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Michael Semple has 5 clues

CompClue wordClueExplanationPosPoints Merits  
2011 Annual Competition330.5  
January 2011DUVET DAYLeave undercover?&Lit. Leave = time off work7202  4 
 
2010 Annual Competition174  
Christmas Special 2010NATIVITY (Letters Latent)Poorly one, tiny at birth(V). I (one) TINY AT anagram. Poorly – anagrind.330.50  4 
November 2010PASTEBOARDStep aboard transport – it's just the ticket!Step aboard – anagram, transport – anagrind, ticket – Pasteboard.914.50  1 
April 2010GRAVEFinal resting place for a thousand riflemen taking on the English?Final resting place = defn. 1000 = g (grand), riflemen = ra (royal artillary), taking on = v (versus), English = e.728.50 
 
2008 Annual Competition232  
October 2008DOOLALLY (Misprints)Loyal old mongrel is off its lead.Loyal old – anagram. Mongrel – anagram indicator. Should read 'off its head'.4330  3