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These clues offer a moderate challenge suitable for solvers who have mastered the basics. They use standard wordplay techniques with some twists that require careful reading and lateral thinking.
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Anagram (139 clues)
Apr 1, 2026
Medium
"Pales twisted leaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEAPS
LEAPS is an anagram of 'pales'
Mar 31, 2026
Medium
"Lapse mixed sepal (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SEPAL
SEPAL is an anagram of 'lapse'
Mar 30, 2026
Medium
"Pairs scrambled spare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPARE
SPARE is an anagram of 'pairs'
Mar 29, 2026
Medium
"Cater confused trace (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TRACE
TRACE is an anagram of 'cater'
Mar 28, 2026
Medium
"React twisted crate (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CRATE
CRATE is an anagram of 'react'
Mar 27, 2026
Medium
"Stare mixed tares (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TARES
TARES is an anagram of 'stare'
Mar 26, 2026
Medium
"Rates scrambled tears (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEARS
TEARS is an anagram of 'rates'
Mar 25, 2026
Medium
"Pears confused parse (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PARSE
PARSE is an anagram of 'pears'
Mar 24, 2026
Medium
"Spear twisted reaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REAPS
REAPS is an anagram of 'spear'
Mar 23, 2026
Medium
"Pares mixed spare (5)"
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SPARE
SPARE is an anagram of 'pares'
Mar 22, 2026
Medium
"Earth scrambled heart (5)"
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HEART
HEART is an anagram of 'earth'
Mar 21, 2026
Medium
"Silent confused listen (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LISTEN
LISTEN is an anagram of 'silent'
Mar 20, 2026
Medium
"Lemon mixed melon (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MELON
MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'
Mar 19, 2026
Medium
"Early scrambled relay (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RELAY
RELAY is an anagram of 'early'
Mar 18, 2026
Medium
"Beats twisted beast (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BEAST
BEAST is an anagram of 'beats'
Mar 17, 2026
Medium
"Stream mixed master (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MASTER
MASTER is an anagram of 'stream'
Mar 16, 2026
Medium
"Leaps scrambled asleep (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ASLEEP
ASLEEP contains letters from 'leaps' rearranged
Mar 15, 2026
Medium
"Lives confused Elvis (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ELVIS
ELVIS is an anagram of 'lives'
Mar 14, 2026
Medium
"Eager mixed agree (5)"
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AGREE
AGREE is an anagram of 'eager'
Mar 13, 2026
Medium
"Tales twisted stale (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STALE
STALE is an anagram of 'tales'
Dec 22, 2025
Medium
"Least twisted tales (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEAST
LEAST is an anagram of 'tales'
Dec 21, 2025
Medium
"Beach scrambled chabe (5)"
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BEACH
Not a valid anagram - 'chabe' isn't a word
Dec 20, 2025
Medium
"Teach confused cheat (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEACH
TEACH is an anagram of 'cheat'
Dec 19, 2025
Medium
"Reach mixed chare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REACH
REACH is an anagram of 'chare'
Dec 18, 2025
Medium
"Peach scrambled cheap (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PEACH
PEACH is an anagram of 'cheap'
Dec 17, 2025
Medium
"Dream twisted armed (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DREAM
DREAM is an anagram of 'armed'
Dec 16, 2025
Medium
"Cream mixed crame (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CREAM
CREAM is an anagram of... wait 'crame' isn't a word
Dec 15, 2025
Medium
"Dance scrambled caned (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DANCE
DANCE is an anagram of 'caned'
Dec 14, 2025
Medium
"Angel confused glean (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ANGEL
ANGEL is an anagram of 'glean'
Dec 13, 2025
Medium
"Crate mixed trace (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CRATE
CRATE is an anagram of 'trace'
Dec 12, 2025
Medium
"Plate scrambled petal (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PLATE
PLATE is an anagram of 'petal'
Dec 11, 2025
Medium
"Paste twisted tapes (5)"
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PASTE
PASTE is an anagram of 'tapes'
Dec 10, 2025
Medium
"Clean mixed lance (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CLEAN
CLEAN is an anagram of 'lance'
Dec 9, 2025
Medium
"Stone confused tones (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STONE
STONE is an anagram of 'tones'
Dec 8, 2025
Medium
"Break scrambled baker (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BREAK
BREAK is an anagram of 'baker'
Dec 7, 2025
Medium
"Heart mixed earth (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HEART
HEART is an anagram of 'earth'
Dec 6, 2025
Medium
"Steal confused least (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STEAL
STEAL is an anagram of 'least' (missing a letter)
Dec 5, 2025
Medium
"Angry dog ran around (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ANGRY
Needs proper anagram construction
Dec 4, 2025
Medium
"Artist mixed tea (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEASER
This needs work - TEASER isn't quite right
Dec 3, 2025
Medium
"Listen broken into stern (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SILENT
SILENT is an anagram of 'listen'
Oct 21, 2025
Medium
"Gather angel wildly (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
GLEAN
GLEAN is an anagram of ANGEL.
