Competition clues by Arnold Peace
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Arnold Peace has 7 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | 2010 Annual Competition | 36 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | PALAVER | Conference pear's chopped then put in can | Conference = def. PA-LAV-ER. PEAR chopped (anag). Put in = insert. Can = LAV. Conference also type of pear. | 10 | 29 | 8 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 15 | 5 | ||||
| July 2009 | MENO (Printer’s Devilry) | I scarper away over the top | Is Carmen opera way over the top? | 4 | 34.5 | 2 |
| April 2009 | MOONSHINE (Letters Latent) | Pants reveal bottom part of leg | E: Pants = def i.e. nonsense. reveal bottom = MOON + part of leg = shin | 3 | 45.5 | 3 |
| 2008 Annual Competition | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Christmas Special 2008 | CRACKER / VINTAGE (Right & Left) | Vera's eating dodgy out of date banger – that's fine with Jack! | V-INTAGE. Vera = V + anag(dodgy)EATING. Out of date = def (Chambers)/// CRACKER = Banger (firework/sausage) crackerJACK (i.e. with)= fine. Ref to the (oft warring) Duckworth's (Corrie) | 8 | 20.5 | 1 |
| November 2008 | WILD MARE | 'Daw' rime includes line about one | DAW + RIME +(includes) L(ine) Anag. (about) & Lit. Ref to See-saw Margery DAW i.e. def = see-saw. (Rime also = Rhyme) | 9 | 22 | 4 |
| October 2008 | DOOLALLY (Misprints) | Lock outside toilet up while away | Def = Lock = LOCO.(To)while away(vb)= DALLY(outside) toilet=LOO(up); D-OOL-ALLY. NB: Down clue. | 6 | 30 | 4 |
| September 2008 | SWATS | Tests power units in lamps | S-W-ATS. Tests = SATS + W(atts)= power units (in). Def = lamps i.e hits | 9 | 24.5 | 3 |