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Contests started: QUINCUNX (8), PUTSCH (6), SYNONYM (7)

Contests won: HORNY (5), MUNCHAUSEN (10), LASAGNA (7), WHAT'S UP (5, 2), NOTEWORTHY (10), SENBAZURU (9), MR BRIGHTSIDE (2, 10), PLUM (4), INTERNET TROLL (8, 5), FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (8, 9), OPOSSUM (7), GOLD RUSH (4, 4), URANIUM (7), HILBERT (7), POURBOIRE (9), ASBESTOS (8), LIGHT (5), YUCCA (5), RAMESSES (8), INFRACTION/INFRACTIONS (10/11), RENDEZVOUS (10), CARTOGRAPHY (11), POUND CAKE (5, 4), GIMMICK (7), KOMPROMAT (9), UKRAINE (7), ISTHMUS (7), ANOMALY (7)

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Clue ID Contest Clue Explanation (hover) Submitted By Likes
2496 URANIUM (7) Museum without a U? (7) URANI(a) (muse) + UM, def. = U zonotope 8
2443 GOLD RUSH (4, 4) "How to Get Rich Quick! Directions Inside!"? Golly! (4, 4) GO(L+D+R+U="directions")SH / how to get rich quick zonotope 7
2828 LIGHT (5) Land without a sun (5) (a)LIGHT / sun zonotope 7
2969 INFRACTION/INFRACTIONS (10/11) Doing nothing about France is a treaty violation (10) IN(FR)ACTION / a treaty violation zonotope 7
2763 ASBESTOS (8) A warning about leading carcinogen (8) A+S(BEST)OS / carcinogen zonotope 6
3056 RENDEZVOUS (10) Ronald and David... ooh, sounds like a date (10) "Ron Dave ooh" / a date zonotope 6
2336 NOTEWORTHY (10) Significant other won't get frisky with you at first (10) (OTHERWONT)*+Y / significant zonotope 5
3171 GIMMICK (7) I'm taken in by grandmaster--I hate this gambit (7) G(I'M)M + ICK / gambit zonotope 5
3201 UKRAINE (7) Nation US leader requested to open probes into former VP candidate (7) U_ + K(R_)AINE / nation zonotope 5
2303 LASAGNA (7) Italian meal in reverse: farts entering at the asshole (7) AN(GAS)AL rev. zonotope 4
2396 PLUM (4) Short stout fruit (4) PLUM(p) zonotope 4
2424 INTERNET TROLL (8, 5) Online agitator, in principle, has right to prowl (8, 5) IN+TE(R)NET+TROLL zonotope 4
2435 OPOSSUM (7) Amount of most common blood type for a marsupial (7) O POS. SUM / a marsupial
O+ is the most common blood type
zonotope 4
2546 TEMPEST (7) Coffee maker estimated teapot's contents disproportionately? (7) TEMP (coffee maker) + EST. / teapot's contents disproportionately ("a tempest in a teapot") zonotope 4
2618 MEW (3) No trouble to field litter complaint (3) ME(ado)W / litter complaint zonotope 4
2620 FABLE (5) Canon, after replacing truth with falsehood! (5) (t -> F)ABLE &lit zonotope 4
2621 CREEPER (7) Ivy peer institution in record backslide (7) RE(PEER)C rev. / ivy zonotope 4
2756 MAILER (6) Runner carrying a flyer (6) M(A)ILER / flyer zonotope 4
2766 SPINEL (6) Timeless harpsichord with large gemstone (6) SPINE(t)+L / gemstone zonotope 4
2767 MICROSOFT (9) My birds frequently sound like software developers (9) "my crows oft" / software developers zonotope 4
2848 YUCCA (5) Soapweed in your cocoa unevenly (5) odd letters of "your cocoa" / soapweed zonotope 4
3309 ISTHMUS (7) Narrow passage is seizing up after endless respiratory trouble (7) I((-a)STHM(-a)+U)S / narrow passage zonotope 4
2404 PLUM (4) Peacock's companion on board with timeless feathery display (4) PLUMAGE - AGE / Peacock's companion on board (as in Clue) zonotope 3
2412 DISENFRANCHISEMENT (18) Snide French inmates derided loss of voting rights (18) (SNIDEFRENCHINMATES)* zonotope 3
2469 OZONE (5) Oozy bones without skin for protective layer (5) (o)OZ(y) + (b)ONE(s) / protective layer zonotope 3
2505 VANITY (6) Location for makeup is sort of fair (6) ddef. location for makeup / sort of fair zonotope 3
2506 BONZA (5) Great boa constrictor of New Zealand (5) BO(NZ)A / great zonotope 3
2516 AMAZING (7) A detailed labyrinth with a unique sharp flooring (7) A + MAZ(e) + IN G ("with a unique sharp") / flooring zonotope 3
2552 HILBERT (7) Provide half of number to handle problematic mathematician (7) HIL((num)BER)T / problematic mathematician (see Hilbert's 23 problems) zonotope 3
2652 POURBOIRE (9) Tip: start to invest in rain wear (9) POUR + BO(I)RE / tip zonotope 3