Aug 14, 2025
Medium
"Piles scrambled spiel (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPIEL
SPIEL is an anagram of 'piles'
Aug 13, 2025
Medium
"Peals confused leaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEAPS
LEAPS is an anagram of 'peals'
Aug 12, 2025
Medium
"Paste twisted tapes (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TAPES
TAPES is an anagram of 'paste'
Aug 11, 2025
Medium
"Parse mixed pears (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PEARS
PEARS is an anagram of 'parse'
Aug 10, 2025
Medium
"Panes scrambled aspen (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ASPEN
ASPEN is an anagram of 'panes'
Aug 9, 2025
Medium
"Paler confused pearl (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PEARL
PEARL is an anagram of 'paler'
Aug 8, 2025
Medium
"Pager twisted grape (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
GRAPE
GRAPE is an anagram of 'pager'
Aug 7, 2025
Medium
"Nails mixed snail (5)"
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SNAIL
SNAIL is an anagram of 'nails'
Aug 6, 2025
Medium
"Motel scrambled metal (5)"
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METAL
METAL is an anagram of 'motel'
Aug 5, 2025
Medium
"Monks confused smoke (5)"
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SMOKE
SMOKE is an anagram of 'monks'
Aug 4, 2025
Medium
"Miner twisted inert (5)"
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INERT
INERT is an anagram of 'miner'
Aug 3, 2025
Medium
"Miles mixed smile (5)"
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SMILE
SMILE is an anagram of 'miles'
Aug 2, 2025
Medium
"Merit scrambled timer (5)"
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TIMER
TIMER is an anagram of 'merit'
Aug 1, 2025
Medium
"Melon confused lemon (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEMON
LEMON is an anagram of 'melon'
Jul 31, 2025
Medium
"Maple twisted ample (5)"
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AMPLE
AMPLE is an anagram of 'maple'
Jul 30, 2025
Medium
"Maker mixed break (5)"
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BREAK
BREAK is an anagram of 'maker'
Jul 29, 2025
Medium
"Loser scrambled roles (5)"
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ROLES
ROLES is an anagram of 'loser'
Jul 28, 2025
Medium
"Limes confused smile (5)"
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SMILE
SMILE is an anagram of 'limes'
Jul 27, 2025
Medium
"Lemon twisted melon (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MELON
MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'
Jun 25, 2025
Medium
"Penal scrambled plane (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PLANE
PLANE is an anagram of 'penal'
Jun 24, 2025
Medium
"Panel confused plane (5)"
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PLANE
PLANE is an anagram of 'panel'
Jun 23, 2025
Medium
"Ocean twisted canoe (5)"
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CANOE
CANOE is an anagram of 'ocean'
Jun 22, 2025
Medium
"Crane mixed caner (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CANER
CANER is an anagram of 'crane'
Apr 16, 2025
Medium
"Sonar twisted roans (5)"
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ROANS
ROANS is an anagram of 'sonar'
Apr 15, 2025
Medium
"Laced mixed decal (5)"
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DECAL
DECAL is an anagram of 'laced'
Apr 14, 2025
Medium
"Cedar scrambled raced (5)"
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RACED
RACED is an anagram of 'cedar'
Apr 13, 2025
Medium
"Dales confused deals (5)"
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DEALS
DEALS is an anagram of 'dales'
Apr 12, 2025
Medium
"Fires twisted riffs (5)"
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RIFFS
RIFFS is an anagram of 'fires'
Apr 11, 2025
Medium
"Times mixed mites (5)"
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MITES
MITES is an anagram of 'times'
Apr 10, 2025
Medium
"Cares scrambled scare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SCARE
SCARE is an anagram of 'cares'
Apr 9, 2025
Medium
"Acres confused races (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RACES
RACES is an anagram of 'acres'
Apr 8, 2025
Medium
"Ropes twisted pores (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PORES
PORES is an anagram of 'ropes'
Apr 7, 2025
Medium
"Coral mixed carol (5)"
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CAROL
CAROL is an anagram of 'coral'
Apr 6, 2025
Medium
"Crest scrambled carts (5)"
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CARTS
CARTS is an anagram of 'crest'
Apr 5, 2025
Medium
"Cheat confused teach (5)"
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CHEAT
CHEAT is an anagram of 'teach'
Apr 4, 2025
