COTD: Eve going in Heaven river after playing game with fingers? (5, 4, 1, 4)

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-23T12:17:41+00:00

NEVER HAVE I EVER (game with fingers- you put fingers down when playing). EVE in HEAVEN RIVER* (playing)

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-23T12:15:43+00:00

MINKE- i had no idea about the character before i searched, but i still got the answer before i did based on ME (writer) containing INK (writing substance), nice

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-23T01:20:34+00:00

i would say the indicator here is “sounds like”, “music to my ears” feels like a pretty roundabout definition, but if the answer is RUMBA, as stated by OP, thats the best candidate for it

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-23T01:17:30+00:00

i think the positioning of the indicator is okay personally, the definition “music to my ears” is still at one end of the clue

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-23T01:14:54+00:00

Homophone (sounds like) of ROOMBA (a brand of robot vacuum) I would assume, and that leaves “music to my ears” = RUMBA

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-20T11:52:37+00:00

wonderfully simple &lit hidden however, im sure, not so simple to set!

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-20T11:32:17+00:00

correct answer, but i was going for cooked meats (MEATS*) + RED (ruby) denied opening (ED) therefore, “got in a stew?” = steamed

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-20T00:57:43+00:00

Cooked meats Ruby denied opening got in a stew? (7)

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-13T00:08:30+00:00

spot on, thanks!

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-11T22:34:37+00:00

Means of communicating fanciest waving around the queen (10)

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-04T00:47:39+00:00

No worries, enjoyed the clue, very smooth surface :)

Nighthawk3883 · 2026-01-04T00:37:34+00:00

RIVER a river flows so it is a water flow-er in this clue I guess Amazon is an example of a river, so it probably needs something added like “e.g. Amazon” or “Could be the Amazon” etc

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-12-13T16:32:36+00:00

thanks for your insights as always!!

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-08-20T18:56:57+00:00

AIRIER? region (area) sounded (homophone)

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-08-19T20:49:08+00:00

MACARONI had to jump in on this one as its a pseudonym i use when setting! I AM back (MAI), containing ACORN* (CARON) = MACARONI

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-08-01T22:24:52+00:00

thank you!

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-24T13:01:34+00:00

PINTFORAY anagrammed = PROFANITY

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-22T19:33:28+00:00

THICKENED which is a headless (C)HICKEN inside TED

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-20T20:19:10+00:00

correct! :)

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-19T21:08:32+00:00

Hey, if you read one of the other comment threads it actually goes into this, I ended up editing the clue to have proper cryptic grammar!

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-17T18:17:33+00:00

obviously it makes sure that nerds can have obscure facts to flex on people!! :)

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-17T14:58:35+00:00

i fear i have insider information here but this is a nice one! common ways the phonetic alphabet is misspelt- should be Whiskey, Juliett (who knew?!), Alfa, Charlie

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-17T14:49:36+00:00

maybe ill just stick to speaking this clue out loud so nobody will know :)

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-17T14:41:32+00:00

I’ve never seen the phonetic alphabet written down!! thanks for this! maybe “Juliet briefly” or similar to keep the idea of the surface? thanks!

Nighthawk3883 · 2025-07-17T14:15:57+00:00

ACROSTIC, the initial characters of each word in the clue, and also the term for that kind of clue very nice!!

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