Competition clues by Margaret Irvine
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Margaret Irvine has 46 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2016 Annual Competition | 21 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | CHOCTAW | Native American wild cat bitten by dog | cat* in chow | 5 | 19.5 | 2 | 1 |
| July 2016 | BANJULELE | Jack unable to shift extremely large instrument | (J unable)* l(arg)e | 6 | 25.5 | 2 | 1 |
| January 2016 | PLAIN-JANE | Unremarkable month in Alpine resort | Jan in Alpine* | 6 | 27.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 5 | 14.5 | |||||
| October 2015 | MONTGOLFIER | Twinkling girl of ten pops balloon | mo(ment)=twinkling + girl of ten* | 4 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
| September 2015 | SOUNDER | More reliable chap doing the plumbing? | 2 defs | 4 | 34 | 2 | 5 |
| July 2015 | POUNCE | On Ron's dismissal, declare wildcat strike? | pronounce minus ron, cryptic def | 6 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| June 2015 | PARLEYVOO | French overplay free love | overplay* + 0 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| May 2015 | MARKET (SPONGE) (Wrong Number) | Trade vehicle reversing, laden with cake, about to go | (ca)ke in tram rev, market def=trad; sponge def=cake | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| April 2015 | CHOKEY | Caught pushing forward in game, getting a nick | Hockey with C further forward, def=a nick | 1 | 56 | 1 | 4 |
| January 2015 | GREEDY GUTS | Guy busy tucking into exotic dessert, giving up seconds for good? Unlikely! | guy* in dessert* with G for S | 10 | 16.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 33 | 2 | |||||
| October 2014 | CLOSE | Narrow victory for Labour? | C(onservative) lose, ie. Labour win | 5 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 |
| August 2014 | EATANSWILL | Its constituents all in a stew, corrupt? | all in a stew* &lit | 7 | 24.5 | 3 | |
| February 2014 | REALITY TV | Unfortunate try at live broadcast? | anag, unfortunate as anagrind, broadcast as def | 9 | 22.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 2 | 17.5 | |||||
| CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 | CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet) | Diversion to pass over information In many a recent timely celebration | Diversion : pass over (cross) + information (word). Timely celebration (DLM): (ma)ny a recent | 8 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| August 2013 | CRUMBS | Gracious toast gives rise to them | Double definition | 5 | 45 | 0 | 6 |
| July 2013 | PEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Canings – that's my remedy for greedy bankers! | Cap earnings – that's my remedy for greedy bankers | 1 | 78 | 1 | 5 |
| May 2013 | MORGUE | Where to see PM mocking opposition leaders about housing fiddle? | PM as in most mortem; M O + gu in re | 1 | 54 | 1 | 7 |
| April 2013 | NEBULAR | Monstrous carbuncle Charlie completely overlooked in distant haze | carbuncle* minus Cs, ref Prince Charles' quote | 7 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
| March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | Get the hang of sin, originally, biting into apple | MASTER = get the hang of; S in eater = apple suitable for eating raw (C) | 9 | 19.5 | 4 | 5 |
| February 2013 | SPIDERMAN | Collapse of pier damns construction expert (9) | pier damns* | 1 | 60 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 20 | 3.5 | |||||
| September 2012 | GUESTIMATE | A sum I get wildly, support ultimately lacking | A sum I get* + te(e) &lit | 7 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| July 2012 | JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE | I refuse to pull out odd bits of arum – bouquet is just amazing! | anag: a(r)u(m) bouquet is just | 10 | 19.5 | 2 | 4 |
| June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | Court rules: net by bank can be raised or lowered | Court rules no rate set by bank can be raised or lowered | 10 | 21 | 2 | |
| January 2012 | PERCH | Where kingfisher might drop off fish? | 2 meanings, drop off as in sleep | 4 | 26.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 5 | 10 | |||||
| October 2011 | MOCKTAIL (New Chambers Word) | Virgin Mary possibly in care of mounted knight in armour | (down clue) c/o rev + kt in mail, VM=example of mocktail | 9 | 20.5 | 3 | 5 |
| September 2011 | CLANDESTINE | Private client excited about extensive range | Andes in client* | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | Row about good golfer, one off par going round in novel fashion | G in tier, def=golfer; pa(r) rev in She, def=fashion | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2011 | TRUNCHEON | First requirement of copper intercepting criminal on the run? | C (1st of copper) in (on the run)* &lit | 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| June 2011 | FAULT | Result of foot crossing a centre-court line? | A (co)U(rt) L in ft, &lit (ref foot fault & centre court W'don) | 4 | 28.5 | 2 | 3 |
| May 2011 | IRONSIDE | Wrongly imprisoned MP comes out fighting Parliamentarian | imprisoned* minus MP; def=fighting parliamentarian | 2 | 49 | 1 | 4 |
| January 2011 | DUVET DAY | What you might arrange to evade endless duty? | anag evad(e) duty &lit | 10 | 17.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 6 | 13 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2010 | NATIVITY (Letters Latent) | Very small spruce brought round for Christmas | I; v in natty | 5 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| October 2010 | CAPTURE | Bone likely in kipper | apt in cure(=kipper, verb); C has bone=seize, nab | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| June 2010 | Any “Double” Word (6 or more letters) (A Game of Two Halves) | Hooligans' derisive jeers disheartened skilful players (8) | HOTSHOTS : hooligans' : ho(o)ts (hoot = a jeer of derision in Collins) | 5 | 28.5 | 0 | 4 |
| May 2010 | VOLCANIC ASHES | Loss via chance eruption? | Anag, &lit | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| April 2010 | GRAVE | Party led by Clegg ultimately of importance | G + rave | 1 | 60.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 8 | 8 | |||||
| November 2009 | Any Firework | Girandole's alternative when November comes in? (6,4) | Golden Rain – N in 'girandole' anag, &lit | 5 | 33.5 | 0 | 3 |
| October 2009 | DUCKSHOVE | Military vehicles moved into position to jump queue | Ducks + hove (past tense of heave, nautically) | 10 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2009 | MENO (Printer’s Devilry) | Ill cow here with so many in the field. | Undevilled version: I'll come nowhere with so many in the field. | 4 | 34.5 | 0 | 5 |
| June 2009 | OSCAR | Busy actors taking time out to get award | anag 'actors' minus T | 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| April 2009 | MOONSHINE (Letters Latent) | In NHS, ME's treated as a figment of imagination | O (in nhs me)* | 2 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 Annual Competition | 6 | 9.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2008 | CRACKER / VINTAGE (Right & Left) | Reputedly, Raffles biscuit tin gave assortment of the best | Cracker – double def, ref Raffles the master cracksman; Vintage (=of the best), anag. Raffles should suggest posh hotel | 9 | 18.5 | 0 | 2 |
| October 2008 | DOOLALLY (Misprints) | Toy ducks left inside bath | BATH for BATS; Dally=toy, with OOL inside, def=bats | 2 | 65.5 | 0 | 6 |
| August 2008 | RELAUNCH | Nuclear explosion, Hiroshima's first, leads to second release | (nuclear)* + H | 9 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2008 | PHAT (Printer’s Devilry) | Cheater's promoting a controversial type of bowler | Cheap hatter's promoting a controversial type of bowler | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| March 2008 | DINNER-TIME | When to start start serving sentence after daughter gets shot? | Def: when to start serving; TIME after D + inner (archery shot) | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 |