u/rapsilog

Quick easier one!

Indicator(s): >!4th of (selection)!<

Fodder: >!High, July!<

Definition: >!turnout?!<

Letters: >!T!< >!A!< >!L!< >!L!< >!Y!<

Solution: >!TALL (high) + Y (4th of July) = TALLY, which could mean a turnout, i.e., a count of attendees/participants!<

Indicator(s): >!disrupted (anagram), ending in (selection)!<

Fodder: >!insane event, catastrophe!<

Definition: >!Childish one-liner!<

Letters: >!S!< >!E!< >!V!< >!E!< >!N!< | >!A!< >!T!< >!E!< | >!N!< >!I!< >!N!< >!E!<

Solution: >!SEVEN ATE NIN (disrupted insane event) + E (ending in catastrophe), for “SEVEN ATE NINE” a classic childish joke!<

Thought this was a fun one to make, hope you guys like it!

Indicator(s): >!flex (anagram), inner (selection)!<

Fodder: >!leg, buns!<

Definition: >!Flex leg and inner buns! (it’s an &lit)!<

Letters: >!L!< >!U!< >!N!< >!G!< >!E!<

Solution: >!Flex (anagram) LEG + UN (inner buns) for LUNGE, meaning to flex leg as an exercise, which also often targets inner glutes, hence “inner buns” being part of the surface definition!<

Indicator(s): >!disorderly (anagram), after IT got laid off (deletion)!<

Fodder: >!distributed, IT!<

Definition: >!Cyber group!<

Letters: >!S!< >!U!< >!B!< >!R!< >!E!< >!D!< >!D!< >!I!< >!T!<

Indicator(s): >!speared out (deletion), heart (position)!<

Fodder: >!sea monster!<

Definition: >!dextrous craftsman!<

Quick one possibly!

Indicator(s): >!of (insertion)!<

Fodder: >!hour, booze!<

Definition: >!to pitifully complain!<

Extra Hint: >!hour is 4 letters but is commonly abbreviated; booze is 5 letters which matches our letter count, so it might be ideal to find a shorter synonym :)!<

Indicator(s): >!Erratically (anagram), discharged (selection)!<

Fodder: >!fickle, rays!<

Definition: >!the surface, it’s an &lit!<

Indicator(s): >!weathered (anagram), having scraped (deletion), heads (selection)!<

Fodder: >!toenails, egret, iguana!<

Definition: >!surface, my attempt at an &lit so hope it works fine!!<

Answer: >!TALONS, (Eagles and hawks have known instances of hunting/attacking egrets and iguanas, even emus in Austalia which I had initially in place of egrets! Just learned about it from making this clue)!<

quick one!

Indicator(s): >!gone mad (anagram)!<

Fodder(s): >!button droids!<

Definition: >!Warning!<

>!broke the rules a little bit!<

Solution: >!PARENT (mom or dad) + THESIS (research paper) with T (time) shared between them making PARENTHESIS and the “typo” next to the letter count is the definition. Probably didn’t execute this well!<

Definition: >!fool’s paradise!<

Indicator(s): >!ending (selection), ending (selection), lost (removal)!<

Fodder(s): >!never, night before, never, life, looking for!<

Wordplay #1: >!night before (synonym)!<

Wordplay #2: >!looking for (acronym)!<

this was pretty fun to make :)

Definition: >!Scattered notes!<

Indicator(s): >!2 (duplication), 1 < r < 2 (insertion)!<

Fodder(s): >!a, page, ε, γ, 10, r!<

not sure if this is wholly legal, would love some feedback!

easy one!

Definition: >!alcoholic concoction!<

Indicator(s): >!consumes (hidden word indicator)!<

Fodder(s): >!Washed-up A-lister in Europe!<