Competition clues by John Tabraham
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John Tabraham has 8 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2012 Annual Competition | 38 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | Barbara winds a lad with punch | Barbara Windsor ate salad with punch | 9 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 19 | 4 | |||||
| August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | At first, Steve helped Apple regularly design it around 50% larger for a strong competitor | S,H + A(p)P(l)E; defn: design, (it<) + (lar)GER; defn: a strong competitor | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| April 2011 | Anagram of 38 letters (Anagram) | Big story in Wonderland – will Alice make a date? | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| March 2011 | SPRINGTIME | Mad misprint, e.g. May? | anag. of "misprint,eg" | 3 | 26.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 36 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2010 | CAPTURE | Take medicine to stifle fit | APT in CURE | 10 | 18.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 20 | 4 | |||||
| October 2009 | DUCKSHOVE | Cheat beginning to sledge hard after scoring 0 runs from 6 balls | Defn: Cheat; S + H after DUCK(scoring 0), OVE(r) | 7 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| August 2009 | CABOOSE | Where one might cook ace crumble, stuffed with raspberries? | "raspberries"=BOOS in anagram of ACE; &lit. | 8 | 21.5 | 0 | 3 |
| February 2009 | MCJOB | Low paid work primarily making chips, juice or burgers | Initial letters; &lit | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 |