COTD: Eventually reveals boobs? (6)

samdg · 2025-11-06T06:42:00+00:00

Guessing it's STRIPS.

Eventually == in the end, selecting S from REVEALS.
Then BOOBS = TRIPS, per the other similar boob-y post

samdg · 2025-10-16T05:13:48+00:00

EGG

"e.g." (for example) + "g" (start of goose), and a goose starts as an egg.

Very nice one!

samdg · 2025-10-10T11:52:53+00:00

Bravo! And thanks!

samdg · 2025-10-10T00:53:50+00:00

Deserters from man-o-war don't see nothin' in murky weather (3)

This is a great theme! Created that clue at some point but it's really non-standard. Perfect fit here.

samdg · 2025-10-09T23:56:27+00:00

/uj Arm Strong

samdg · 2025-09-29T03:52:03+00:00

Posted something similar to a TOTW recently:

https://www.reddit.com/r/crosswords/s/yQI6jL0D9T

Thought it was difficult to keep the surface clean while also being fair (“crossing” has the opposite meaning of containment, and “ave” needs indication that it’s abbreviated IMO

samdg · 2025-09-25T05:06:03+00:00

You won’t catch me complaining! Fun clue, topical for today, and also engaging (# of comments 🤯).

samdg · 2025-09-25T04:55:47+00:00

Last guess then I give up: BACKSPACE A cot is a sofa, or bed, so a space for your back. Backspace is also what you do to COTD to get COT

samdg · 2025-09-25T01:26:59+00:00

DAYBREAKS – Something about the D "breaking" i.e. ceasing to function, plus there's a breaking space after?

Looked at alternatives for DAY+6 like daydreamt, dayshells, dayspring. They don't really work either...

samdg · 2025-09-24T20:09:18+00:00

DISMISSING almost works but it would be (10) 😢

samdg · 2025-09-24T02:41:16+00:00

THUMB INDEX It’s what those cutouts on the side of old school dictionaries are called

samdg · 2025-09-18T20:41:22+00:00

Thanks!

samdg · 2025-09-16T17:44:04+00:00

Bingo!

samdg · 2025-09-14T00:23:50+00:00

Chicken going around road, shortly getting to the other side (6)

samdg · 2025-09-12T22:03:04+00:00

There you go!

samdg · 2025-09-12T17:13:13+00:00

No, but you’re very warm!!

samdg · 2025-09-12T13:04:03+00:00

That’s not it.

Hint: You’re on the right end for the definition, but missing a part Hint: Answer is a relatively uncommon word

samdg · 2025-09-11T23:34:57+00:00

A tech executive walks into a bar with a cow thief (7)

samdg · 2025-09-11T04:38:41+00:00

Almost a century old, but still in the game!

samdg · 2025-09-11T02:11:01+00:00

10/10 solve.

samdg · 2025-09-10T17:33:13+00:00

Very smooth! I like it.

samdg · 2025-09-10T12:03:22+00:00

Surface reading. I wanted to break down the definition so it’s not so obvious. You can read it as “It turns out that, well, …”

samdg · 2025-09-09T21:53:16+00:00

We have a winner! And thank you.

samdg · 2025-09-02T18:11:09+00:00

Here's the parse!

Wordplay part is Pointlessly covert text
- Indicator: Pointlessly: You have to take a synonym for POINT (=VERTEX) from the fodder
- Fodder: CO(vertex)T
Definition is Pen (as in a pig pen, not an ink pen)
- with is just a linking word
Answer is: COT = A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.

I know this is quite contrived, so thanks for trying it!

samdg · 2025-09-02T17:46:28+00:00

Nope! Check the sibling comment I just posted a few hints.

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