Competition clues by Dave Parfitt
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Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2017 Annual Competition | 21 | 3 |
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January 2017 | CASHMERE | Chain stores like nothing more than a desirable fabric | CH (chain) around AS (like) + MERE (nothing more than) | 3 | 45.5 | 0 | 6 |
2016 Annual Competition | 1 | 32.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2016 | TWELVEMONTH / A thematic word of your choice (Right & Left) | Open-mouthed fat bloke exercises with daughter, shifting five pounds to mark the New Year | WIDECHAPPED (= open-mouthed): WIDE CHAP + PE + D; TWELVEMONTH: V (five) + L (pounds) + TO + M (mark) + THENEW all anag. | 4 | 27 | 1 | 7 |
October 2016 | CHOCTAW | Around zero Celsius, watch out for step becoming an ice rink | WATCH anag. around O C; becoming = befitting; Oxford's def. for choctaw begins '(in skating) a step…' | 1 | 38.5 | 2 | 5 |
August 2016 | LAUGHTER | Horrid gruel that almost brings on gag reflex? | GRUELTHA(t) anag.; gag = joke | 2 | 42.5 | 2 | 8 |
July 2016 | BANJULELE | A maker of music from Changes to Blue Jean across half a century | BLUEJEAN anag. around L (=50); ref. David Bowie | 2 | 47 | 0 | 7 |
June 2016 | TECHNOJUNKIE | One craving latest wizardry makes JK continue her novel (not Rowling's first) | JKCONTINUEHER anag. minus R; wizardry = 'Very impressive or ingenious technology or devices' (Oxford) | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 |
May 2016 | DISMAYED | My dad is out taking ecstasy – I'm appalled! | MYDADIS anag. around E; "I'm" ie "the answer is" | 5 | 25.5 | 3 | 1 |
April 2016 | LEONARDO DICAPRIO | Italian-American actor required: Al Pacino or De Niro I'd fancy in cast | ALPACINOORDENIROID anag. minus IN; cast = discarded | 1 | 81.5 | 1 | 7 |
March 2016 | IMARI (Printer’s Devilry) | Who will prevail as president if your party's favourite? | Who will prevail, as primaries identify our party's favourite? | 9 | 18.5 | 3 | 4 |
February 2016 | LIFEBOAT | Unfinished movie turned out to be a vehicle for Mae West? | FIL(m) rev. ('turned') + TOBEA anag. ('out'); Mae West = an inflatable life jacket | 5 | 29.5 | 3 | 7 |
January 2016 | PLAIN-JANE | Pedestrian turned pale when outside in January | PALE anag. around IN JAN; Pedestrian = dull, commonplace = PLAIN-JANE (adj.) | 1 | 54 | 1 | 5 |
2015 Annual Competition | 2 | 17.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2015 | A “FIVE GOLD RINGS” word | Somewhat impromptu, van unwisely reverses in icy location | NUNAVUT (Canadian territory); hidden rev. in (impromp)TUVANUN(wisely) | 6 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
November 2015 | LOCK STOCK AND BARREL | Caught stark bollock naked, lunatic runs for kilometres showing everything! | C + STARKBOLLOCKNAKED all anag. with R for K | 3 | 28.5 | 3 | 4 |
September 2015 | SOUNDER | Rude son is out of order, the little swine! | RUDESON anag.; def. = a young boar (Chambers) | 9 | 20.5 | 1 | 2 |
August 2015 | CHESTERFIELD | Here, League football club sited ground | HERE + L + FC + SITED all anag. & lit.; ref. Chesterfield FC | 10 | 20.5 | 1 | 3 |
July 2015 | POUNCE | Display of power by snow leopard? | P + OUNCE & lit. (ie the word POUNCE is itself a display of 'P' by 'OUNCE') | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
June 2015 | PARLEYVOO | A vet briefly struggles with poorly Alsatian? | A + VE(t) + POORLY anag.; Alsatian = someone from Alsace | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
May 2015 | MARKET (SPONGE) (Wrong Number) | Fair Kate M gets drunk with Queen! | KATEM anag. including R; fair = 'a large market'; sponge = drunk | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
April 2015 | CHOKEY | Cooler drink's welcomed in hot year | COKE with H inside + Y; def. = Cooler | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
March 2015 | DREAMBOAT | Doctor moving amoeba to centre of Petri dish | DR + AMOEBA anag. + (pe)T(ri); dish = def. | 2 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