2656 ETERNAL (7) Bounds on exponent? Damn, minus infinity to infinity (7) E(xponen)T + (inf)ERNAL / to infinity zonotope 3
2697 SHURIKEN (8) Picard's commander, for the most part, is content to avoid deadly star (8) SHU(RIKEr)N / deadly star zonotope 3
2703 HANABI (6) Capture is incorrect in Japanese collaborative game (6) NAB in HAI (correct in Japanese) / collaborative game zonotope 3
2738 SMELL (5) Sense surge after second turnover (5) S(w->M)ELL / sense zonotope 3
2740 DELAY (5) Wait, corruption essentially cut in half? (5) DE(c->L)AY / wait zonotope 3
3094 CARTOGRAPHY (11) Musician's body of work, no offense, reveals art in making charts (11) (-dis)C(ART)OGRAPHY / making charts zonotope 3
3172 HOMO SAPIENS (4, 7) Indistinct moon shape is man (4,7) MOONSHAPEIS* / man zonotope 3
3174 KOMPROMAT (9) Wild homecoming dance included time for explicit photos, perhaps (9) AMOK rev. ("wild homecoming") containing PROM ("dance included") + T / explicit photos, perhaps zonotope 3
3202 PARASITE (8) Parties around with a host's unwanted guest? (8) (PARTIES+A)* / host's unwanted guest zonotope 3
2299 HORNY (5) Hoping to get some of brass instruments (5) ddef.: hoping to get some/of brass instruments zonotope 2
2301 WHAT'S UP (5, 2) The ceiling, how's it hanging? (5, 2) ddef. zonotope 2
2341 SENBAZURU (9) Strung-out Japanese brood in Subaru oozing with zen (9) (SUBARUZEN)* / strung-out Japanese brood zonotope 2
2351 MR BRIGHTSIDE (2, 10) Splice the one with backing track to get hit single (2 10) Interweave ("splice," as rope) MR RIGHT ("the one") with B SIDE ("backing track")
MR + B + RIGHT + SIDE / hit single
zonotope 2
2428 ERDOS (5) Partial overdose for coffee-proof device? (5) hidden / coffee-proof device
"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems," often attributed to Erdos (though actually due to Renyi)
zonotope 2
2433 SUNSHINE (8) Cheer Spooner's Dodge Neon (8) spoonerism of "SHUN SIGN" / cheer zonotope 2
2549 GILBERT (7) Spread bilge: retweet comedian Gottfried (7) (BILGE)* + RT / comedian Gottfried zonotope 2
2727 PETERSEN (8) Cage containing short cycle! (8) P(ETERS = cycle of TERSE)EN &lit
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cage_(graph_theory)
zonotope 2
2741 ZAMBIA (6) Tech company in Arizona takes a retreat to African country (6) A(IBM)(A)Z rev. / African country zonotope 2
2743 TENACIOUS (9) Like, a D in Music is not a cue for composers (9) (isnotacue)* / like a D in music (Tenacious D) zonotope 2
2882 ORDINAL (7) Serial number of racket stuck in head (7) OR(DIN)AL / serial number zonotope 2
2887 CARDINAL (8) Check IDs in Alabama primary (8) CARD IN AL / primary zonotope 2
2901 RAMESSES (8) Horse on the inside curves around American Pharoah [sic] (8) _R_(AM.)ESSES / "pharoah" [sic] zonotope 2
2906 OVERPOPULATED (13) Bursting at the seams, dictionary has "Upper Volta" obliterated (13) O(UPPERVOLTA*)ED / bursting at the seams zonotope 2
2972 FIERY (5) Impassioned cultivator of marine life doesn't keep quiet (5) FI(-sh)ERY / impassioned zonotope 2
3095 POUND CAKE (5, 4) Four ingredients make this batter a snap (5, 4) POUND (batter) + CAKE (a snap) / four ingredients make this zonotope 2
3158 FRACTURE (8) Backtrack during run after loud crack (8) F + RAC(RUT rev. = "backtrack")E / crack zonotope 2
3310 SEESAW (6) Jackass's complaint leads to second back-and-forth (6) (h->S)EE (h->S)AW / back-and-forth zonotope 2
2306 MUNCHAUSEN (10) Storied baron of Australia visiting German capital of Bavaria (10) MUNCH(AUS)EN zonotope 1
2319 LAST (4) List-making is as conclusive (4) LIST-IS+AS = conclusive zonotope 1
2330 POUDRETTEITE Refine untreated peridot to get this darn mineral that no one's heard of (12) (UNTREATEDPERIDOT-DARN)* = "mineral that no one's heard of"
yeah, I said it
zonotope 1
2358 SET (3) Write clues for some contest round (3) conTESt hidden rev. / write clues for zonotope 1
2367 SOKOBAN (7) Books cooked by an organizer without pull (7) (BOOKS)* + AN / organizer without pull zonotope 1
