Contests started: ED SHEERAN (2, 7), FABLE (5), LIGHT (5), ANY CLUE NUMBER ACROSS/DOWN (? 6/4), SEESAW (6), DEVIL (5), GRAMMY (6), METROPOPOLIS (12), CASHEW (6)
Contests won: LAST RESORT (4, 6), WASHMINSTER (11), POTLUCK (7), NITROGEN (8), LEAD (4), SULLIVAN (8), MEW (3), ENUMERATION (11), CHEW (4), FLU (3), GRAMMY (6), PRESIDENT (9), BABY SHARK (4, 5), GLOBAL (6), BASS (4), ANY CLUE/ANSWER REFERENCING A CHRISTMAS SONG (?), ANY "AMONG US" THEMED CLUE (?), RING (4)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2279 | LAST RESORT (4, 6) | When no other options exist, endless lag and stress leads to curious rot. (4, 6) | LA(-g)+STRES(-s)+ORT* Def: "When no other options exist" |
Penzo | 6 |
| 2472 | NITROGEN (8) | NYPD chief disperses riot with oddly green gas (8) | N_+(ITRO)*+G_E_N = "gas" | Penzo | 5 |
| 2483 | LEAD (4) | Tip, like evidence aiding detective! (4) | L_E_A_D_ (init.) &lit |
Penzo | 5 |
| 2592 | MEW (3) | Secret in game world! (3) | _ME W_ &lit (Pokémon) |
Penzo | 5 |
| 5331 | ANY CLUE/ANSWER REFERENCING A CHRISTMAS SONG (?) | Flirtatious lyrics woman has arranged! (3, 1, 4, 3, 9, 2, 3) | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU* &lit | Penzo | 5 |
| 2417 | POTLUCK (7) | Sinister dark cult operatives holding sacrificial feast? (7) | _PO TLUC K_< def:"Sacrificial feast?" Everyone in a potluck "gives up" a dish. |
Penzo | 4 |
| 3166 | STAN (4) | Separate myself from dirty fan on twitter (4) | STA(-i)N = "fan on twitter" | Penzo | 4 |
| 4076 | PRESIDENT (9) | Political leader backed by party involved in real estate money! (9) | P_+RE(SIDE)NT &lit | Penzo | 4 |
| 6395 | ANY "AMONG US" THEMED CLUE (?) | "Red is sus!" - evil minor (9) | VERMILION* | Penzo | 4 |
| 2369 | ACCRETION (9) | Notice car crash increase (9) | (NOTICECAR)* = "increase" | Penzo | 3 |
| 2503 | VANITY (6) | Self-love inevitably crumbles without sensible half (6) | (INEVITABLY-ible)* = "Self-love" | Penzo | 3 |
| 2512 | SULLIVAN (8) | Name derived from one-eyed monster in Pixar movie (8) | Ddef: "Name derived from one-eyed": Irish last name derived from "one-eyed" "Monster in Pixar movie": Sully from Monsters Inc |
Penzo | 3 |
| 2981 | PHUB (4) | Sinister computer company troubles hearts, favoring technology over humanity (4) | PH<+_UB_ = "Favoring technology over humanity" | Penzo | 3 |
| 3209 | CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) | Report revolver missing shell as murder weapon (4) | _ROPE_< = "murder weapon" (incorrect guess!) | Penzo | 3 |
| 3322 | HONK (4) | Blast one endlessly taken in by extremes of Homestuck (4) | H_(ON(-e))_K = "blast" | Penzo | 3 |
| 3552 | MORSE CODE (5, 4) | The Reverend's crude approach to communication: repeating "lines" and other bits (5, 4) | Spoonerism of COARSE MODE = "communication repeating lines and other bits" | Penzo | 3 |
| 4335 | BABY SHARK (4, 5) | Pup's yelp is welcoming bit of home after endless depths of hell (4, 5) | B(ABYS(-s)+H_)ARK = "Pup" (the name for a shark's baby) | Penzo | 3 |
| 6647 | RING (4) | Surround sound (4) | ddef: "surround" as in encircle, "sound" as in make noise | Penzo | 3 |
| 2390 | PLUM (4) | Desirable luncheon starts in the afternoon (4) | P(LU_)M, def: "desirable" as in a "plum job" | Penzo | 2 |
| 2402 | WASHMINSTER (11) | System of a Down under water involving odd scheme with cursed sin (11) | WA(S_H_M_(odd)+INS*)TER Def: "System of a down under" "A" down under = Australia |
Penzo | 2 |
| 2696 | HARBORTH (8) | Mathematics professor's imperfect diamond in harsh land, rejecting society (8) | HAR(-s)(BORT)H = "Mathematics professor" | Penzo | 2 |
| 2839 | NEWS (4) | Looping cable broadcast! (4) | "NOOSE" homophone, &lit | Penzo | 2 |
| 3703 | ENUMERATION (11) | Regularly seen universal bit after me! (11) | _E_N+U+ME+RATION &lit | Penzo | 2 |
| 4014 | FLU (3) | Bug darted around in the audience (3) | "flew" homophone Def: "Bug" |
Penzo | 2 |
| 4443 | GLOBAL (6) | Lady holds throw blanket (6) | G(LOB)AL = "blanket" (like "a blanket term") | Penzo | 2 |
| 2286 | PROXY (5) | Expert coordinates replacement (5) | PRO+XY = "replacement" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2354 | SENBAZURU (9) | E. Zu's urban mobile crane factory? (9) | (EZUSURBAN)* / def: paper crane "factory" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2385 | RANGER (6) | Rolling stone hit song with R&B twist (6) | (b->R)ANGER, def: "Rolling Stone" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2403 | INTERNET TROLL (8, 5) | A troublesome rat in the display between nice German bread (8, 5) | INTER+NETT+ROLL = "a troublesome rat in the (computer) display" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2452 | OZONE (5) | Trio of airheads needs to pay personal teller (5) | "OWES OWN" homophone Def: "Trio of airheads", "airhead" = single oxygen atom |
