Exciting art form (3)

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Catching up on #TopChef and wondering what masochistic producer thought it was a good idea to do a cheese challenge outdoors on a hot day with FOURTEEN contestants remaining. I would need an IV of Lactaid if I were judging!

Here are your denim-clad JORTS winners:
Byron Walden 🥇, 7 votes
Sam Brody 🥈, 5 votes
Ben Bass & Beyond 🥉, 4 votes

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Baseball’s Stan catching catcher in The Show? (7)

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Trying the “watch Bluey with Cantonese dubs and English subtitles” learning method.

It's getting warmer? Sort of? So enter the weekly #crypticcluecontest with a clue for JORTS! Add your clue as a reply (don't quote tweet) and like your favorites. Most likes wins!

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Traditional healer’s fake article (6)

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Guess I have to change my starter word now?

Wordle 1,038 1/6*

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Ruined mine surrounds valley somewhere in Colombia (8)

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Unusual result from yesterday's solves: taking nearly 50% longer on the #NYTXW than the Saturday Stumper (5:59 and 4:13, respectively).

Someone across the courtyard in my apartment building is learning 'Seven Nation Army' on the piano and is practicing assiduously. Ugh time for the noise canceling headphones!

I just carried the 150# sandbag in gym class DON’T FUCK WITH ME 💪💪

Irate, Tristan hides game (6)

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Dining out with my family, I managed to a) understand a decent amount of my brother's convo with the wait staff, and b) ask for the food to go and ask for water in Cantonese. For this gweilo it felt like an achievement!

At first, some heroism expels a nemesis (7)

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NYMPHIA WINNED

I can’t be mad at it, but PHILLY PHOREVER #TeamSapphira

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Football player’s glib protest (7)

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