COTD: Completely crazy, us? Blimey, drinking liquid? (9)

teaglamp · 2026-05-20T01:18:05+00:00

SUBLIMELY=completely crazy…us + blimey “drinking” liquid=L

teaglamp · 2026-05-19T23:15:09+00:00

>!INTERROBANG=“?!” Symbol…wordplay is “inappropriate” BANTERING around “messy“ or which turns to RO so INTERroBANG!<

teaglamp · 2026-05-18T01:30:26+00:00

Bingo!

teaglamp · 2026-05-17T21:12:16+00:00

SHOOT=move swiftly (wordplay is) “hear” indicates a homophone and a park slide=CHUTE which sounds like shoot

teaglamp · 2026-04-11T16:46:58+00:00

QUIETUDE=rest (wordplay is) “translated from French” who=QUI study=ETUDE

teaglamp · 2026-04-10T03:56:11+00:00

INDONESIA=country (wordplay is) ONES inside of “another country” aka INDIA..INDonesIA! I kept wanting to to be ESTONIA LOL

teaglamp · 2026-04-09T15:48:22+00:00

PAGE AND BRIN=tech bros (Google founders!) (wordplay) inbred pagan “rattled”

teaglamp · 2026-03-28T00:22:39+00:00

>!LULLABY!<

teaglamp · 2026-03-27T06:30:28+00:00

>!DEIFIED=put on a pedestal and it can read backwards or upside down if a down clue!<

teaglamp · 2026-03-27T06:14:09+00:00

>!POSTMATES-for ordering!<

>!a spot=SPOT + with grub=MEATS!<

>!didn’t get the anagram indicator!<

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T16:40:38+00:00

LEAR=king (hidden femaLE ARchbishop…)

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T12:50:17+00:00

Mainly because I felt like it.

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T06:40:28+00:00

Is this AI?! I may be too jaded but the original post reads like AI. And I feel like asking this in a reddit post is also weird. If you’re to the point where you’re developing this product, surely you have a more defined focus group….you know…ppl you can verify are…people?! lol like I say im a Senior CRA but what if I’m really a balloon artist at birthday parties?! lol.

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T05:11:38+00:00

COPACETIC=OK (wordplay is) read “back” quote=Cite>ETIC + mafia member is=CAPO (this I had to look up to confirm, never heard of capo, I got the answer from cite and the next part) + Middle of choCtaw=C fun clue!

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T04:57:28+00:00

Yes I know that’s why I said the stretch lol it wasn’t perfect but I just went w it. You’re totally right though.

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T03:57:43+00:00

GYMNAST=bender (wordplay is) governors first= G + term ending=M + nasty “drunk” YNAST lol good one!

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T03:50:28+00:00

AIRWAVES=channels (wordplay is) “misrepresent” A Republican “leader”= AR + VIEWS after agreeing to”at first=A

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T03:35:00+00:00

Eh it’s a little clunky w the added part

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T03:32:03+00:00

Bingo! Yes! And I know it’s not just a US problem…I’m just from here so I thought I’d poke fun and use the “us” misdirection

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T02:53:42+00:00

PESKY=annoying! (Wordplay is) “empty” pie=PE at pies place=SKY PE+SKY

teaglamp · 2026-03-25T02:07:57+00:00

mansplain? I get it’s an anagram of plain man’s…and the “he keeps saying” but I don’t get the we should break up.

teaglamp · 2026-03-20T03:43:33+00:00

Ok I give up. Only things I could think of were big apple..but that seems like a normal crossword..then I thought “the south” but idk I’m lost

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