Contests started: HARBORTH (8), WISTERIA (8), SUCCUBUS (8), INFRACTION/INFRACTIONS (10/11), FRACTURE (8), PARASITE (8), FURNITURE (9), CEDAR (5), AMARETTO (8), CHICKEN (7), BRUNCH (6), COCKTAIL (8), MASCARA (7), TENDON (6), VEGAN (5), CRAMP/CRAMPS (5/6), SHAVE (5), NACHOS (6), SPLIT/SPLITS (5/6), PENNY (5), PIERCE (6), ISOLATE (7), IMPETUS (7), DELIVERY (8), SORE (4), PAT (3), SNAPCHAT (8), ALARM (5), CRACKLE (7), ANY HEBREW LETTER (?), BOCCONCINI (10), SCRUNCHIE (9), BALAYAGE (8), UNGULATE (8), ANY BIRD WITH ENUM (3), EXPLORE (7), PARAMEDIC (9), LICENSE (7), SUMMON (6), MINESTRONE (10), NEONATE (7), DIVEST (6), SORE (4), DUNGEON (7)
Contests won: ZAMBIA (6), OVERPOPULATED (13), I DON’T KNOW (1, 4, 4), BACTERIA (8), DO NEW CLUE TOO FOR FOUR OR MORE RHYMING WORDS (?), INVOLVE (7), CLUE CONTAINING A PIECE OR TERM FROM CHESS (?), QUINE (5), OEDIPUS (7), BAD DOG (3, 3), LUPINE (6), TOLKIEN (7), AWOO (4), JACKBOX (7), BRUNCH (6), BRIDGE (6), MALLEUS (7), HALLOWEEN (9), THANKSGIVING (12), VETERAN/VETERANS (7/8), ANY CLUE THAT USES ELISION (?), SECURITY (8), SCRABBLE (8), AWAY (4), ENEMY (5), BELOW (5), ESCHATOLOGY (11), BASS DROP (4, 4) OR BASSDROP (8), SURPRISE (8), JINGLE (6), SHAVE (5), MELODY (6), NIDORAN OR NIDORAN♂ OR NIDORAN♀ (7 OR 8), HEARTBEAT (9), ETHEREAL (8), AUREOLA (7), PLAN (4), DATA (4), FROSTBITE (9), FAR (3), NEW YEAR (3,4), PACKET (6), TOMB (4), SAFE (4), ROBIN HOOD (5, 4), FINLAND (7), FUNHOUSE (8), MINT (4), CHRYSOBERYL (11), COSMIC RAYS (6, 4), GO (2), TIM ALLEN (3, 5), FREUDIAN SLIP (8, 4), SCALAR (6), QUARTIC (7), BETA (4), SUMMER (6), ANY ANSWER RELATED TO SPEEDRUNNING (?), STRIPED (7), ANY CLUE WHOSE WORDPLAY IS A REBUS (?), ALLEY-OOP (5-3), OMEGA (5), JUNCTURE (8), PRONUNCIATION (13), COMMENSURATE (12), GRAVITY (7), PERTINACIOUS (12), BARNUM (6), ADDUCE (6), BALLOT (6), FILLER (6), ANTEPENULTIMATE (15), PENULTIMATE (11), CHTHONIC (8), ARAPAIMA (8), MOZART (6), YURT (4), MON DIEU (3, 4), BOO-BOO (3-3), MIXMASTER (9), BEIGNET (7), KABOOM (6), PORT (4), DETAIL(S) (6 OR 7), COMMENCED (9), BIVOUAC (7), PARSIMONY (9), SONDER (6), MONDRIAN (8), PRODUCE (7), ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD CONTAINS THE LETTER X (?), WHIPPERSNAPPER (14), TCHAIKOVSKY (11), ANY CLUE THAT USES A CHESS ABBREVIATION (?), POLYCULE (8), MINOR (5), SUSCEPTIBLE (11), JACKKNIFE (9), TUMULTUOUS (10), SYNTAX ERROR (6, 5), CYNOSURE (8), REMNANT (7), SWEET CAROLINE (5, 8), TRANQ (5), HOTSPOT (7), UYGHUR (6), TIFFIN (6), MANO A MANO/MANO-A-MANO (4, 1, 4) OR (4-1-4), TWO-BIT (3-3), ANY HEBREW LETTER (?), ACCIACCATURA (12), DEEP-SIX (4-3), DERMATOGLYPHICS (15), CACCIATORE (10), TARDIGRADE (10), PIANISSIMO (10), CHANCY (6), CENSOR/CENSER/SENSOR (6), WHOA (4), BALAYAGE (8), BANK HOLIDAY (4, 7), VITUPERATE (10), FISH FRY (4, 3), PAPARAZZI (9), PHOTON (6), PEKOE (5), SHOEBOX (7), SYLVAN (6), ECTOPLASM (9), GENUFLECT (9), KIBITZ (6), SODOKU (6), ANY HUMAN PYRAMID-STYLE CLUE (?), STAN (4), ECSTASY (7), ARMADILLIDIIDAE (15), OTHER (5), FOX (3), CHAOTIC (7), COMPLETE (8), WRAPPING (8), FLATLUIGI (9), STONEHENGE (10), CALQUE (6), WHATEVS (7), TORRENT (7), GALOSH (6), OORT (4), PARAMEDIC (9), REFLECT (7), CHLAMYDIA (9), STATUE (6), HUMBUG (6), CHORALE (7), NATIVITY (8), YAKITORI (8), MOOCH (5), @ME (3), MATE (4), YSAŸE (5), VIOLET (6), HAUNTER (7), KLOTSKI (7), HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM (5://3.7.3), RAISON D'ÊTRE (6, 1'4), LIMINAL (7), ELOPE (5), DZONG (5), PHANTOM (7), F (1), G (1), M (1), PEDANTIC (8), FRESCO (6), KEFIR (5), ATARAXIA (8), MIFEPRISTONE (12), NO ONE (2 3), OTIOSE (6), SHUFTI (6), GUTS (4), NONAGON (7), LEFTIST (7), SIMPATICO (9), PARSE (5), INSTINCT (8), SOAR (4), CLEAT (5), BRUH (4), SKIBIDI (7)
| Clue ID | Contest | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4909 | BIDEN (5) | Waitin’ to hear who won the election (5) | sounds like BIDIN’ | quatrevingtneuf | 6 |
| 11938 | BRUH (4) | Man is abandoning foolish hubris (4) | defn = MAN (i think these are pretty interchangeable interjections) anag. of HUBRIS without IS |
quatrevingtneuf | 6 |
| 3231 | QUINE (5) | Malaria treatment removed in reproduction program (5) | QUININE (malaria treatment) - IN = reproduction program | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 3236 | CLUE CONTAINING A PIECE OR TERM FROM CHESS (?) | Boring partner's inability to reach a conclusion? (9) | STALEMATE | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 4682 | ANY CLUE WHOSE WORDPLAY IS A REBUS (?) | Creative product of artisans?! (3) | ART is ans | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 4820 | BARNUM (6) | Ban rum cocktail as Bailey's companion? (6) | /BANRUM = bailey's companion, as in the barnum&bailey circus. surface reading implies bailey's, the irish cream liqueur | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 5133 | YURT (4) | Unoriginal dairy product is a Mongolian creation (4) | YOGURT (dairy product) - OG (original) = mongolian creation | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 6228 | SONDER (6) | Person derives internal understanding of others’ internal understandings (6) | perSON DERives (internal) = understanding of ... | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 7510 | SCRAM (5) | Spiders crammed inside? Get out! (5) | 🕷🕷🕷 spiderS CRAMmed 🕷🕷🕷 | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 10984 | VIOLET (6) | To live freely beyond the blue… (6) | defn = beyond the blue (end of the EM spectrum) /TOLIVE |
quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 11013 | HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM (5://3.7.3) | [rotating]… see ad, then you follow a string of the latest new content, leading the uploaders to grow and develop endlessly! | &lit (the rotating at the beginning is the loading wheel) HTTPS (SEEAD shifted by 11) + WWW (string of latest content of NEW) + YOU (you follow) + (leading) T(he) U(ploaders) + BECOM(e) grow endlessly |
quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 11293 | PHANTOM (7) | Essentially, amorphous pest in your house, finally exorcised! (7) | &lit P (center of amorPhous) + ANT in HOM(-e) |
quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 11679 | NONAGON (7) | Something from math class is a bother during lunch hour (7) | NAG in NOON | quatrevingtneuf | 5 |
| 3047 | DO NEW CLUE TOO FOR FOUR OR MORE RHYMING WORDS (?) | Motion of the ocean is central notion to beginnings of devotion (4) | TI (central noTIon) + DE (begin DEvotion) | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 3268 | OEDIPUS (7) | Endless change in work for man who loves his mother (7) | EDIt (endless change) in OPUS (work) | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 3593 | AWOO (4) | Howling noise is a romantic gesture (4) | A WOO (a romantic gesture) = howling noise | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 3793 | AWAY (4) | Travelling team’s top-grade technique (4) | A (top-grade) + WAY (technique) = travelling team, as opposed to home | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 3865 | BELOW (5) | Shout less; start to listen at a more basic level (5) | BELLOW (shout) - L (start to listen) = at a more basic level | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 3965 | ETHEREAL (8) | 2.7128... and the endless other numbers of its kind might be transcendental (8) | E (2.7128...) and THE REALs (endless other numbers like e) = transcendental | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 4192 | ROBIN HOOD (5, 4) | Do ghetto crime for Lil’ John’s companion? (5 4) | ROB IN HOOD = robin hood is little john’s companion | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 4314 | GO (2) | Five from Tokyo leave for a trip (2) | GO is japanese (romanized) for 5 = leave for a trip | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 4703 | OMEGA (5) | Home galaxy tried to cover up symbol of the resistance (5) | *OME GA* = symbol of the resistance (ohms are denoted by uppercase omega) | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 4974 | ANTEPENULTIMATE (15) | A ten-minute plate cooked up near the end (15) | /ATENMINUTEPLATE = near the end | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 5008 | ARAPAIMA (8) | A hit! Target: a rare catch in Animal Crossing (8) | A + RAP (hit) + AIM (target) + A = rare catch in animal crossing | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 5134 | MOGUL (5) | Expert in two tailless bird species (5) | MO(a) + GUL(l) = expert | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 5136 | MOZART (6) | Genius prisoner returns from Alcatraz: ominous... (6) | *TRAZ OM*< = genius | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7346 | TRANQ (5) | Informant ran quickly to hide drug (5) | hidden word | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7356 | UYGHUR (6) | Mistreated guy to the west of primarily Han urban region! (6) | /GUY + H* U* R* (should be across clue) | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7531 | DEEP-SIX (4-3) | Reverend to leak some risqué parts... destroy the evidence (4-3) | an unfortunate spoonerism, some would say | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7570 | PIANISSIMO (10) | "Very gentle Olympian" is Simone's essence (10) | *PIAN IS SIMO* | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7650 | BANK HOLIDAY (4, 7) | Key of life at the core of a bodily realignment is time off work (4 7) | ANKH (key of life) at the core of /ABODILY = time off work | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7709 | PEKOE (5) | Backed up approval for additive to #1 tea (5) | OK< (backed up approval) added into PEE (number one) | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 7894 | ANY HUMAN PYRAMID-STYLE CLUE (?) | To get even, sharp weapon follows degree about poli sci, e.g. (7) | LANCE after B.A. = to get even ostensibly the surface is about a disgruntled poli sci grad taking matters into their own hands |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 10663 | CHORALE (7) | Something nice to hear during church or a lecture (7) | defn - something nice to hear hidden *CH OR A LE* |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 10702 | MOOCH (5) | Ask for a kiss while topless (5) | defn = ask for SMOOCH topless |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 10989 | KLOTSKI (7) | I can complete many (somewhere in the thousands) a puzzle (7) | defn = a puzzle I after LOTS (many) in KK (thousands, somewhere inside them) |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 11012 | RAISON D'ÊTRE (6, 1'4) | The point is to rearrange letters in a set order (6 1’4) | defn = the point /INASETORDER |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 11225 | TRUISM (6) | It’s a fact that selfless kindness involves giving away wealth, essentially (6) | defn - it’s a fact ALTRUISM (selfless kindness) - (-we)AL(-th) |
quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 11884 | CLEAT (5) | Obstacle: a trench hides a spike (5) | hidden *CLE A T* | quatrevingtneuf | 4 |
| 2437 | OPOSSUM (7) | Smelly animal scattered poos add up (7) | /POOS + SUM | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2627 | BUTTE (5) | Small plateau sounds pretty short (5) | sounds like BEAUT | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2629 | CARBONARA (9) | Combine elements 6 and 18 with top-grade pasta (9) | CARBON + AR + A | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2721 | ZAMBIA (6) | Jazz ambiance incorporated country (6) | *Z AMBIA* | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2728 | HELLO WORLD (5, 5) | Novice programmer greeting gelatinous universe with a Spanish accent? (5 5) | JELLO WORLD but the J is said like H | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2864 | OVERPOPULATED (13) | Too many people, um... burst in while she had part of her cycle (13) | ER (um) POP (burst) in OVULATED (she had part of her cycle) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3175 | STACKS (6) | Constructs square-headed pins (6) | S (head of square) + TACKS (pins) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3176 | KOMPROMAT (9) | Questionable Russian content: 3/8 kombucha, 3/8 prosecco, and 1/4 matcha powder | 3/8 KOMbucha + 3/8 PROsecco + 1/4 MATcha powder | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3269 | SPHINX (6) | Turn around, finally finish crossing desert monument (6) | SPIN (turn) around H (final letter of finish) + X (crossing) = SPHINX as in the desert monument at giza | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3375 | BAD DOG (3, 3) | Unwanted mongrel increase in swamp (3 3) | ADD (increase) in BOG (swamp) = “unwanted mongrel” | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3420 | SPEEDRUN (8) | Super nerd, break and destroy first record! (8) | &lit /SUPERNERD - Record, nerds speedrun to break records |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3428 | BOURGEOIS (9) | Middle-class person messes up rouge in French woods (9) | /ROUGE in BOIS | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3557 | LUPINE (6) | Wolf-like pack instincts primarily centered on moon’s shape (6) | P* I* (pack instincts primarily) centered on LUNE (moon) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3603 | JACKBOX (7) | Game developer’s loot crate (7) | JACK (loot, as in steal) BOX (crate) = game developer | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3659 | ANY CLUE RELATED TO HALLOWEEN (?) | Whip topless enchantress (5) | sWITCH | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3665 | MALLEUS (7) | Initially lets undulations around edge of eardrum in men! (7) | &lit tip of eardrum in men is E in MALES; lets undulations initially L U go around the E the MALLEUS is the first bone that transfers sound (vibrations? undulations?) from the eardrum to the rest of the auditory apparatus |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3667 | MEDIEVAL METAL (8, 5) | Musical genre award captivates me at live mix (8 5) | MEDAL (award) contains (captivates) /MEATLIVE = MEDIEVAL METAL (musical genre) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3681 | HALLOWEEN (9) | Chicken out around everyone? Ought to pay up for this scary occasion (9) | HEN (chicken) out around ALL OWE (everyone ought to pay up) = this scary occasion | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3704 | DICTIONARY (10) | Journal about something done without a book of definitions (10) | DIARY (journal) around ACTION (something done) without A | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3713 | ANY CLUE THAT USES ELISION (?) | Off, random? (4) | F, R and OM = FROM (of) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3734 | SECURITY (8) | Town takes half of your top salary/earnings beforehand for protection (8) | CITY (town) takes UR (half of your), top Salary/Earnings beforehand = protection | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3750 | BING AWAST (4,5) | Swing a bat wildly: a strange way to shoo someone away (4 5) | /SWINGABAT | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3776 | SCRABBLE (8) | For this game, draw to exchange one letter! (8) | a dubious &lit SCRIBBLE changes one letter |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3795 | ENEMY (5) | Adversary opposed by men escapes containment (5) | *Y MEN E* | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3908 | JINGLE (6) | Beijing leader’s got a catchy tune (6) | *JING LE* | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3909 | SURPRISE (8) | Announce gentleman’s title and award without warning (8) | sounds like SIR (gentleman’s title) and PRIZE (award) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3929 | NIDORAN OR NIDORAN♂ OR NIDORAN♀ (7 OR 8) | A Pokemon, when chi depleted, finishes berry that restores HP (7) | *N *I *D (when chi depleted finishes) + ORAN (berry that restores 10HP) = pokemon | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 3976 | PLAN (4) | Missing last piece from 2D area diagram (4) | PLANE (2D area) missing E (last letter of piece) = diagram | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4003 | DATA (4) | Partially audited a taxpayer’s information (4) | *D A TA* = information | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4214 | FINLAND (7) | This country's fjords head away from the sea (7) | F (first letter of fjords) + INLAND (away from the sea) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4729 | PRONUNCIATION (13) | Literary scholars may debate this point: a unicorn is nonsense (13) | /POINTAUNICORN = literary scholars may debate this | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4804 | GRAVITY (7) | A characteristic of beer: it's responsible for attraction between bodies (7) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4900 | DIPPY (5) | Puzzling bird might pair well with sauce? (5) | a questionable ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4972 | THOUSAND (8) | A number of you once said I would become the ultimate champion (8) | THOU (you, once) + SAID, I->N (last letter of champion) = a number | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4973 | FILLER (6) | Failing crossword solver? (6) | F + ILLER (ailing) = crossword solver | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4975 | PENULTIMATE (11) | Not last, but late: met up in shambles (11) | /LATEMETUPIN = not last | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 4989 | CHTHONIC (8) | Describing “The Devil Wears Prada”, maybe, as taking up time to be with one’s lover (8) | CHIC (wears prada, maybe) taking T (time) with HON (lover) = describing the devil | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 5011 | RARE CANDY (4, 5) | Undercooked celery skin: it could take things to the next level? (4 5) | RARE (undercooked) C AND Y (outside letters of celery... slightly sus) = item that increases pokémon level by 1 | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 5064 | ANECDOTE (8) | A /r/PictureGame puzzler love story (8) | AN EC (all the /r/picturegame puzzlehunters are named this way) DOTE (love) = story | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 5302 | ANY CLUE WHOSE SURFACE READS AS AN EQUATION (??) | (e + n)/(e(a/b) + n) = (11)? | E + NUM (n) + E + RATIO (a/b) + N = enumeration (11) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 5430 | DETAIL(S) (6 OR 7) | How to get user to use certain feature (6) | de-tail USER to make USE = certain feature | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 5775 | YEAR OF THE OX (4, 2, 3, 2) | The majority of 2021 can be derived from first ordering a three, of sorts, between the axes (4 2 4 3) | O (first ordering) + /ATHREEOF between YX (the axes) = the majority of 2021 | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6267 | MONDRIAN (8) | Artwork with coloured rectangles in random configuration (8) | /INRANDOM = artwork with coloured rectangles | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6353 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD CONTAINS THE LETTER X (?) | Extravagant, luxurious, extremely exported textile (6) | FAB + RICH but without the end (the word’s extreme is exported) = TEXTILE | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6379 | ANY CLUE THAT USES A CHESS ABBREVIATION (?) | Empty bail out?? (7) | B(-ai)L + UNDER (as in under anesthesia) = ?? for a very questionable move | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6426 | SUSCEPTIBLE (11) | Easily overcome by subtle spice mix (11) | just an anagram | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6490 | TUMULTUOUS (10) | When the top of a fluffy cloud becomes a bit turbulent, the interior turns out to be stormy and thunderous (10) | (c->T)UMUL(TUO<)US = stormy and thunderous | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6792 | SYNTAX ERROR (6, 5) | Confusing extra /n; (sorry)! (6 5) | /EXTRANSORRY = idk if this is a syntax error exactly but i'm sure you could mess your code up pretty bad with it | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 6875 | FALSETTO (8) | Changing one's voice is a mysterious lost feat (8) | /LOSTFEAT | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7463 | ANY HEBREW LETTER (?) | Win without a wager (3) | BEAT - A | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7636 | BALAYAGE (8) | A portion of jambalaya gets gradual recolouring (8) | *BALAYA GE* | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7656 | FISH FRY (4, 3) | Alevin starts to feed in streams, having finished resorbing yolk (4 3) | first letters, and also a biology lesson | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7830 | GENUFLECT (9) | Kneel down: good! Choose to involve wild fun! (9) | not an &lit, just emphatic G+E(/FUN)LECT |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7842 | KIBITZ (6) | Chatter from king: “I