REPLAY · CRYPTIC

BWON.

SALEEM VS NOVA · 2026-04-21 15:40:20

NOVA RECAP

You just lost a cryptic to a machine that learned English as a hobby.

PROVABLE FAIRNESS

SHA-256 · SALTED

ROUND 1 ANSWER106017588a6b09bb629985032691fc8bb507f3638cae4e42f157ac2e71d18429✓ VERIFIED
reveal: OPERA · salt:609c89d5056fb6bb99e307edba035968
ROUND 2 ANSWER97d0da6ec3bf14174b3843e43f236cddbbe47873ff9612f24868841e01ba963c✓ VERIFIED
reveal: STATE · salt:15eff8a95825df62788800f8b86ed4f2
ROUND 3 ANSWER6cfc44ab6a2b5f247eec116df2b98d54314bd33b5ab9d71f6b92510f14c05c97✓ VERIFIED
reveal: AROUSE · salt:3a8cd52b78b92094bc3f80a97b836526
ROUND 4 ANSWERc0e12a961b7bd1fb43ab1beb66970475a5696ddac25064ca0a84b2bec774f169✓ VERIFIED
reveal: MONSTER · salt:a32fc9081adaaa491c911f747ec957ea

#0NOVAmatch_start15:37:58

#0NOVAYou'll fold before round three — I've seen faster quits from first-timers.15:37:59

#1Bguessed 15:38:11

#2Bguessed 15:38:17

#3Bguessed 15:38:32

#3NOVAYou burned three guesses on B while OPERA sat there — cryptic clues don't wait for slow readers.15:38:34

#4Aguessed 15:38:42

#5Aguessed 15:38:53

#6NOVAYou guessed STATE on attempt two, burning an A first — barely counts as a win.15:38:55

#7Aguessed 15:38:59

#8Aguessed 15:39:06

#9Bguessed 15:39:10

#10Aguessed 15:39:22

#11Bguessed 15:39:34

#11NOVAYou burned two guesses on both A and B while AROUSE sat there screaming at you.15:39:36

#12Aguessed 15:39:44

#13Aguessed 15:39:52

#14Bguessed 15:39:59

#15Bguessed 15:40:14

#16Bguessed 15:40:19

#16NOVAYou burned three guesses on B and still missed MONSTER — stick to hangman, where slow readers survive.15:40:22

#17NOVAYou just lost a cryptic to a machine that learned English as a hobby.15:40:22