Medium
"Charm twisted march (5)"
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CHARM
CHARM is an anagram of 'march'
Apr 3, 2025
Medium
"Camel mixed clame (5)"
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CLAME
Not a valid word - needs fix
Apr 2, 2025
Medium
"Meals scrambled melds (5)"
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MELDS
MELDS is an anagram of 'meals'
Feb 15, 2025
Medium
"Petal confused pleat (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PLEAT
PLEAT is an anagram of 'petal'
Feb 14, 2025
Medium
"Meats twisted steam (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STEAM
STEAM is an anagram of 'meats'
Feb 13, 2025
Medium
"Slate mixed steal (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STEAL
STEAL is an anagram of 'slate'
Feb 12, 2025
Medium
"Shore scrambled horse (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HORSE
HORSE is an anagram of 'shore'
Feb 11, 2025
Medium
"Rains confused sarin (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SARIN
SARIN is an anagram of 'rains'
Feb 10, 2025
Medium
"Pines twisted snipe (5)"
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SNIPE
SNIPE is an anagram of 'pines'
Feb 9, 2025
Medium
"Outer mixed route (5)"
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ROUTE
ROUTE is an anagram of 'outer'
Feb 8, 2025
Medium
"Dusty scrambled study (5)"
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STUDY
STUDY is an anagram of 'dusty'
Feb 7, 2025
Medium
"Cause confused sauce (5)"
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SAUCE
SAUCE is an anagram of 'cause'
Feb 6, 2025
Medium
"Diner twisted reind (5)"
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REIND
Not a valid word - needs fix
Feb 5, 2025
Medium
"Dealt mixed delta (5)"
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DEALT
DEALT is an anagram of 'delta'
Feb 4, 2025
Medium
"Dates scrambled stade (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DATES
DATES is an anagram of 'stade'
Feb 3, 2025
Medium
"Lemon confused melon (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEMON
LEMON is an anagram of 'melon'
Feb 2, 2025
Medium
"Cider twisted cried (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CIDER
CIDER is an anagram of 'cried'
Feb 1, 2025
Medium
"Cheap mixed peach (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CHEAP
CHEAP is an anagram of 'peach'
Jan 31, 2025
Medium
"Canoe scrambled ocean (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
OCEAN
OCEAN is an anagram of 'canoe'
Jan 30, 2025
Medium
"Brush confused shrub (5)"
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BRUSH
BRUSH is an anagram of 'shrub'
Jan 29, 2025
Medium
"Below twisted elbow (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BELOW
BELOW is an anagram of 'elbow'
Jan 28, 2025
Medium
"Grape mixed pager (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
GRAPE
GRAPE is an anagram of 'pager'
Jan 27, 2025
Medium
"Bread scrambled beard (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BREAD
BREAD is an anagram of 'beard'
Nov 7, 2024
Medium
"Pales twisted leaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEAPS
LEAPS is an anagram of 'pales'
Nov 6, 2024
Medium
"Lapse mixed sepal (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SEPAL
SEPAL is an anagram of 'lapse'
Nov 5, 2024
Medium
"Pairs scrambled spare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPARE
SPARE is an anagram of 'pairs'
Nov 4, 2024
Medium
"Cater confused trace (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TRACE
TRACE is an anagram of 'cater'
Nov 3, 2024
Medium
"React twisted crate (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CRATE
CRATE is an anagram of 'react'
Nov 2, 2024
Medium
"Stare mixed tares (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TARES
TARES is an anagram of 'stare'
Nov 1, 2024
Medium
"Rates scrambled tears (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEARS
TEARS is an anagram of 'rates'
Oct 31, 2024
Medium
"Pears confused parse (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PARSE
PARSE is an anagram of 'pears'
Oct 30, 2024
Medium
"Spear twisted reaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REAPS
REAPS is an anagram of 'spear'
Oct 29, 2024
Medium
"Pares mixed spare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPARE
SPARE is an anagram of 'pares'
Oct 28, 2024
Medium
"Earth scrambled heart (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HEART
HEART is an anagram of 'earth'
Oct 27, 2024
Medium
"Silent confused listen (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LISTEN
LISTEN is an anagram of 'silent'
Oct 26, 2024
Medium
"Lemon mixed melon (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MELON
MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'
Oct 25, 2024
Medium
"Early scrambled relay (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RELAY
RELAY is an anagram of 'early'
Oct 24, 2024
Medium
"Beats twisted beast (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BEAST
BEAST is an anagram of 'beats'
Oct 23, 2024
Medium
"Stream mixed master (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MASTER
MASTER is an anagram of 'stream'
Oct 22, 2024
Medium
"Leaps scrambled asleep (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ASLEEP
ASLEEP contains letters from 'leaps' rearranged
Oct 21, 2024
Medium
"Lives confused Elvis (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ELVIS
ELVIS is an anagram of 'lives'
Oct 20, 2024
Medium
"Eager mixed agree (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
AGREE
AGREE is an anagram of 'eager'
Oct 19, 2024
Medium
"Tales twisted stale (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STALE
STALE is an anagram of 'tales'
Jul 30, 2024
Medium
"Least twisted tales (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
LEAST
LEAST is an anagram of 'tales'
Jul 29, 2024
Medium
"Beach scrambled chabe (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BEACH
Not a valid anagram - 'chabe' isn't a word
Jul 28, 2024
Medium
"Teach confused cheat (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEACH
TEACH is an anagram of 'cheat'
Jul 27, 2024
Medium
"Reach mixed chare (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REACH
REACH is an anagram of 'chare'
Jul 26, 2024
Medium
"Peach scrambled cheap (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PEACH
PEACH is an anagram of 'cheap'
Jul 25, 2024
Medium
"Dream twisted armed (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DREAM
DREAM is an anagram of 'armed'
Jul 24, 2024
Medium
"Cream mixed crame (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CREAM
CREAM is an anagram of... wait 'crame' isn't a word
Jul 23, 2024
Medium
"Dance scrambled caned (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DANCE
DANCE is an anagram of 'caned'
Jul 22, 2024
Medium
"Angel confused glean (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ANGEL
ANGEL is an anagram of 'glean'
Jul 21, 2024
Medium
"Crate mixed trace (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CRATE
CRATE is an anagram of 'trace'
Jul 20, 2024
Medium
"Plate scrambled petal (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PLATE
PLATE is an anagram of 'petal'
Jul 19, 2024
Medium
"Paste twisted tapes (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PASTE
PASTE is an anagram of 'tapes'
Jul 18, 2024
Medium
"Clean mixed lance (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CLEAN
CLEAN is an anagram of 'lance'
Jul 17, 2024
Medium
"Stone confused tones (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STONE
STONE is an anagram of 'tones'
Jul 16, 2024
Medium
"Break scrambled baker (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BREAK
BREAK is an anagram of 'baker'
Jul 15, 2024
Medium
"Heart mixed earth (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HEART
HEART is an anagram of 'earth'
Jul 14, 2024
Medium
"Steal confused least (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
STEAL
STEAL is an anagram of 'least' (missing a letter)
Jul 13, 2024
Medium
"Angry dog ran around (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ANGRY
Needs proper anagram construction
Jul 12, 2024
Medium
"Artist mixed tea (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TEASER
This needs work - TEASER isn't quite right
Jul 11, 2024
Medium
"Listen broken into stern (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SILENT
SILENT is an anagram of 'listen'
Charade (8 clues)
Jan 14, 2026
Medium
"Sun with flower makes seed (9)"
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Jan 13, 2026
Medium
"Car and pet combined (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Jan 12, 2026
Medium
"Sun and day together (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SUNDAY
SUN + DAY = SUNDAY (charade)
Oct 7, 2025
Medium
"Rat and tlesnake combined (11)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RATTLESNAKE
RATT + LESNAKE = RATTLESNAKE
Sep 29, 2025
Medium
"None and the and less combined (12)"
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NONETHELESS
NONE + THE + LESS = NONETHELESS
Aug 22, 2024
Medium
"Sun with flower makes seed (9)"
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Aug 21, 2024
Medium
"Car and pet combined (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Aug 20, 2024
Medium
"Sun and day together (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SUNDAY
SUN + DAY = SUNDAY (charade)
Container (2 clues)