attack furiously, with no losses!” (6) | K (king) + I B(-l)ITZ | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7906 | STAN (4) | Mostly tolerate a superfan (4) | STAN(d) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 7991 | TRYST (5) | Sultry, stimulating secret! (5) | *TRY ST* | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 8621 | TWEED (5) | Start to try drug material (5) | T(ry) + WEED = material | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 10616 | REFLECT (7) | Consider medical scan after involuntary spasm doesn’t end (7) | def “consider” CT (medical scan) after REFLE(-x) (end off involuntary spasm) |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 10661 | NATIVITY (8) | Starting off with sitting around idly without constant interruption is what Christmas is all about (8) | INACTIVITY (sitting around idly) - I (start off) - C (constant interruption) | quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 10696 | YAKITORI (8) | Street food or a Tiki cocktail after end of party (8) | defn = street food /ORATIKI (cocktail as anag ind) after *Y (end of party) |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 10732 | @ME (3) | Bad team! Don't do this! (3) | not an &lit, just emphatic defn = don't @me anag. TEAM to ATME (this is legit right?) |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 10985 | HAUNTER (7) | Predator ate a Pokémon (7) | defn = pokémon HUNTER around A |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 11016 | COW TOOLS (3, 5) | One initially involved in redesigning low-cost comic (3 5) | defn = comic /LOWCOST with O(ne) |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 11622 | KEFIR (5) | Coke: first bottled drink (5) | defn - drink bottled as hidden ind |
quatrevingtneuf | 3 |
| 2376 | RANGER (6) | Park official who's not unsure about reindeer? (6) | rangifer (reindeer genus) - if (unsure) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2714 | SMELL (5) | Small fish present odour (5) | SMELT (small fish) in present tense | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2772 | LIGHT (5) | Not heavy-handed magic technique: misdirections (5) | SLEIGHT (handed magic technique) - SE (miss directions) = LIGHT (not heavy) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2865 | SEPTEMBER (9) | Seven recall losing sleep this month (9) | SEPT (seven) + REMEMBER (recall) - REM (losing sleep) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2869 | ORDINAL (7) | Normal fourth quarter became a loss for numbers in position (7) | ORDINARY (normal) - RY (4th quarter of the word) + L (became a loss) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2957 | FIERY (5) | Cook with boiling oil around; in other words, with lots of heat (5) | FRY (cook with boiling oil) around IE (in other words) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2978 | BACTERIA (8) | Simple life-forms care a bit, strangely (8) | *CAREABIT | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3067 | SEDNA (5) | Minor planet encompassed natural parts (5) | *SED NA* | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3080 | CARTOGRAPHY (11) | Map making pro-gay chart unclear (11) | /PROGAYCHART | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3120 | INVOLVE (7) | Cause vine to tangle around French flight (7) | /VINE around VOL | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3173 | STAN (4) | Exceptional T. rex specimen - not one blemish (4) | STAIN (blemish) - I (not one) = STAN, one of the most complete t.rex specimens ever found | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3278 | SEESAW (6) | Playground equipment looks awful, in part (6) | SEES (looks) + AWful | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3303 | ISTHMUS (7) | Strip of land's shut... I'm forced to relocate (7) | /SSHUTIM ("forced to relocate" anagram) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3390 | ANY COLOR WORD WITH DEF NOT "COLOR" (?) | A mix of ROY G BIV, with less green and blue! (5) | &lit /ROYIV and ivory is like white (combining all rainbow colours) but with fewer cool tones | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3404 | WEB (3) | One might surf here in undertow ebbing (3) | *W EB* | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3405 | WEB (3) | Internet anime lover becomes a little less explicit (3) | WEEB - E (a little less explicit) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3451 | THING (5) | Considering removal of tattoo item (5) | THINKING - INK | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3611 | BRUNCH (6) | Group gets rest first before afternoon meal (6) | BUNCH (group) gets R(est) = a meal that happens before the afternoon | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3658 | ANY CLUE RELATED TO HALLOWEEN (?) | Squash or gas up family members (7) | PUMP (gas up) + KIN (family members) = PUMPKIN (squash) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3708 | LIBERTARIAN (11) | Freedom-loving Monrovia resident takes informant back (11) | LIBERIAN takes RAT backwards | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3712 | ANY CLUE THAT USES ELISION (?) | Some see dam and nonsense around it (6) | SESE (no n sense) around AM = SESAME (some seed) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3921 | SHAVE (5) | Use a razor to rescue ensnared fish's tail (5) | SAVE (to rescue) ensnared H (fish's tail) = use a razor | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3923 | MELODY (6) | Why do lemurs partially return a vocalization? (6) | *Y DO LEM* | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 3962 | HEARTBEAT (9) | Distressed? Breathe at body’s natural rhythm (9) | /BREATHEAT (distressed is anagram indicator) = body’s natural rhythm | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4005 | FROSTBITE (9) | Sting from the cold destroyed softer bit (9) | /SOFTERBIT = sting from the cold | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4116 | PACKET (6) | Bring alien a pouch containing seeds, perhaps (6) | PACK (bring, esp on a trip) + ET (alien) = seed packet e.g. | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4142 | NORMALCY (8) | Regular routine, or my clan riots (8) | /ORMYCLAN = regular routine | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4224 | MINT (4) | Something fresh and new (4) | ddef something fresh (as in the mint plant) and new (as in mint condition) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4256 | EMBER (5) | Bit of fire remains after nearly half of the month after Halloween has passed (5) | NOVEMBER is the month after halloween, and after nearly half of it is passed, we’re left with EMBER, a bit of fire remains | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4328 | TIM ALLEN (3, 5) | American magazine about entirely new actor (3 5) | TIME (american magazine) around ALL (entirely) + N (new) = actor | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4334 | BABY SHARK (4, 5) | Change for shabby ark is what's found in a mermaid's purse (4 5) | /SHABBYARK = what's found in a mermaid's purse (another term for shark egg case) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4347 | SCALAR (6) | Wild rascal lacking direction (6) | /RASCAL = lacking direction | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4430 | QUARTIC (7) | After a couple pints, I start to curse to the fourth degree (7) | after QUART (2 pints) I + C (start to curse) = the fourth degree | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4464 | BETA (4) | Wager a test (4) | BET (wager) + A = test | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4602 | ANY ANSWER RELATED TO SPEEDRUNNING (?) | Quickly move stabilizer from one side to the other? (6) | SPLINT (stabilizer) L->R (one side to the other) = SPRINT (quickly move) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4626 | STRIPED (7) | Like a zebra’s stomach lining: a bit distended? (7) | ’S + TRIPE (stomach lining) + D (ended with a bit of DIST) = like a zebra | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4731 | JUNCTURE (8) | Medical treatment took two heads, shifted them downwards, and swapped them around to produce a connection (8) | TINCTURE (medical treatment); take the two heads TI, caesar shift them down by one to get UJ, then switch their positions to get JU. | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4813 | PERTINACIOUS (12) | Incessant religious nonsense: a cretin lies within (12) | /ACRETIN inside PIOUS (religious) = incessant | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4819 | KILN (4) | Get fired up by this alternative UK airline (4) | uKaIrLiNe = firing pottery happens in a kiln | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4856 | MASTIFF (7) | Hold back - "Ruff!" It's a massive dog! (7) | *FFITSAM* = dog | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4858 | BALLOT (6) | Better start to distribute a list of names for consideration (6) | B (start of better) + ALLOT = a list of names | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4895 | REPLY (5) | Primary profession in bank: counter (5) | P (first letter of profession) in RELY (as in to bank on something) = counter | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4901 | MALARKEY (8) | Republican party may leak this stuff around! (8) | &lit; /MAYLEAK around R (republican) = they do be spreading some nonsense | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 4912 | ELECTORAL COLLEGE (9,7) | Method of casting votes again and again got clear result (9 7) | GOTCLEAR is letter bank = method of casting votes | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5135 | OVERSATURATION (14) | When playing, a turn varies too, too much (14) | /ATURNVARIESTOO = too much | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5213 | LIST (4) | Series of Tetris shapes? (4) | L, I, S, and T are all tetris shapes = series | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5285 | BOO-BOO (3-3) | Breast half-exposed... oops, a mistake (3-3) | BOOB (breast) + OO (half of oops) = a mistake | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5348 | BEIGNET (7) | Good books about finish of cream-coloured pastry (7) | NT (good books, as in new testament) about the end of BEIGE (cream-coloured) = pastry | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5432 | PORT (4) | I'm left to bring cargo into the harbor (4) | I'M left