Penzo | 1 |
| 2467 | URANIUM (7) | Low-end Malibu rum in a mixer for yellowcake component (7) | _U+(RUMINA)* = "yellowcake component" Yellowcake is milled uranium oxide |
Penzo | 1 |
| 2562 | BIRTHDAY (8) | Unsettled at hybrid type of suit? (8) | ATHYBRID* = "type of suit?" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2563 | APPARATUS (9) | Dad twists and tears apart extremely useless machine (9) | AP<+PARAT*+U_S = "machine" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2566 | BALBIS (6) | Eating herbal biscuits makes two sides connect (6) | _BAL BIS_ = "Two sides connect" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2635 | LABOR DAY (5, 3) | Los Angeles boardwalks, then Hollywood, essential for holiday (5, 3) | LA+BORDA*+_Y_ = "holiday" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2751 | ASBESTOS (8) | Drug dealer gets lifted, embracing finest cough-inducing substance? (8) | AS(BEST)OS< = "cough-inducing substance?" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2913 | QUIDNUNC (8) | Gossip prompt almost captures daughter and sister (8) | QUI(D+NUN)C(-k) Def: "Gossip" |
Penzo | 1 |
| 3374 | BAD DOG (3, 3) | The Reverend's father Moss is an ignorant animal (3, 3) | Spoonerism of DAD BOG = "an ignorant animal" | Penzo | 1 |
| 3622 | DISCOMFORT (10) | 70's music and movies beginning to hold feeling of unease (10) | DISCO+M_+FORT = "feeling of unease" | Penzo | 1 |
| 3989 | CHEW (4) | Gum is cold and hard, that's disgusting (4) | C+H+EW = "gum" | Penzo | 1 |
| 4041 | GRAMMY (6) | Disheartened mom taken in by old nana (6) | GRA(M(-o)M)Y = "nana" | Penzo | 1 |
| 4494 | BASS (4) | Audibly low! (4) | Homophone of "base" (as in low/vulgar) &lit (low-pitched voice) |
Penzo | 1 |
| 4657 | CHARTREUSE (10) | Swiss painting about application for shade of green (10) | CH+ART+RE+USE = "shade of green" | Penzo | 1 |
| 2287 | ED SHEERAN (2, 7) | School glossed over initial research assistant for a team mate? (2, 7) | ED+SHEE(R_A_)N Def: "A Team" is Ed Sheeran's most famous song. |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2345 | SET (3) | Predetermined even ascent (3) | _S_E_T | Penzo | 0 |
| 2350 | RESONATE (8) | Echoing sounds concerning GAB, replacing line (8) | RE+SO+(l->N)A+T(i->E) | Penzo | 0 |
| 2355 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (2, 10) | Eight birds flock after gentleman in a hot fuss? (2, 10) | MR+(EIGHTBIRDS)* Def: Mr Brightside is from the album "Hot Fuss" |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2381 | INTERSECT (9) | Cross bug bites in hysteria (9) | IN(_TER_)SECT | Penzo | 0 |
| 2393 | DISENFRANCHISEMENT (18) | Series swallowed by men with head backwards, surrounded by endlessly confusing destiny! Tyrant taking over a city, subjugating commoners? (18) | DIS(EN(FRANCHISE)M)ENT* Def: "Tyrant taking over a city, subjugating commoners?" |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2406 | REMIX (5) | Leaked premiere of Ed Sheeran's album has no original content, just old ideas reimagined. (5) | _REMI_+X Def: "has no original content, just old ideas reimagined" |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2441 | ERDOS (5) | Preached the book, saying "heart does not hate" (5) | (-h)E(-a)R(-t)DO(-e)S Def: "Preached the book, saying" (Erdos often referred to elegant proofs being "from the book") |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2477 | FEVER (5) | Essence of every 50's song (5) | _F EVER_ = "50's song" (Fever by Little Willie John) | Penzo | 0 |
| 2493 | BONZA (5) | Oddly brown pizza ends in bloke's mouth, fantastic (5) | B_O_N+_ZA = "in bloke's mouth, fantastic" | Penzo | 0 |
| 2639 | CITADEL (7) | Sion ousted from Diocletian's fancy palace (7) | (DIOCLETIANS-sion)* = "palace" | Penzo | 0 |
| 2647 | THE GAMBIA (3, 6) | Extremely thorough wizard turns me into boar, oddly, for soil (3,6) | T_H+EGAM<+B_(I)A_ def: "soil" as in country |
Penzo | 0 |
| 2649 | JOKER (5) | Partner of Arsene Wenger terminates following wisecrack (5) | JOKE+_R = "Partner of Arsene" | Penzo | 0 |
| 3794 | AWAY (4) | Adult recalls roll over (4) | A+WAY< = "over" | Penzo | 0 |
| 4015 | FLU (3) | Regressive bay area disregarding governor's top complaint (3) | FLU(-g_)< = "complaint" (as in sickness) | Penzo | 0 |