2384 RANGER (6) Walker, for example, is more like Trump in tone, lacking leadership (6) (o)RANGER / Walker, for example (as played by Chuck Norris) zonotope 1
2395 INTERSECT (9) After unit conversion, add, divide (9) INTER(J->S)ECT zonotope 1
2421 WASHMINSTER (11) Man in street introduced to cleaner system of government (11) WASH(M+IN+ST)ER / system of government zonotope 1
2429 FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT (8, 9) Parks/grasslands heard on the radio after loud, irritating, endless fireside chatter (8, 9) F + RANKLIN(g) + "ROSA/VELDT" (Parks/grasslands) / fireside chatter zonotope 1
2544 SULLIVAN (8) Explorer with bad back leading an instructor with bad sight (8) SU(LLI<)V (Ford Explorer SUV) + AN / instructor with bad sight (Anne Sullivan) zonotope 1
2691 JOKER (5) Prankster's just kidding around: no decapitation at emergency room (5) J(nO)K + ER / prankster zonotope 1
2705 HARBORTH (8) Position shelter for creator of matchstick construction? (8) HARBOR-TH (position n = nth) / creator of matchstick construction zonotope 1
2831 SUCCUBUS (8) Dream girl banking on Cubs? (8) letter bank of CUBS / dream girl zonotope 1
2846 ZUCCHINI (8) Pueblo displays hobo-chic gourds (8) ZU(CHIC*)NI / gourds zonotope 1
2847 PUCCINI (7) Composer of dog-shaped pasta in the audience? (7) "pooch-ini" zonotope 1
3140 INVOLVE (7) Comprehend alien evolving without gravity (7) (EVOLVING-G)* / comprehend zonotope 1
3277 SPHINX (6) Sound of rat caught by hissing mythical creature? (6) "s-fink-s" zonotope 1
3351 FURNITURE (9) Houseplant aggravated one's discussion of decor (9) "fern + itcher" / decor zonotope 1
3419 CARAMEL (7) Mom's back in charge--let's start making candy (7) CAR(MA rev.)E + L_ / candy zonotope 1
3425 WEB (3) Watch out for halfback's trap (3) BEWare rev. / trap zonotope 1
2297 ED SHEERAN (2, 7) Pop artist is unqualified to patch up car that doesn't start (2, 7) [s]ED(SHEER)AN zonotope 0
2298 HORNY (5) Like þorn, missing just the tip? (5) [t]HORNY (þorn = thorn)
def: "like porn" (= þorn without the tip) or "missing 'just the tip'" (euphemism)
zonotope 0
2300 PROXY (5) Alternate parking by West Hollywood theatre (5) P+ROXY zonotope 0
2331 RESONATE (8) Ring of fire's on a tear (8) hidden zonotope 0
2333 RESONATE (8) Match the frequency of Echo, on for the first time (8) RESTATE (echo) - (the first) T + ON = "Match the frequency of" zonotope 0
2357 SET (3) Grouping up this makes trouble (3) (up)SET / grouping zonotope 0
2368 ACCRETION (9) Accumulation of capital falls short before half of completion (9) ACCR(a) + (compl)ETION / accumulation zonotope 0
2418 REMIX (5) Two-thirds scratch by fresh cut (5) (do-)RE-MI + X / fresh cut
do-re-mi = slang for money = scratch
zonotope 0
2427 POTLUCK (7) Distributed meal in grass lot (7) POT (grass) + LUCK (lot) / distributed meal zonotope 0
2561 OH NO (2, 2) Alas! Looking back, Hawaiian singer misses Diamond Head (2, 2) (d)ON HO rev. zonotope 0
2764 WISTERIA (8) Invasive vines restart panic, by the sound of it (8) change starting sound of "hysteria" / invasive vines zonotope 0
2765 WISTERIA (8) Purple legume with delayed food poisoning (8) W + (l)ISTERIA / purple legume zonotope 0
2852 SPOONER (7) Soup Nazi at work, cuddler in bed (7) ddef. zonotope 0
2918 IT (2) The thing is, I went back (2) I + _T / the thing zonotope 0
2945 QUINCUNX (8) Copper aboard Harley by special arrangement (8) QUIN(CU)N + X / special arrangement zonotope 0
2968 FOGGY (5) Confused old man has an extra $1000 (5) FOG(+G)Y / confused zonotope 0
2977 CASCADE (7) Outpouring intrinsic to Tosca's cadenza (7) hidden / outpouring zonotope 0
3125 REVOLVER (8) Gun nut's backup! (8) (REV + LOVER) rev. &lit zonotope 0
3312 PAPRIKA (7) Spice Girl does naked flip in "Wannabe" :Kappa: (7) (g)IR(l) rev. in KAPPA* zonotope 0
4545 ANOMALY (7) It's unusual for a flight boarding over there to go west (7) A + Y(LAM)ON rev. / it's unusual zonotope 0

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