IMPORT (bring cargo into) = harbor. left is not the def hehehe | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 5549 | BIVOUAC (7) | Taxi carrying you and circle of six returns to shelter (7) | CAB (taxi) carrying U (you), O (circle), and VI (six) -> CA[UOVI]B reversed = shelter | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6282 | DITTO (5) | Copy-edit: too obscured (5) | *DIT TO* = copy | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6308 | FAHRENHEIT (10) | Scale said to be similar in stature (10) | hom. FAIR IN HEIGHT | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6358 | WHIPPERSNAPPER (14) | Whisks away to sleep each child (14) | WHIPPERS (whisks, like the kitchen tool) + NAP (a way to sleep) + PER (each) = child | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6359 | TCHAIKOVSKY (11) | The brilliant man behind Swan Lake Yacht Kiosk devastated by introduction of virus (11) | /YACHTKIOSK + V* = tchaikovsky composed the ballet "swan lake" | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6364 | SUS (3) | Type of chord that's sounding not quite right (3) | a sus(pended) chord is @ thing, incidentally they do typically sound "unresolved" | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6410 | MINOR (5) | Diminutive man in a pit cried out (5) | hom. MINER | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6564 | BETTER (6) | Gambler with more skill (6) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6697 | RATINE (6) | Aristocrat in Europe clutches fabric (6) | *RAT IN E* | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6793 | CYNOSURE (8) | Solution: take back Japanese tech company and make it the center of attention (8) | CURE takes SONY in reverse | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 6867 | REMNANT (7) | Leaving a complaint about crazy men (7) | RANT about /MEN = leaving (i think this still works as a noun) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7344 | SWEET CAROLINE (5, 8) | Promise to incorporate more of the same endless pop thread for a ditty by Diamond (5 8) | SWEAR (promise) to incorporate ETC (more of the same ~= et cetera) + pOp + LINE | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7378 | TIFFIN (6) | Food fightin’ (6) | ddef; meal and having a tiff | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7387 | MANO A MANO/MANO-A-MANO (4, 1, 4) OR (4-1-4) | Oman provides materials for close combat (4-1-4) | letter bank OMAN | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7521 | ACCIACCATURA (12) | Cut air again and again with musical embellishment (12) | letter bank CUTAIR | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7527 | EN GARDE (2, 5) | Pull back in a certain direction and prepare to engage (2 5) | DRAG reversed in ENE | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7530 | CACCIATORE (10) | Hunter eats a piece of focaccia to refuel (10) | hidden word; defs is like, a hunter’s eats (wikipedia tells me this is the etymology) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7534 | DERMATOGLYPHICS (15) | Trying to infer things from skin turning red (tomato, mostly): a sign of science’s regression (15) | RED< + toMATO + GLYPH + SCI< = trying to infer things from skin | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7543 | TARDIGRADE (10) | Reportedly, oily sludge to destroy a primitive organism (10) | hom. TAR DEGRADE | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7616 | WHOA (4) | Stop crying about trouble (4) | hom. WOE; whoa as in telling a horse to stop | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7655 | VITUPERATE (10) | Mad at eruptive insult (10) | just an anagram | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7705 | SKELETOR (8) | He-man's nemesis endlessly works steel into another form (8) | /(-w)ORK(-s)STEEL | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7820 | ECTOPLASM (9) | Exotic camels contain finest, otherworldly fluid (9) | TOP (finest) in /CAMELS = otherworldly fluid | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7856 | SODOKU (6) | Regularly stood lookout for disease (6) | StOoD lOoKoUt | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7893 | YOUR MOST RECENT LUNCH/DINNER (?) | Something delicious: fried rice containing a bit of daikon (5) | /RICE + D = CIDER, which is indeed what i drank with my fried rice | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7950 | GUY (3) | Half of a particular country is male (3) | GUY(ana) | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 7954 | FOX (3) | Loud bovine mammal (3) | F + OX | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 8189 | CALQUE (6) | Grammatical query surrounding questionable translation (6) | *CAL QUE* | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 8570 | WHATEVS (7) | Puffed wheat, cored vegetables; either is fine (7) | /WHEAT + V_S = either is fine | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 9085 | TORRENT (7) | To start to register, make a monthly payment for stream (7) | TO + R* + RENT = stream | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 9100 | GALOSH (6) | Boot the internals up: oh, so laggy... (6) | *H SO LAG*< | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10611 | OORT (4) | Limit of outermost part of the solar system (4) | limit of outermost is O OR T defn is just “part of the solar system”. there’s an &lit in there somewhere but i haven’t found it |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10618 | PARAMEDIC (9) | Medical professional rejects nonsense surrounding media frenzy (9) | defn: “medical professional” CRAP reversed around anagram of MEDIA |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10620 | CHLAMYDIA (9) | Unpleasant malady, with a bit of inflammation after touching central parts! (9) | &lit anag MALADY with I, after middle of touCHing please remember to practice safe sex |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10647 | HUMBUG (6) | Cheating Spooner’s embrace from behind (6) | defn - cheating spoonerism of BUM HUG |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10692 | TAKOYAKI (8) | That odd fish swallowed a much bigger animal's food (8) | defn - food T.A. (odd letters of THAT) + KOI (fish) swallowing YAK |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10755 | BACKSEAT (8) | Spooner struck multiple times in the groin by an unpleasant driver (8) | defn = unpleasant driver (grrr backseat drivers) spoonerism of SACK BEAT |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10968 | YSAŸE (5) | Composer's final melody gets easy to play (5) | defn = composer Y (final of melody) + /EASY |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 10986 | HAUNTER (7) | An unwanted resident bothers her aunt (7) | defn = unwanted resident (i don’t want a ghost around my house) /HERAUNT |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11226 | ELOPE (5) | After ignoring the first three letters, this letter says just run away to get married (5) | (-env)ELOPE | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11299 | BROOD (5) | Loudly produced progeny (5) | defn progeny hom. BREWED |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11531 | P (1) | Start to play softly (1) | 1st letter of PLAY softly as in piano |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11621 | FRESCO (6) | Violently forces Al to make it outside? (6) | /FORCES defn - AL FRESCO refers to outdoor dining |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11635 | NO ONE (2 3) | From twelve, to a smaller number, to zero people (2 3) | defn = zero people NOON + E (confirming that e<12 is an exercise for the reader) |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11665 | GUTS (4) | Belly grunt is odd (4) | defn = belly GrUnT iS sounds from there can be odd i guess |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11689 | LEFTIST (7) | Democrat's docket has sealed her fate in an alternative manner (7) | defn = democrat (somewhat US-centric) LIST (docket) seals hEr FaTe |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11716 | PARSE (5) | Sort spare parts! (5) | somewhat shaky &lit <SPARE>, and i am loosely suggesting that sorting things is equivalent to parsing things |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11733 | SUP (3) | Drink creamy liquid up (3) | defn = drink PUS< (ew, sorry) |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11803 | INSTINCT (8) | Talent from Yale? (8) | defn = talent yale is an INST IN CT |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11875 | SOAR (4) | Fly up to this point without flapping first (4) | SO (-f)AR | quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11885 | LOOPS (5) | Spirals after a loss… mistakes were made (5) | defn “spiral” after L, OOPS |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 11917 | ANY ANAGRAM OF STONE (5) | Start with random notes (5) | ONSET defn = start just an anagram |
quatrevingtneuf | 2 |