February 2015 | RED-HOT | The rod made bum painful to touch? | THEROD anag.; bum = wrong, false | 4 | 22.5 | 0 | 1 |
January 2015 | GREEDY GUTS | Gannet put energy into production of sturdy egg | E in STURDYEGG anag. | 5 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
2014 Annual Competition | 1 | 16.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2014 | MOUSETRAP / HERMITAGE (Right & Left) | Three Magi ordered retreat: "Stable at centre of our map possibly a deadly lure!" | HERMITAGE = THREEMAGI anag.; MOUSETRAP = SET in OURMAP anag. | 2 | 31.5 | 2 | 3 |
October 2014 | CLOSE | About to suffer defeat? The end is nigh! | C + LOSE and two definitions ('The end' and 'nigh'); 'is' indicates equality between the two definitions | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
September 2014 | TASER (Printer’s Devilry) | Is huge ant in the latrine with another soldier? | I shut a sergeant in the latrine with another soldier | 3 | 38.5 | 2 | 2 |
July 2014 | SHOESTRING | Can it be looped around, restricting movement of toes? | SH ('Can it') + RING ('be looped around') holding TOES anag. & lit.; Can it = interjection asking for quiet | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
World Cup Special 2014 | Any 8-letter “PEN” word (Penalty Shoot-out) | What Waddle is musing about, beginning to sob | PENGUINS, MISS; ISMUSING anag. + S(ob); ref. Chris Waddle's penalty shootout miss in the 1990 World Cup semifinal, referring to my choice of MISS | 9 | 20.5 | 1 | 6 |
May 2014 | BINGLE | Destructive impact of Darwin’s revered book no good for bishop | BIBLE with NG for B; Darwin = Australian city | 3 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
April 2014 | MESMERISE (Letters Latent) | Enthral audience at the last, with series given final twist | M = LL; (audienc)E + SERIES with final two letters reversed | 2 | 33.5 | 1 | 2 |
February 2014 | REALITY TV | Broadcasting of vile and tarty characters? | VILE + TARTY all anag. & lit. | 10 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
January 2014 | HOLMESIAN | Male on run together with his mystery lover? | MALEON + HIS all anag.; run together = 'to mingle or blend'; def. = 'mystery lover?' (i.e. a lover of mystery stories) | 6 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
2013 Annual Competition | 3 | 17 | |||||
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 | CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet) | Arrange any recent celebration So crowds rejoice at Wynne's creation | ANYRECENT anag.; SOCROWDSR = letter mixture; Arthur Wynne = inventor of the crossword | 6 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
November 2013 | PROLIX | Unhappily long for kiss on lips when missing other half | PRO + X on LI(ps); 'on' used in Times style (Y on Z = ZY) | 4 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
September 2013 | LION-HEART | No chicken stuffing in mother-in-law’s spread | (m)OTHERINLA(w) anag.; def. = 'No chicken' | 2 | 56 | 1 | 7 |
August 2013 | CRUMBS | My spirit is crushed by cold, heartless bullies | RUM inside C, B(ullie)S; My = def. | 4 | 48.5 | 1 | 6 |
April 2013 | NEBULAR | Being of heavenly appearance, Lauren Bacall initially modelled | LAUREN + B(acall) anag.; 'nebula' in Chambers = 'a faint, misty appearance in the heavens…' | 1 | 77 | 0 | 8 |
March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | Virtuoso set crackers in The Listener | MASTER; SET anag. in EAR; ref. The Listener crossword | 3 | 41 | 0 | 6 |
January 2013 | PIPSQUEAK | Pique as KP circulates text, one provoking contempt | PIQUEASKP anag.; ref. cricketer Kevin Pietersen (nickname 'KP') and last summer's text messaging scandal | 10 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
2012 Annual Competition | 2 | 17.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2012 | XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay) | Spots error in prose and initially uses rubber | POX/MASSEUR; POSEUR = PROSE + U(ses) all anag. | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3 |
