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)
Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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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 |