| 2372 | ACCRETION (9) | Unusual reaction with light type of disk (9) | <reaction>+c = accretion disk | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2413 | REMIX (5) | Latin king gets 1001 songs mashed together (5) | REX (latin king) + MI (1001); def "songs mashed together" | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2626 | FABLE (5) | 2004 video game doable without half of allies (5) | FEASIBLE - (all)IES | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2628 | RUSTY (5) | Reddish, like well-baked bread with the top cut off (5) | CRUSTY - C | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2686 | SENEGAL (7) | African country lady follows two intercardinal directions (7) | GAL after SE and NE | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2688 | ANY CLUE IN HAIKU WITH 5-7-5 SYLLABLES (???) | master of haiku // who took refuge from others // moved south as a mob (6 5) | anagram of MATSUO BASHO, haiku writer who often hid himself away from people, especially later in life | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2689 | JOKER (5) | At the start of a betting game, traded for 11th extra card (5) | start of POKER switch for J (as in jack, the 11th) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2712 | DELAY (5) | Voronoi’s dual without a Spanish setback (5) | DELAUNAY - UNA | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2724 | MAILER (6) | Poster attacker got me instead of you (6) | poster = MAILER (as in one who posts mail) MAULER, U->I |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2754 | ASBESTOS (8) | Deadly building material incorporated into Dracula’s best ossuary (8) | *AS BEST OS* | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2755 | MICROSOFT (9) | Bill’s company is very small and gentle (9) | MICRO + SOFT | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2868 | CARDINAL (8) | St Louis baseball player isn't ranking, but still counts (8) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2870 | I DON’T KNOW (1, 4, 4) | Nod to wink... strange, I'm not sure (1 4 4) | /NODTOWINK | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2881 | CONSTANCE (9) | Compose long-lasting name (9) | COM- prefix ~= CON; POSE = stance | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2899 | RAMESSES (8) | Pharaoh's in the middle of some macrame session (8) | S in *RAME SES* | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2927 | SHITPOSTING (11) | Making crappy jokes about fecal moulding around bottom of toilet (8) | SHIT POSING (fecal moulding) around T (end of toilet) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2958 | CASCADE (7) | Spill out loudly from beer barrel: help (7) | sounds like CASK AID | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3011 | RELAYER (7) | Sender (climbing partner) heads off, begins rappelling at the top (7) | sender is the def for relayer, but is also a climbing term for one who makes it to the top of a climb. BELAYER (climbing partner) - B (heads off) + R (begins rappelling at the top) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3235 | CLUE CONTAINING A PIECE OR TERM FROM CHESS (?) | Bishop gets by last couple floors? (3-6) | bi-shop + last letter of by = TWO-STOREY | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3237 | CLUE CONTAINING A CHARACTER OR ITEM FROM CLUE (?) | Dance at a country ballroom for website builder? (11) | SQUARE (dance at a country ball) + SPACE (room) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3246 | BOND (4) | Hooked up, but sex essentially lacking connection (4) | BONED - sEx | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3248 | WARHOL (6) | Lacking any limits, infest entire mass producer of soup cans? (6) | sWARm wHOLe (infest entire, no ends) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3253 | ARCEUS (6) | Dunsparce used Hidden Power, defeating other mythical Pokémon (6) | *ARCE US*; arceus defeated other mythical pokes dialga/palkia/giratina | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3288 | PAPRIKA (7) | Spice rabbit relative consumes between Mar. and May (7) | PIKA (rabbit relative) consumes APR (month between mar/may) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3337 | FURNITURE (9) | Return if U-hauled items include tables and chairs (9) | /RETURNIFU (with “hauled” as a very dubious anagram indicator) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3376 | BAD DOG (3, 3) | What you might say to Fido if he fails to overturn heavenly THC concentrate? (3 3) | overturn GOD DAB | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3423 | HUMAN (5) | Monkey god smites an individual (5) | HANUMAN - AN | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3429 | DANCER (6) | Santa's reindeer selected from top three Danish cervids (6) | DANish CERvids | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3481 | PROMISE (7) | Commit to dance first: I'll soften eventually (7) | PROM (dance) + I* S* E* | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3490 | LOREM IPSUM (5, 5) | Strange text about pain from sore lump... I’m distressed (5 5) | /SORELUMPIM (distressed as ana indicator) = strange text about pain (lorem ipsum is derived from dolorem ipsum, “pain in and of itself”) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3518 | ERRATUM (7) | Mistake to decree gas for the people? (7) | sounds like AIR AT ‘EM | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3570 | TOLKIEN (7) | Not like scattered fantasy writer (7) | /NOTLIKE | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3594 | INCUS (5) | Tip of the cochlea follows in us! (5) | &lit C (tip of cochlea) follows IN + US the incus is an ear bone followed by the cochlea (albeit with two other bones in between) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3623 | BRIDGE (6) | Wife-to-be takes groom’s head in back-bending position (6) | BRIDE (wife to be) takes in G(room) = back-bending position | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3624 | STAPES (6) | It’s something that sticks between incudes’ and cochleas’ ends! (6) | &lit TAPE (it’s something that sticks) between incudeS and cochleaS (ends) the stapes bone is between the incus (incudes plural) and the cochlea |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3625 | DISCOMFORT (10) | Mixing CD-ROMs of it is a bit of a pain (10) | /CDROMSOFIT | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3683 | VETERAN/VETERANS (7/8) | Long-time coveter and concealer (7) | *VETER AN* | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3705 | ENGLISH (7) | Canadian language, eh? Hassling mess... (7) | EH has /SLING (mess is anagram indicator) = canadian language | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3853 | CUP (3) | Half-pint points out statistics' limits (3) | CUSPS (points) - ends (limits) of StatisticS = half-pint (as in 2 cups in 1 pint) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3896 | ESCHATOLOGY (11) | Yoga clothes confused ideas about how things could end for us (11) | /YOGACLOTHES = ideas about how things could end for us | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3902 | BASS DROP (4, 4) OR BASSDROP (8) | Proctologist captivated by catchy song’s musical climax? (4 4) | ASS DR (proctologist) captured by BOP (catchy song) = musical climax | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3937 | ANY NON-ALPHANUMERIC GLYPH THAT ISN'T ♀ (1) | Eight laid to rest forever (1) | ∞ | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3972 | AUREOLA (7) | Light ring around dark spot around nipple around mum's middle (7) | AREOLA (dark spot around nipple) around U (mum's middle) = light ring around | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 3984 | AURORA (6) | Atmospheric energy disperses over poles! (6) | AURA (atmospheric energy) splits up around (disperses) OR (ends “poles” of over) = auroras are an atmospheric phenomenon that typically happen near the poles | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4004 | FAR (3) | Just missing one? Not even close (3) | FAIR (just) missing I (one) = not even close | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4009 | NEW YEAR (3,4) | 2020 sheep close to Spooner (3 4) | spoonerism EWE NEAR (sheep close to) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4013 | FESTS (5) | When lavish meals, primarily, are devoured! (5) | &lit FEASTS (lavish meals) - (devoured) A (primarily are) def: you have big meals during many festive times |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4016 | FLU (3) | Infiltrator of lungs! (3) | &lit *F LU* flu is a resp pathogen |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4027 | PENNY (5) | Cagey copper? (5) | ddef pen-y cage-y? maybe a touch dubious | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4033 | AQUA (4) | 1/2 of 1/4 of the water (4) | half of A QUArter | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4109 | CONTEST (7) | Competition with Spanish challenge (7) | CON (with in spanish) + TEST (challenge) = competition | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4180 | TOMB (4) | Patriots quarterback’s ultimate destination? (4) | TOM B(rady) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4182 | SAFE (4) | Turn the inside of the fastener to make it secure (4) | turn *E FAS* to make it = secure | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4218 | FUNHOUSE (8) | Fail to forcibly relocate carnival attraction? (8) | F (fail) + UNHOUSE (forcibly relocate? like evict someone?) = carnival attraction | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4227 | CHRYSOBERYL (11) | Precious girl won't start to weep and moan internally for a golden gem (11) | (c)RY + SOB (weep and moan, but with no first letter) inside CHERYL (name of girl; precious is etymology for better cluing) = golden gem | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4258 | COSMIC RAYS (6, 4) | Corsica’s my way to arrange for some influence from the sun (6 4) | /CORSICASMY = some influence from the sun | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4273 | BESIDE (6) | Bordering tribe’s ideally kept secret (6) | *BE’S IDE* = bordering | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4304 | CULINARY (8) | When preparing meals, babblers dispose of surplus in nest (8) | sound clue (babblers are a type of bird, but also like babble to talk) CULL (dispose of surplus) IN AERIE (nest) = when preparing meals | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4343 | FREUDIAN SLIP (8, 4) | Amalia's undressed? Oops - Amalia's son's dress (8 4) | amalia is freud's mother, so his dress is a FREUDIAN SLIP = the oops of "amalia's undressed" | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4455 | CHROMATIC (9) | A type of scale for blues, perhaps (9) | ddef music + colour | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4480 | SLITHERLINK (11) | Cut her connection to puzzle club activity (11) | SLIT HER LINK | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4509 | SUMMER (6) | To heat things up, you and I change positions for a hot time (6) | SIMMER (to heat things up) but U changes to I = a hot time | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4635 | AUGUST (6) | Film with Rush is, in brief, more than perfect musically. Objectively, we were touched by the start. (6) | AUG (in brief, more than perfect musically, short for augmented) + US (object pronoun for WE) + T (touching start of THE) = film, with Rush (as a bonus, August Rush is a music-themed film, but it was pretty bad lol) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4714 | SLACKS (6) | Business casual attire for communications software startup? (6) | SLACK S (communications software startup) = business casual attire | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4788 | COMMENSURATE (12) | In line with snare