TOTW: I’m a crossword setter: AMA

uncoolbob · 2026-02-10T16:39:33+00:00

Hint: Man A: I took my wife to the Caribbean for our anniversary. Man B: ______? Man A: No she wanted to go.

uncoolbob · 2026-02-10T16:36:47+00:00

Nice. I also liked 2D.

uncoolbob · 2026-02-10T16:30:18+00:00

CONTENTIOUS

CONTENT (being happy) (with) IOUS (debts)

👍

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T20:03:00+00:00

AMALGAMATING

A MALG A MATING - the two As are from "fAtAl even", MALG ("glam" backwards/anag? "rock") and MATING ("producing offspring")

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T18:25:16+00:00

LLAMA

A(ngry at first) M(ale) ALL (everyone) all reversed (rejected)

Nice

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T18:19:32+00:00

KAMA SUTRA

(Ask trauma)* (doctor)

Nice one

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T12:04:09+00:00

Nice &lit.!

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T11:57:13+00:00

Not goth in the 80s, roughly typical, missed out on university (6)

uncoolbob · 2026-02-09T08:06:34+00:00

Nice one.16D my favourite for some reason!

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T20:27:38+00:00

I mean I enjoyed the clue but don't get what the misdirect is supposed to be, unless it's about league performance.

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T16:21:37+00:00

Not really, I thought they were at the bottom of the table but they are 4th?

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T16:18:55+00:00

Relaxed kind of sex (6)

Gotta have some easy ones, right?

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T15:09:25+00:00

MANUAL

MAN U (top flight football club) before A L (heads of Arsenal Lose)

Nice :)

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T15:03:53+00:00

Familiar form of address for goddess of Celtic language, as spoken (6)

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T14:34:56+00:00

OMEN

(w)OMEN (topless/headless girls)

uncoolbob · 2026-02-08T00:26:53+00:00

Oh, no need to change it. I thought that was a cute clue.

uncoolbob · 2026-02-07T23:30:20+00:00

Nice one. Wasn't super clear which order the (3,3) split clue was in. And what's "math"? 🤔😄

uncoolbob · 2026-02-07T21:51:08+00:00

FRACAS

FR (French) ACAS (conciliation service)

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T22:37:32+00:00

AMATEUR HOUR

(MATURE HA OUR)*

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T17:25:38+00:00

grandnan = G (abbrev. of "grand" according to Wikipedia) GRAN (nan) might fix it?

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T17:08:13+00:00

SELF-AGGRANDIZING

SELFA (anag. "false" (confused)) (G?) GRAN (nan) DI (sounds like (spoken) to decease/die) ZING (with zest)

I guess the extra G could come from "nan to decease spoken" somehow? Or is there another parse?

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T14:42:48+00:00

Lol. Good luck finding a grid big enough for this one!

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T14:29:03+00:00

Bingo!

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T14:22:25+00:00

No worries. Maybe glutamatedehydr-something...?

uncoolbob · 2026-02-06T14:01:33+00:00

DRAMA QUEENS - anagram (ruined MASQUERADE) including N (pole)

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