November 2012 | DICKEY | With century after day one, opener's in the driving seat | [C after D + I] + KEY | 3 | 41.5 | 0 | 5 |
October 2012 | POSTICHE | What's parking on oldie's head and itches, possibly? | P + O + ITCHES anag. & lit. | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Jamaica guaranteed a gold, i.e. Usain lines up against 'The Beast' – like these sprinters, Mo is so cool, showing he's classes above the opposition | lines, AGOLDIEUsain; Beast, spriNTERSMO; classes, COOLSHowing; ref. Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Mo Farah | 6 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
July 2012 | JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE | One being intransigent about Jesus quit United Reformed | ABOUTJESUSQUIT + U(nited) all anag.; ie United Reformed Church | 6 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 |
April 2012 | LIVELONG | It's difficult to get out of bed with bad back ache | EVIL (rev.) + LONG; livelong2 = 'the orpine, a plant difficult to kill' | 4 | 40.5 | 0 | 2 |
March 2012 | A “GMT” word (Letters Latent) | The timeless Groans in novel form (11) | (G)OR(M)ENGHAS(T); (t)HE + GROANS all anag. & lit. | 10 | 20.5 | 1 | 2 |
February 2012 | BISSEXTILE | XI playing with less bite in period of extra time | XI + LESSBITE all anag.; BISSEXTILE = noun or adj. in Chambers | 6 | 33 | 1 | 4 |
January 2012 | PERCH | Fish supper with chip sandwiches | Hidden in supPERCHip | 1 | 43.5 | 2 | 3 |
2011 Annual Competition | 3 | 16.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2011 | PARTRIDGE in a PEAR TREE (2 defs. + letter mixture) | Monster bill left me mega broke! | GREBE in OAK = OGRE/BEAK; (left me m)EGA BROKE | 2 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 |
November 2011 | DEGRINGOLADE | Result of ladder going tumbling to earth? | LADDERGOING anag. + E(arth), & lit. | 3 | 35.5 | 1 | 5 |
October 2011 | MOCKTAIL (New Chambers Word) | Drink close in spec to a milk shake | (spe)C + TOAMILK all anag., semi & lit. (ie, 'Drink' = def., and wordplay gives extended def.) | 9 | 20.5 | 3 | 3 |
September 2011 | CLANDESTINE | Client ordered clothing range for closet | CLIENT (anag.) around ANDES; closet = secret, private | 2 | 45 | 5 | 3 |
August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | Fearsome Indian icon and I get run out in mishap, enraging Oval? | TIGER = IGET + R anag.; SHAPE = hidden | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
July 2011 | TRUNCHEON | What's smashed head of criminal on the run? | C(riminal) + ONTHERUN all anag. & lit. | 5 | 32.5 | 3 | 3 |
June 2011 | FAULT | Problem experienced turning base into precious metal | FELT with E (logarithmic base) becoming AU | 5 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
May 2011 | IRONSIDE | I rode around busting sin | IRODE around SIN anag. & lit.; verb 'bust' can be intransitive or transitive; def. = a Puritan cavalryman | 4 | 31.5 | 0 | 4 |
2010 Annual Competition | 31 | 1 | |||||
October 2010 | CAPTURE | A cute move involving pawn and rook? | A CUTE anag. inc. P and R & lit.; move = verb | 5 | 31 | 0 | |
2009 Annual Competition | 34 | 1 | |||||
March 2009 | FIRST AID | Doctor's quick fix if Tardis malfunctions | IFTARDIS anag. | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
February 2009 | MCJOB | Coloured wedges my objective when playing Trivial Pursuit | C in M + OBJ*; wedges = transitive verb | 8 | 28.5 | 0 | 2 |
2008 Annual Competition | 17 | 3.5 | |||||
April 2008 | PHAT | 'Hot' in rap circles | H in TAP rev. & lit.; the usage of 'phat' is very much associated with rap music | 5 | 23 | 0 | 5 |
March 2008 | DINNER-TIME | Bill ends it with shockingly dim interne | DIMINTERNE*; ref. Bill Clinton | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
February 2008 | TETRA | Fish in batter topped with dressing | (b)ATTER*; dress = 'to set in order; prepare, arrange' | 4 | 40.5 | 0 | 5 |