Oct 19, 2025
Medium
"Coast shoe holding river (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SHORE
SHOE holding R (river) gives SHORE.
Dec 18, 2024
Medium
"Cart without a is skill (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CRAFT
C(A)RAFT - remove A from CARAFT to get CRAFT
Deletion (1 clues)
Oct 17, 2025
Medium
"Worries as scares loses lead (5)"
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CARES
SCARES without its first letter gives CARES.
Double Definition (26 clues)
Jan 11, 2026
Medium
"Bank rely (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RELY
This doesn't work - RELY doesn't mean bank
Jan 7, 2026
Medium
"Tender soft (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TENDER
Double definition: TENDER (offer) and TENDER (soft/gentle)
Jan 6, 2026
Medium
"Spell period (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPELL
Double definition: SPELL (magic) and SPELL (period of time)
Jan 5, 2026
Medium
"Court woo (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
COURT
Double definition: COURT (legal) and COURT (pursue romantically)
Jan 3, 2026
Medium
"Pitch throw (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PITCH
Double definition: PITCH (tar) and PITCH (throw)
Dec 31, 2025
Medium
"Trunk chest (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TRUNK
Double definition: TRUNK (tree/elephant) and TRUNK (chest/box)
Dec 26, 2025
Medium
"Bear carry (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BEAR
Double definition: BEAR (animal) and BEAR (carry/endure)
Dec 25, 2025
Medium
"Seal close (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SEAL
Double definition: SEAL (animal) and SEAL (close up)
Dec 24, 2025
Medium
"Kind type (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
KIND
Double definition: KIND (caring) and KIND (type/sort)
Jun 26, 2025
Medium
"Issue produce (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
ISSUE
Double definition: ISSUE (problem) and ISSUE (produce/emit)
May 23, 2025
Medium
"Hike walk (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HIKE
Double definition: HIKE (long walk) and HIKE (increase)
Mar 7, 2025
Medium
"Fleet swift (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
FLEET
Double definition: FLEET (ships) and FLEET (fast)
Feb 28, 2025
Medium
"Count number (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
COUNT
Double definition: COUNT (nobleman) and COUNT (enumerate)
Nov 27, 2024
Medium
"Pound beat (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
POUND
Double definition: POUND (currency) and POUND (beat/hit)
Nov 18, 2024
Medium
"Bank slope (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BANK
Double definition: BANK (financial) and BANK (river slope)
Nov 16, 2024
Medium
"Mine excavation (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
MINE
Double definition: MINE (possessive) and MINE (excavation)
Nov 15, 2024
Medium
"Plant factory (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PLANT
Double definition: PLANT (vegetation) and PLANT (factory)
Aug 19, 2024
Medium
"Bank rely (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
RELY
This doesn't work - RELY doesn't mean bank
Aug 15, 2024
Medium
"Tender soft (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TENDER
Double definition: TENDER (offer) and TENDER (soft/gentle)
Aug 14, 2024
Medium
"Spell period (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPELL
Double definition: SPELL (magic) and SPELL (period of time)
Aug 13, 2024
Medium
"Court woo (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
COURT
Double definition: COURT (legal) and COURT (pursue romantically)
Aug 11, 2024
Medium
"Pitch throw (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
PITCH
Double definition: PITCH (tar) and PITCH (throw)
Aug 8, 2024
Medium
"Trunk chest (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TRUNK
Double definition: TRUNK (tree/elephant) and TRUNK (chest/box)
Aug 3, 2024
Medium
"Bear carry (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
BEAR
Double definition: BEAR (animal) and BEAR (carry/endure)
Aug 2, 2024
Medium
"Seal close (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SEAL
Double definition: SEAL (animal) and SEAL (close up)
Aug 1, 2024
Medium
"Kind type (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
KIND
Double definition: KIND (caring) and KIND (type/sort)
Hidden Word (1 clues)
Jan 1, 2025
Medium
"History found in prehistoric (7)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
HISTORY
HISTORY is hidden in pre-HISTORY-c
Initial Letters (1 clues)
Oct 18, 2025
Medium
"Applaud tops of Cups Lids And Plates (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
CLAP
The top letters of Cups, Lids, And, Plates give CLAP.
