Competition clues by David Harry
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David Harry has 25 clues
Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2015 Annual Competition | 20 | 3 |
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Christmas Special 2015 | A “FIVE GOLD RINGS” word | A US star, valued after transforming “Cheers” (1,7,5) | A VUESTRA SALUD ('to your health' in C.): anag. | 4 | 36 | 2 | 6 |
November 2015 | LOCK STOCK AND BARREL | Completely gaga, old crock with blank stare | anag. ‘gaga old blank stare | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
2014 Annual Competition | 19 | 4 | |||||
January 2014 | HOLMESIAN | Am I going round with lens? Oh, I might be | anag. 'am I lens oh' & lit.: lens as in magnifying glass | 2 | 43 | 2 | 5 |
2013 Annual Competition | 10 | 8 | |||||
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 | CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet) | A kiss on couch? It fills our leisure needs "I'd like a hundred, Peter", Nancy pleads | Cross, word; word = to express in words = couch / pETER NANCY | 3 | 40.5 | 2 | 3 |
September 2013 | LION-HEART | Killer of Judean people – Hitler on a rampage | Anag. 'Hitler on a': (Richard the) Lionheart's crusade aimed to take Jerusalem in Judea from the Saracens who lived there | 9 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
April 2013 | NEBULAR | With cloud unable to disperse, heading for rain | Unable*, r | 2 | 38 | 3 | 4 |
March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | A bum steer – a dud | bum2 = waster; anag. 'STEER A'; | 7 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
2012 Annual Competition | 8 | 8.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2012 | XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay) | Food for animals, my cow for example | ox – oh – mash: my! = oh! | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
November 2012 | DICKEY | Little time spent in dictionary – clue unsound | dic(t.), key | 8 | 17.5 | 3 | 5 |
September 2012 | GUESTIMATE | A dodgy figure, on the fiddle, violent at times | gue + anag. 'at times' | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Demands for interview plague idol, Mo. Ten’s really an enormous burden, so coach cools his burning desire to please. | Interview, plague idol – enormous, Mo. Ten’s really – coach, cools his | 9 | 16.5 | 4 | 4 |
July 2012 | JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE | He’s determined to continue playing tuba? Oh, Jesus – Quit! | Anag. 'tuba oh Jesus quit' | 5 | 40 | 1 | 9 |
June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | Always study FT, paper that’ll improve your chances of success | F/T: Always study for a test paper – that’ll improve your chances of success | 7 | 30.5 | 3 | 2 |
May 2012 | ROSBIF | Boris, batty fellow, a caricature Englishman | Boris*, f | 1 | 57 | 3 | 4 |
2011 Annual Competition | 29 | 1.5 | |||||
November 2011 | DEGRINGOLADE | Between the beginning of December, say, and Yuletide’s end, Drummer Boy's destined to go down like a bomb | Ringo, lad in d, eg, e: destine = appoint to a certain state: like a bomb = very quickly / very well | 9 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 |
October 2011 | MOCKTAIL (New Chambers Word) | If you're hoping for a swizzle, this is one | swizzle1, swizzle2 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | Promising performance from Lily – the girl’s apparently in form | Tiger adj, tiger n.: ap. in she | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
2010 Annual Competition | 20 | 3.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2010 | NATIVITY (Letters Latent) | Life’s not about where one comes from | N latent: 'activity' minus 'c' | 10 | 15.5 | 0 | 3 |
September 2010 | STEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Even the most assertive baron is still beneath a model | mode/l: Even the most assertive baron is still beneath a modest earl | 7 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
August 2010 | SPELUNKER | Man with obsession for Underground change – SuperKen L. | Anag: ref. Ken Livingston’s proposals for London Underground | 7 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 |
May 2010 | VOLCANIC ASHES | Problem that's grounded BA planes; trouble one can solve with injection of money | ‘Cash’ in anag. ‘1 can solve’: strike threat has caused BA flight cancellations | 4 | 31.5 | 0 | 4 |
2009 Annual Competition | 2 | 14 | |||||
August 2009 | CABOOSE | Capone's escaped from jail. Where's the guard? | C(Al)aboose. Caboose = guards' van | 1 | 45.5 | 0 | 5 |
March 2009 | FIRST AID | Reissued Afrit is going to Derek's head? This might reduce the swelling | Anag. 'Afrit is' + D; ref Armchair Crosswords | 1 | 76.5 | 0 | 2 |
February 2009 | MCJOB | Miserable career – joyless, obnoxious, boring – and that's just for starters. | Initial letters & lit. | 4 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
January 2009 | TOKAY | What could come from BARPERSON? Teuton's First – it's very good. | T okay. Ref. RCT's First Prize-winning clue in Azed 1901 (January 2009) | 4 | 32.5 | 0 | 5 |