Nope; reformatted computers few weeks ago, switched to Firefox permanently, installed auto-cookie clear. Query opens in separate Firefox container from HN. Don't even have Chrome installed anymore.

To confirm, just replicated on my MS Edge which hasn't been fired up ever (welll.... technically, once, on day one, to install Firefox:). Note that I'm not signed in, I haven't used HN on that browser, and there are no cookies.

Not sure what else I can do to get cleaner results? :|

https://imgur.com/a/5ObkK9v

Yup this seems to be it.