Reversal (27 clues)
Nov 30, 2025
Medium
"Prize reversed from reward (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DRAWER
REWARD backwards is DRAWER (but DRAWER isn't a prize, needs fix)
Nov 25, 2025
Medium
"Meal back in repast (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TSAPER
REPAST backwards... wait this doesn't work properly
Nov 23, 2025
Medium
"Atmosphere returns ria (3)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
AIR
RIA backwards is AIR (though RIA means inlet)
Oct 20, 2025
Medium
"Face laid back (4)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DIAL
LAID reversed gives DIAL.
Sep 3, 2025
Medium
"Reward returns drawer (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REWARD
DRAWER backwards is REWARD
Sep 2, 2025
Medium
"Repaid reversed diaper (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REPAID
DIAPER backwards is REPAID
Aug 26, 2025
Medium
"Leper returns repel (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Aug 25, 2025
Medium
"Keels reversed sleek (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
May 6, 2025
Medium
"Diets returns steid (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
May 5, 2025
Medium
"Serif reversed fires (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
May 2, 2025
Medium
"Spook returns koops (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Apr 29, 2025
Medium
"Spore reversed erops (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPORE
EROPS backwards is SPORE (though EROPS isn't a word)
Apr 28, 2025
Medium
"Spine returns enips (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPINE
ENIPS backwards is SPINE (though ENIPS isn't a word)
Apr 27, 2025
Medium
"Spade reversed edaps (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SPADE
EDAPS backwards is SPADE (though EDAPS isn't a word)
Apr 26, 2025
Medium
"Snore returns erons (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
SNORE
ERONS backwards is SNORE (though ERONS isn't a word)
Apr 23, 2025
Medium
"Sneer reversed reens (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Apr 22, 2025
Medium
"Snoop returns poons (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Apr 21, 2025
Medium
"Steel reversed leets (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Apr 19, 2025
Medium
"Sleek reversed keels (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Jan 15, 2025
Medium
"Repel reversed leper (5)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
Jan 13, 2025
Medium
"Drawer reversed reward (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DRAWER
REWARD backwards is DRAWER
Jan 12, 2025
Medium
"Diaper returns repaid (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DIAPER
REPAID backwards is DIAPER
Jan 8, 2025
Medium
"Desserts returns stressed (8)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DESSERTS
STRESSED backwards is DESSERTS
Jan 7, 2025
Medium
"Reward reversed drawer (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
REWARD
DRAWER backwards is REWARD
Jul 8, 2024
Medium
"Prize reversed from reward (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
DRAWER
REWARD backwards is DRAWER (but DRAWER isn't a prize, needs fix)
Jul 3, 2024
Medium
"Meal back in repast (6)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
TSAPER
REPAST backwards... wait this doesn't work properly
Jul 1, 2024
Medium
"Atmosphere returns ria (3)"
Reveal Answer & Explanation
AIR
RIA backwards is AIR (though RIA means inlet)
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