tangled around you during a trip (12) | /SNARE (tangled) around U in COMMUTE (a trip) = in line with | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4849 | ADDUCE (6) | Offer up a pair of points for discussion (6) | homophone (for discussion) of A DEUCE (a pair of points) = offer up | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 4852 | ELECTION (8) | Unlimited options for democratic process (8) | (s)ELECTION(s) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 5318 | MIXMASTER (9) | Join up around holiday baking equipment (9) | MITER (a type of join) around XMAS (holiday) = baking equipment | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 5394 | KABOOM (6) | Running amok around the middle of jamboree making a loud noise (6) | /AMOK around jamBOree = a loud noise | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 5548 | UBNIQU (6) | A number appears in the first half of ever-present specific mistake (6) | N (a number) in UBIQUitous (first half of ever-present) = specific mistake (haha it's a mistake about UNIQUE~=specific) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 5554 | COMMENCED (9) | Began to be congratulated on reducing onset of disease fivefold (9) | COMMENDED (congratulated), D (onset of disease) -> C (500 > 100) = began | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 5765 | KETCHUP (7) | Draw headless dog / headless stuff to put on dogs (7) | (-s)KETCH (-p)UP | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6155 | QUESTION MARK OR ? (8 4 or 1) | Ask Zuckerberg how this ends? (8 4) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6156 | AILUROPHILE (11) | A lonely old lady could be one to sicken someone with a weird kink (11) | AIL (sicken) + UROPHILE (someone with a weird kink, namely being peed on) = a lonely old lady, like a cat-loving grandma | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6157 | ZOUNDS (6) | Interjection before consort's noises were voiced (6) | SOUNDS (noises) /s/->/z/ (voiced) = in romeo&juliet, mercutio notably says, "zounds, consort!" | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6158 | PARSIMONY (9) | Simple principle's goal: get a "Yes" from Cowell (9) | PAR (goal) + SIMON Y (yes from cowell, talent show judge) = principle about simplicity | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6159 | PERIAPSIS (9) | Surprisingly, Earth's position relative to the sun in winter praises pi in a roundabout way (9) | /PRAISESPI = perihelion (earth-sun periaspis) typically happens in early january. as a result, this clue only works in the northern hemisphere | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6247 | KNICK-KNACK (5-5) | Repeatedly nick a trinket (5-5) | letter bank NICKA = trinket | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6255 | DEMISEMIHEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER (26) | (1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2) ~= (1/256)(26) | (1/2) (5x demi/hemi/semi) + ~ (quaver) = 1/256 (value of a demisemihemidemisemiquaver) 0.03125 ~= 0.1015625 , right? |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6285 | PRODUCE (7) | Living things from the farm regurgitate cud, or perhaps hold it back (7) | *E CUD OR P* (hold back) = living vegetables from the farm, not the implied cows | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6307 | FORGET-ME-NOT (6-2-3) | Flower ready to start to find mates within a short distance (6-2-3) | R (start of ready) + GET MEN (find mates) in FOOT (short distance) = flower | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6309 | ELLIPSIS (8) | Middle eastern kingdom finally surrounded by secret service - a sign of ominous things to come (8) | SS (secret service) around end of ELLIPI (middle eastern kingdom) = ominous things follow... | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6311 | INCONVENIENCING (15) | Getting in the way of con: give again and again (15) | letter bank CONGIVE | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6347 | FINE (4) | Charge a steep price for losing the Spanish cat (4) | FELINE - EL | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6380 | POLYCULE (8) | Heartless lady tangled up with couple, leading to a complex romantic situation (8) | *L(-ad)YCOUPLE = complex romantic situation | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6411 | MAJOR (5) | One recently ousted from the White House beginning journey to wander back around (5) | J in ROAM< = major, biden’s dog, was kicked out of the white house a while ago | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6427 | JACKKNIFE (9) | Steal a weapon, crash a truck (9) | straightforward enough i think | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6492 | TENSE (5) | Perhaps present wrapped gift ensemble (5) | *T ENSE* = present, for one | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6532 | GRIMALKIN (9) | Old hag's somber, endless speech (9) | GRIM + (-t)ALKIN(-g) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6844 | ANY D&D RELATED CLUE/ANSWER (?) | Vital choice in alignment! (7 4) | CHAOTIC EVIL anag. | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6852 | ROTTERDAM (9) | Breakdown time: mom came back from Spain or someplace else in Europe (9) | ROT + T + MADRE< | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 6859 | ABOUT (5) | Wearing a crop top around? (5) | yours abs are out in a crop top | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7345 | HOTSPOT (7) | Place to be for shareable Chinese food centered around starter soups (7) | HOTPOT centered around S(oups) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7395 | TWO-BIT (3-3) | Secret of returning hobbit: “I bow to nothing of importance” (3-3) | reversed hidden word | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7396 | PORTAL (6) | Opening left and one left (6) | PORT (left) + A (one) + L (left) = opening | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7408 | ORANGE (6) | Short Malaysian ape hue, ultimately! (6) | ORANG(utan) + (hu)E | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7501 | ERRANT (6) | Nurse’s complaint, perhaps, is out of line (6) | an ER RANT | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7568 | MYRIAD (6) | Enormous amount of dairy milk turned (6) | DAIRY M_< | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7577 | CHANCY (6) | Pokemon that can learn Metronome sounds unpredictable (6) | hom. CHANSEY | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7606 | CASE (4) | Cover the reason you left (4) | CA(-u)SE | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7607 | CASE (4) | Suit, or what could follow suit (4) | ddef suit = lawsuit case append -case to make suitcase |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7615 | OPT OUT (3 3 OR 3-3) | How to get fish from combative group to decline? (3 3) | to get TROUT from TROOP, change OP TO UT | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7701 | PAPARAZZI (9) | Some shooters and a pizza divided up around most of party (9) | /APIZZA around PAR(ty) = some shooters (camera people, not shots of liquor) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7719 | SHOEBOX (7) | Sloppy hobo sex in a cardboard container (7) | a risqué anagram | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7728 | ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (?) | Instrument starts off a bit too high (4) | (-s)HARP | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7740 | SUBORN (6) | Coerce to switch out or continue to ultimate conclusion (6) | SUB (switch out) OR *N = coerce | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7752 | UFFIZI (6) | Caesar moved 3 Romans (#12, #50, #150) to renowned museum (6) | caesar shift XII L CL by 3 | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7822 | TERMINAL (8) | After some time, mineral fractures beyond recovery (8) | T + /MINERAL = beyond recovery, as in a terminal illness | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7907 | STAN (4) | Ultron’s creator spells the end for many countries? (4) | ddef: STAN lee, creator of ultron; many countries are *STAN | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7914 | ECSTASY (7) | No need for oncology, initially: cost absorbed by simple drug (7) | C(-o)ST in EASY | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7923 | OTHER (5) | Endless annoyances added (5) | (-b)OTHER(-s) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7985 | CHAOTIC (7) | Regular layout with stylish borders all over the place (7) | _A_O_T with CHIC around | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 7986 | COMPLETE (8) | Finish race with a loss (8) | COMPETE with L | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 8166 | STAUNCH (7) | Firm chats idly about peacekeeping org. (7) | /CHATS around UN | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 8188 | ZZXJOANW (8) | Now, jazz arrangement featuring unknown drum (8) | /NOWJAZZ with X (unknown) | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 8567 | SPACE CADET (5, 5) | Airhead fixed internal rate for Canadian currency (5 5) | SET (fixed) with PACE (rate) CAD (canadian currency) inside | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 9083 | EIGHTY-SIX (6-3) | Cancel one that I follow online? (6-3) | ddef cancel “one that i follow online” - i am 89 on this platform and other online places; 89 follows 86 |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 9998 | ANY CURRENT WORLD LEADER (?) | Canadian leader speaks really colloquially? (7) | TRUDEAU sounds like TRU DO (like “true though”). sorry in advance | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 10053 | ANY CLUE MENTIONING "A GIRL ON EACH SIDE" (?) | Girl on each side of British girl? (9) | ANNA B (british) ELLE | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 10662 | SNOOZE (6) | Reports on Reddit: aliens disrupt alarms (6) | defn - hitting SNOOZE on an alarm interrupts it hom. SNOOS (the reddit logo dude is called a snoo) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 10731 | DEAD SET (4, 3) | Certain card game is finished (4 3) | defn = certain SET (card game) DEAD |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 10733 | MATE (4) | Bad team! Do this! (4) | riffing off the last submission defn = do this ("do" a mate... sorry) anag. TEAM |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11001 | CHORTLE (7) | A menial task using treadmill ends with a funny sound (7) | defn = a funny sound CHORE with T(readmil)L inside |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11015 | LIMINAL (7) | Transitional plan I'm illustrating has components to reflect on (7) | defn = transitional pLAN I'M ILlustrating reversed |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11041 | MAKEMAKE (8) | Prepare to bring home a space rock (8) | defn = a space rock (dwarf planet) MAKE (as in prepare a meal) + MAKE (as in bring home one's wages) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11616 | PEDANTIC (8) | Annoying bit of mischief by a short kid (8) | defn - annoying ANTIC (bit of mischief) by PED(iatric) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11623 | ATARAXIA (8) | Interrupting uncontrolled movement with anticonvulsant remedies initially produces a relaxed state (8) | defn - relaxed state ATAXIA with A* R* bonus points for being kinda true |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11651 | SHUFTI (6) | Reconnaissance found leader trapped inside: close one! (6) | defn = reconnaissance (it's not an &lit, i think it just reads better) F (leader of found) trapped in SHUT (close) + I (one) |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11729 | PAISLEY (7) | Pattern provides benefits for martial artist, it's said (7) | defn = pattern hom. PAYS LEE |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11786 | WARM (4) | Heated mob without a leader (4) | (-s)WARM | quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 11944 | SKIBIDI (7) | Idk, is bicycling a meme? (7) | defn = a meme anag. (cycling) of IDK IS BI- |
quatrevingtneuf | 1 |
| 2373 | SOKOBAN (7) | Puzzle partner wins boxing match prohibition (7) | SO (significant other) + KO (knockout) + BAN | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2378 | INTERSECT (9) | Pass through street crossing free of charge (9) | intersection - ion | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2426 | ERDOS (5) | He published prolifically without constant input from emergency physicians (5) | ER DOCS (emergency physicians) - C (constant); erdos published an astonishing number of math papers | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2788 | YUCCA (5) | Desert shrub sounds gross... perhaps... (5) | sounds like YUCK... UH... | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2829 | LIGHT (5) | Without some toppings, Turkish treat is not heavy (5) | DELIGHT without some toppings | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2858 | PUCCINI (7) | The Bohemian writer relocated certain mushrooms from Oregon to Davis or Berkeley (7) | PORCINI (mushrooms) swap OR for UC; PUCCINI wrote La Bohème | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2900 | VARIANCE (8) | "Riptide" singer switches a song for a change (8) | VANCE (vance joy) switch A for ARIA | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 2929 | QUINCUNX (8) | Put 100 on unbridled horse, 10 on a French one, or 5 on dice (8) | eQUINe (unbridled horse) + C (100) + UN (french one) + X (10) = QUINCUNX (5 on dice) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3040 | CLUE CONTAINING UR LAST WINNING CLUE’S ANSWER (?) | Killer that uses their hands to remove a piece of flesh is person that I don't know (8) | STRANGLER - L (a piece of fLesh) = STRANGER | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3076 | LONGNECK (8) | Littlefoot yearns for a foot covering that's not so-so (8) | LONGS (yearns) + ONE (a) + SOCK (foot covering) - SOSO | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3079 | ANY CLUE WHERE EVERY WORD IS THE SAME LENGTH (?) | Of us, in us, it is an MD Dx (9) | SINUSITIS | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3119 | REVOLVER (8) | Six-shooter sports team from San Francisco (8) | ddef: six-shooter as in the gun; revolver is SF’s top club ultimate frisbee team | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3152 | HOMO SAPIENS (4, 7) | Gays snipe a confused human (4 7) | HOMOS (gays) + /SNIPEA = HOMO SAPIENS (human) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3191 | UKRAINE (7) | In no particular order, I rank EU country (7) | /IRANKEU | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3234 | CLUE CONTAINING (4, 10) | Lateral thought holding... continue a messy hold around the edges? (4 10) | CLING around /CONTINUEA = lateral thought holding? | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3339 | SYNONYM (7) | Word closely defined error of mathematical game when spoken (7) | sounds like SIN O’ NIM, “word closely defined” | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3389 | ANY COLOR WORD WITH DEF NOT "COLOR" (?) | Flowery scent is WC finisher (8) | LAV ENDER | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3398 | CARAMEL (7) | Light brown sailing ship exchanged velocity for mass (7) | CARAVEL switch V (velocity) for M (mass) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3517 | ERRATUM (7) | Montserrat doesn’t have any mountains; you first made a mistake (7) | ERRAT (montserrat - monts) + U (you) + M (first made) = a mistake | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3544 | SLAUGHTER (9) | Surfer Kelly contains expression of disgust for extermination (9) | SLATER (surfer kelly) contains UGH (expression of disgust) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3551 | CLUE W/ "TURING MACHINE" NOT MEANING A REAL TM (?) | Nurturing machine rented (6) | /RENTED = TENDER (nurturing) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3554 | CHICKEN (7) | Idiotic hick enjoys packaged poultry (7) | *C HICK EN* | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3637 | ABCDE (5) | Scarce, bad name (5) | /CEBAD (scar is anagram indicator) = name i guess it’s also a semi&lit |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3679 | COCHLEA (7) | Secure unusual parrot for Spooner's key part to hearing (7) | spooner LOCK KEA = key part to hearing | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3680 | PLEDGE (6) | Guarantee second up rocky outcrop (6) | P (second up) + LEDGE (rocky outcrop) = guarantee (second is a common climbing term synonymous with follower) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3682 | THANKSGIVING (12) | Living large: in right place, a snake sags oddly at this bountiful dinner (12) | THRIVING (living large) A.N.K.S.G in place of R = this bountiful dinner | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3684 | JACK-O'-LANTERN (4-1'-7) | Carved pumpkin to take later, non-destroyed (4 1'7) | JACK (take) /LATERNON = carved pumpkin | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3781 | HEADCANON (9) | Directly able to within personal version of reality (9) | CAN (able to) in HEAD-ON (directly) = personal version of reality | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3831 | SPEED (5) | Vomited, dropping outflow’s terminal velocity (5) | SPEWED (vomited) - last (terminal) letter of outfloW = velocity | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 3980 | VULPINE (7) | Half of women’s parts yearn for love of foxy one (7) | VULvas (half of women’s parts) + PINE (yearn for love of) = foxy one | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4000 | NIXIOUS (7) | In Sioux Falls, a part is snowy white (7) | /INSIOUX falls apart = snowy white | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4006 | FAR (3) | No time to pass gas at a distance (3) | FART (pass gas) - T (no time) = at a distance | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4008 | RESOLUTION (10) | Answer with second note for a completed cadence (10) | SOLUTION (answer) with RE (second note in solfege) = a completed cadence | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4026 | PARK (4) | Stop the car: certain plug’s top is missing (4) | SPARK (type of plug) - S (top missing) = stop the car | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4040 | GRAMMY (6) | Award that’s a little weighty? (6) | GRAM is a little mass... close enough for clue purposes | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4141 | NO (2) | Regular anion is negative (2) | .N.O. | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4166 | SHATTER (7) | Break window? Cover up first, replace pane second (7) | SHUTTER (window cover), U (up first) replace with A (pane second) = break | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4186 | TRIP (4) | Stumble upon a bit of information about second criminal (4) | TIP (bit of info) about R (second letter of criminal) = stumble upon | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4274 | BENDY (5) | Even one day following beginners’ basic exercises makes it easy to get in shape (5) | .N.D.Y (even letters of ONE DAY) following B* E* (first letters of basic exercises) = easy to get in shape | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4506 | COMPATIBLE (10) | Briefly free, free to embrace the insurgent leaders like good friends (10) | COMP (briefly free, as in abbr. for complimentary), ABLE (free, as in free to do something) around TI (the insurgent leaders) = like good friends | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4508 | SUMMER (6) | Grand extension of ancient civilization's time in the light? (6) | extend M (grand/1000) of SUMER (ancient civ) = time in the light | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4564 | MEDIOCRE (8) | Disheartening resurgence of the current pandemic going around is just not ideal (8) | DI(v)OC (covid = current pandemic, resurgence = reversal, disheartening removes the v), MERE (just) goes around = not ideal | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4689 | BATTERY (7) | One who could be a Triple-A baseball player next year (7) | BATTER (baseball player) + (next) Y (year) = AAA battery, e.g. | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 4701 | ALLEY-OOP (5-3) | This particular flashy move might be a mistake on a sketchy street? (5-3) | a questionable ddef; an OOP(s? i think it's fine without) in an ALLEY | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 5284 | MON DIEU (3, 4) | You and I get separated at the end of the world in a foreign land... quel désastre! (3 4) | U and I separated at the end of MONDE (world in french, which i guess is a foreign land to most in this server) = quel désastre (another french interjection with similar