Competition clues by Peter Cargill
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Peter Cargill has 24 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2021 Annual Competition | 41 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | TOERAG | Bad egg, rat, good-for-nothing | *EGG+RAT replacing G for O; three definitions &lit | 8 | 31.5 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 15 | 6 | |||||
| August 2018 | FAIRY / POINT (Right & Left) | Whimsical blond tory's ultimate objective: party heading into disarray? | FAIRY=whimsical; blond=fair(+y); POINT=objective; P+*into; ref Boris Johnson | 4 | 30.5 | 2 | |
| February 2018 | DRUNKENNESS | Misguided nuke Royal Navy sends – result of excessive rum ration? | *NUKE+RN+SENDS | 2 | 37.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 7 | 7.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2017 | ARCHER (Printer’s Devilry) | Peace not wished for all mankind? | Peace not war cherished for all mankind | 7 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| November 2017 | FATHER-LASHER | Catch me if you can? Rash hare left embarrassed! | Father-lasher rarely caught (see British Sea Fishing). *RASH+HARE+LEFT. Ref The Tortoise and the Hare. | 6 | 20.5 | 1 | 3 |
| September 2017 | MAIDEN | Dame in disguise? | Anag & lit | 8 | 22.5 | 5 | 4 |
| July 2017 | FIDDLER | Dreadful one playing leads to awfully unpleasant scratching! | *DREADFUL+I less A+U & lit; scratching=deleting | 2 | 36 | 0 | 5 |
| March 2017 | TRUMPETER | President chopped tree, he proclaims | TRUMP+*ETER; ref Washington announcing he chopped cherry tree; trumpeter=person who proclaims | 4 | 38.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 Annual Competition | 30 | 0.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2016 | TWELVEMONTH / A thematic word of your choice (Right & Left) | A year when vote left Trump in front with mass mayhem could be deadly cost to Earth: typical of The White House facade? | TWELVEMONTH=A year; anag WHEN+VOTE+L+T+M; DODECASTYLE (like the 12 columns in front of The White House); anag (DEADLY+COST)+E; facade=showy, with little substance? | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2015 | MONTGOLFIER | Inflate me with hot air? Right, go on, lift me high! | *R(right)+GO+ON+LIFT+ME ind by 'high' | 8 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 33 | 2 | |||||
| November 2014 | BRIDEWELL | Ill-bred: we reformed here? | *ILLBREDWE | 8 | 17.5 | 3 | 1 |
| October 2014 | CLOSE | I left church embracing Lois Lane! | LOIS in CE(church) less I; lane=close; LL=Clark Kent(Superman)'s girlfriend whom he eventually marries in unspecified church! | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| August 2014 | EATANSWILL | Win seat with all manner of corruption here? | *WIN+SEAT+ALL ind by 'manner of corruption' | 10 | 18 | 3 | |
| April 2014 | MESMERISE (Letters Latent) | Member that's shunned club's rear entrance? | ME(S)MERI(S)E; member less b(club's rear)+ie; entrance=def | 6 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 28 | 1.5 | |||||
| November 2013 | PROLIX | Rambling oxlip runs rampant | *OXLIP=R ind by 'rampant' | 7 | 26.5 | 2 | 3 |
| March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | Not so hard puzzle set in The Listener | STE(*ind by 'puzzle')in EAR; not so hard=EASIER; ref The Listener (Sat Times) very difficult crossword | 5 | 24.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 23 | 3 | |||||
| April 2012 | LIVELONG | Utter last wish | Utter=entire or voice; last=live; wish=long | 3 | 46.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 36 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2010 | CAPTURE | Nick, carve, cut and pare | Nick=def; 'carve' cut+pare* | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 11 | 7 | |||||
| October 2009 | DUCKSHOVE | Jump queue to bend elbow? | Duck=to bend; shove=elbow; bend elbow=drink alcohol | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2009 | BONES | Skeleton key opens easily: no need for pressure | B(key)+anag.OPENS less P(pressure); easily(anag.ind. in Chambers Crossword Dictionary) | 7 | 26.5 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2009 | POWERHOUSE | Might contain live wire | Might=power + contain=house; live wire=powerhouse, i.e. energetic person | 1 | 59 | 0 | 5 |
| April 2009 | MOONSHINE (Letters Latent) | Bottom displays in middle of 'Dream' what's asinine | H latent; MOONS+IN+E; moons=shows off bottom; 'Dream'=A Midsummer Night's Dream; ref to Bottom with ass's head; asinine=nonsensical | 5 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 Annual Competition | 29 | 1.5 | |||||
| May 2008 | PHAT (Printer’s Devilry) | How illiberal – error in Printer's Devilry! | Ho! Will I be Ralph, a terror in Printer's Devilry? (illiberal = unenlightened; Ralph = imp in printing house) | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| April 2008 | PHAT | Cool tango with a hot piano backing | T + A H P rev | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4 |