primarily (5) first letters Happyjon 1
3915 BEAT (4) Lambaste this rhythm with slam poetry (4) Composite anagram
LAMBASTE = (BEAT (this rhythm) + SLAM)*
Happyjon 1
3928 SHAVE (5) Sown crop (5) s own = S+HAVE Happyjon 1
2401 INTERNET TROLL (8, 5) DETAIN ALIEN MONSTER KENNETH MCCARTHY No enumeration because honestly who needs it Happyjon 0
2525 NEPENTHE (8) Drug one's heading off to penthouse - hideous (8) (-o)NE+PENTH(-ous)E = "Drug" Happyjon 0
2583 OCTOPI (6) / OCTOPUSES (9) / OCTOPODES (9) Sea creatures and duck caught best line (6) O+C+TOP+I Happyjon 0
2613 PARALLEL (8) Friend admits everything, taken in about a railway, perhaps (8) PA(R(ALL)E)L = "a railway, perhaps" Happyjon 0
2833 ORDINAL (7) A number start off friendly with intern (7) (-c)ORDI(N)AL Happyjon 0
2986 PHUB (4) Ignore the real world to communicate with the invisible designer - peace be upon him (4) PBUH* Happyjon 0
3777 GULES (5) Red's beginning to get to you, Mr. Patterson? (5) G+U+LES
Les Patterson is renowned for drinking a lot of wine
Happyjon 0

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