usage) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 5424 | TWENTY-ONE (6-3) | Legal age for a game of cards (6-3) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 5431 | DETAIL(S) (6 OR 7) | Thoroughly clean up, exfoliated somewhat (6) | (down clue) some of exfoLIATED< = thoroughly clean (like detailing a car) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 5766 | NEVER-ENDING (5-6) | Like, whenever?! (5-6) | this is bad | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6246 | BONE (4) | Nail a particular bingo call (4) | nail (as in sex) = B1 (bingo call) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6283 | GOODBYE (7) | Messy paste adds colour with a bit of balayage later (7) | GOO (messy paste) + DYE (colour, n.) with B (bit of balayage; the surface is ostensibly about hair) = later | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6284 | GNEISS (6) | Singes scattered stone (6) | /SINGES | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6350 | SOLUBLE (7) | Readily stirred up KY jelly left in by partner (7) | LUBE (KY jelly) with L (left) in it, next to SO (partner, significant other) = readily stirred up? this word is not particularly definable eh | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6351 | ANAGRAM (7) | Make actor’s co-star groan... a Grammy is out of sight (7) | *AN A GRAM* = make ACTORS->COSTAR | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6352 | STRINGS (7) | Traffic circles one of four sections? (7) | traffic circles are ST(reet) RINGS = orchestral section | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6521 | FOURIER (7) | Left out like some types of dough to transform (7) | L (left) out of FLOURIER (like some types of dough) = fourier transform is a thing | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6533 | GUILTY PLEASURE (6, 8) | An embarassing secret: elite guru plays games with simple mechanic (6 8) | /ELITEGURUPLAYS ("to game, using a simple mechanic" surely works as anag ind here) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6791 | ASTRID (6) | Hiccup's girlfriend, with one leg one either side, takes off first earring... (6) | ASTRIDE - E | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 6831 | GRADUATE (8) | Student you had to mark according to a scale (8) | GRAD U ATE = to mark according to a scale (like a graduated cylinder) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7354 | BIRTHDAY PRESENT (8, 7) | Mix-up transpired by the accompaniment to cake (8 7) | just an anagram | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7376 | FJORD (5) | A foreboding chasm full of water? To cross it, first, jump inside (5) | J (first of jump) in FORD (to cross, esp. as a river | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7377 | GLOMP (5) | Enthusiastically embrace government’s legal orders, initiated by a certain political representative (5) | G* L* O* + MP (member of parliament) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7464 | STIFF UPPER LIP (5, 5, 3) | A sense of calm under pressure from repeated fuel trips (5 5 3) | letter bank FUELTRIPS | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7587 | CENSOR/CENSER/SENSOR (6) | One that picks up and withholds something foul, perhaps, at the end of class, dashes to a hospital room (6) | dubious triple schrodinger C/S (end of class) + ENS (dashes) + ER/OR (hosp. room) a censor picks up and withholds foul [language] a censer is picked up and holds foul[-smelling incense? yikes] a sensor picks up [any sort of signal you might want] and withholds... not at all. oof. but 3-way clue plz have mercy |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7621 | CASINO (6) | Partially overturned auction is a cash gambling area (6) | *ON IS A C*< | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7637 | SINK (4) | Command: "Line up and fall in!" (4) | hom. SYNC | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7638 | HOTEL (5) | Place to stay before arriving to India (5) | ddef place to stay before India (as in the NATO alphabet) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7700 | PHOTON (6) | A bit of light confusion: on pot, getting high (6) | /ONPOT getting H(igh) = a bit of light | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7807 | SYLVAN (6) | Wooded part of Pennsylvania (6) | hidden word... took the low-hanging fruit | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7821 | CHEST BUMP (5, 4) | Lack of victory for the Cubs' MVP messed up celebratory gesture (5 4) | /THECUBSMVP - V | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7841 | UNGUENT (7) | Salve made from peeled mushrooms and regular peanuts (7) | (-f)UNGU(-s) + pEaNuTs | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7844 | UNGULATE (8) | A French bear returned to sloppily eat deer, among other things (8) | UN (“a” French) + LUG< (as in to bear a heavy weight) + /EAT | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7890 | ALLAY (5) | A Hawaiian adornment is said to ease one’s worries (5) | hom. A LEI | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7924 | ARMADILLIDIIDAE (15) | Pill bugs are mild when repeatedly sampled (15) | letter bank AREMILD | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7981 | FLUX (4) | Female’s amount of light flow (4) | F + LUX (unit of illuminance) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 7982 | A-OK (1-2) | A Southern state is acceptable (1-2) | A OK (oklahoma) | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 8012 | MST (3) | Missed part of 2021’s Mystery Hunt due to schedule not aligning with MIT ): (3) | M(-y)ST (the name of the 2021 MH conference, with a part missing) = schedule (how does one say time zone without saying time lol) that isn’t the same as MIT’s | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 8132 | WRAPPING (8) | Finishing by dropping bars for the audience (8) | hom. RAPPING | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 8164 | FLATLUIGI (9) | Puzzler’s one who appears in Paper Mario (9) | LUIGI, but FLAT | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 8165 | STONEHENGE (10) | Reconstructed genes on the ancient structure (10) | /GENESONTHE | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 8569 | SPACE CADET (5, 5) | One who shoots for the moon misuses adept ace’s degree? (5 5) | /ADEPTACES+C (as in a degree Celsius); i could imagine a space soldier shooting at a moon | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 9086 | WES CRAVEN (3, 6) | Cursed director was never charmed? (3 6) | /WASNEVERC (harmed) = director of the movie “cursed” | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 9099 | FORWARD (7) | Attacking position in quaff or war declaration (7) | *F OR WAR D* = attackig position, as in a forward in a sport | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10549 | HINGE (5) | Depend on dating app (5) | ddef | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10631 | STATUE (6) | Item placed in a logic puzzle immediately by elite puzzlehunting team (6) | defn “item placed in a logic puzzle” as in statue park STAT (immediately) by UE (unicode equivalence) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10660 | TROLL (5) | Bridge attendant’s fee collected at either end (5) | defn - bridge attendant, as in an troll under a bridge TOLL (fee) collects R (end of either) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10693 | SACRILEGE (9) | Something dastardly clever ate fried rice and left (9) | defn - something dastardly SAGE (clever) ate /RICEL (fried is anag, L for left) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10723 | DOCENT (6) | A dwarf and a giant forest creature serve as a guide (6) | defn = a guide DOC (as in one of snow white's 7 dwarves) + ENT (as in the tolkien tree creature) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10799 | ANY CLUE THAT ONLY USES THE PENTOMINO LETTERS (FILNPTUVWXYZ) | If tiny, funnily input in fifty x fifty x fifty ... (8) | defn = 50x50x50... forever is INFINITY wp = /IFTINY with IN |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 10981 | OCTAVE (6) | Perfect interval for travelling to cave (6) | defn = perfect interval /TOCAVE |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11002 | ITINERARY (9) | In ternary, I omitted a number when permuting the list (9) | defn = the list [of events] /INTERNARYI - N (a number) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11038 | ROBBER (6) | YouTuber using a bit of buffoonery to get a porch pirate (6) | defn = porch pirate ROBER (as in mark rober, who makes the anti-package theft videos) gets B |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11192 | FIANCHETTO (10) | Position for bishop’s premarital partner isn’t explicit in any way, to the wicked (10) | defn - position for bishop FIANC(-ee) (no explicits in premarital partner) + /TOTHE (wicked as anag ind) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11278 | DZONG (5) | Dwelling from China’s East has a zigzag pattern (5) | defn = dwelling DONG (東, “east” in chinese) with Z (which is itself a zigzag) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11442 | F (1) | It ends off with failure (1) | last letter of OFF F is failing grade |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11446 | G (1) | So good (1) | good abbr. = G so as in solfege note (yes i'm being basic assuming it's Cmaj) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11505 | M (1) | A candy after doubling mass (1) | M&M is a candy m mass in formulae |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11631 | MIFEPRISTONE (12) | Feminine ports no longer harbour origin of neonate after this disruption! (12) | anag. FEMININEPORTS - N(eonate) sorry for this |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11650 | OTIOSE (6) | Idea exposed: downright worthless? (6) | defn = worthless (-n)OTIO(-n) + S (down) + E (right) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11664 | ELI (3) | Biblical priest appearing in religious text (3) | hidden in the text of rELIgious | quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11694 | SIMPATICO (9) | Nice, Latino fool: a Costa Rican (9) | defn = nice in spanish SIMP + A TICO |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |
| 11919 | LEMNISCATE (10) | Dices, minces, and stuffs behind to produce a curve (10) | defn = a curve anag. MINCES in LATE (behind) |
quatrevingtneuf | 0 |