Competition clues by Vinit Wankhede
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Vinit Wankhede has 31 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2023 Annual Competition | 6 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | MUNGO | Chewing gum on fabric | GUMON* | 3 | 26.5 | 3 | 3 |
| August 2023 | WALES | It was inhabited by Celts essentially, then occupied by English | WAS (inhabited by) L (Celts essentially) then around (occupied by) E (English). WA(L)S—>> WAL(E)S | 4 | 22.5 | 1 | 2 |
| April 2023 | GODFATHER | He got far and finally became the boss (9) | Anagram of HEGOTFAR+D (and finally). the Boss = Godfather. BECAME as ANAGRIND has been used in standard published crosswords. 16 November 2022 – The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle – "The architect Hans became (4)" 18 December 2020 Mirror Cryptic Crossword puzzle – "Crib too became mechanical (7)" | 5 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
| March 2023 | PANDEMIC | An epic onset of disease virulently engulfing millions (8) | & lit. An epic onset of disease = AN+EPIC+D, virulently = anagrind, engulfing = containmentind, millions = M ; ANEPICD* around M | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3 |
| January 2023 | METROPOLIS | Rome – its people periodically rebuilt the ancient city (10) | Rome, its people periodically = ROME+ITS+POL, rebuilt = Anagrind, the ancient city = definition. There were many classical cities in Greece called Metropolis like Metropolis (Anatolia), Metropolis (Thessaly) etc | 4 | 27.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 Annual Competition | 19 | 5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2022 | BULGE/HOMER (Right & Left) | Simpson in royal blue pants embodies 'good' paunchiness | Simpson = Def. in = HOME + royal= R = HOMER// blue pants= BLUE*, embodies =containmentind*, good = G, paunchiness = def.; Ref. "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" episode of The Simpsons | 10 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 |
| November 2022 | PAPILLON | A novel mobile app working without problem (8) | PAP* (ILL) ON | 2 | 36.5 | 2 | 1 |
| April 2022 | REMOTE CONTROL | Cool tormenter's kinky gadget (6-7) | COOLTORMENTER* | 9 | 23.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 Annual Competition | 32 | 2 | |||||
| October 2021 | YO-YO | Kind of diet my body so regularly rejects | mYbOdYsO. | 5 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| June 2021 | NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left) | Crown's deceitfully nice PR turns lens on an unlucky figure | Crown~def, deceitfully nice PR = NICEPR* / turns lens on= LENSON*, an unlucky figure~def | 9 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| March 2021 | CORNFLAKES | Folks are extremely certain about choice of breakfast | Fodder = FOLKS ARE CN (extremely certain), about – anagram indicator, choice of breakfast – definition | 10 | 19.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 Annual Competition | 11 | 5.5 | |||||
| April 2020 | OPEN | Free from Europe now? | EurOPENow : "?" is for surface (Is Brexit really a full severance? Is full severance really feasible?) and for distraction (hidden clues are otherwise easy solves) | 1 | 35.5 | 2 | 2 |
| February 2020 | ATONEMENT | What one mentally embraces as self-punishment (9) | wh-AT ONE MENT-ally | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2019 | Christmas Cocktails (Right & Left) | Victor and Agnes mostly drink liqueur at our nice club | Victor = CHAMP + AGNE (Agnes mostly), drink = defn // liqueur = defn at our nice = ATOURNICE = fodder, club = anagrind | 5 | 20.5 | 1 | 4 |
| July 2019 | NEVER SAY DIE | One needs a very flexible attitude for success (5,3,3) | One needs a very = I+NEEDSAVERY – fodder ; anagrind- flexible ; def – attitude for success | 3 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| January 2019 | PINK | Gay groom runs away (4) | Gay – definition, groom – PRINK , runs – R , away – sub ind.; PRINK – R | 2 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 15 | 6 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2018 | TURKEY (STONES) (Wrong Number) | UK treaty on the rocks – not a time for Christmas feast (6) | Christmas feast – definition, UKTREATY – fodder , on the rocks- anagrind , not a time – deletion of AT, UKTRE(-at)Y* | 8 | 19.5 | 1 | 1 |
| July 2018 | VINDALOO | Very popular curry – old and quintessentially Goan! (8) | & lit…. V (very) + IN (popular) + Anagram of OLD+ (g)OA(n). Curry as verb = anagrind. This cross-cultural dish originated in Goa which was then a Portuguese colony. | 4 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| June 2018 | UNION | No fun essentially in arranged marriage (5) | NO+U(fun essentially)+IN anagram arranged=anagrind marriage = definition | 3 | 58.5 | 3 | 5 |
| April 2018 | SOLITAIRE | Free love? Is it real or just a game one plays? (9) | (O+ISITREAL)* Free = *ind, love = O, OISITREAL = fodder, just a game one plays = definition. Solitaire is played by a single person. Ref. Free Love belief or practice. Definition from Chambers : free love (noun) the practice of having sexual relations with people regardless of marriage or fidelity to a single partner. | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 28 | 1.5 | |||||
| August 2017 | HALFPENNY | Cheap foreign banks help any criminal (9) | FN+ANY+HELP anagram Ref. "The Global Laundromat” money laundering scandal involving Russian mafia and Moldovan banks. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/20/the-global-laundromat-how-did-it-work-and-who-benefited | 9 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2017 | FIDDLER | Fraud clerk pocketing couple of notes (6) | FILER (clerk) containing (pocketing) DD (couple of notes) | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| May 2017 | MICKEY | Ergonomic keyboard with a virtual mouse (6) | ergonoMIC KEYboard ref Mickey Mouse | 7 | 19.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 23 | 2.5 | |||||
| October 2015 | MONTGOLFIER | High flier's time for long trips (11) | TIMEFORLONG* | 9 | 22.5 | 3 | 3 |
| January 2015 | GREEDY GUTS | He gorges, yet grudges waste (6,4) | YETGRUDGES* | 4 | 29.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 39 | 1 | |||||
| July 2014 | SHOESTRING | Small amount adjusted in the gross (10) | INTHEGROSS * | 10 | 16 | 0 | |
| February 2014 | REALITY TV | Many view it as totally hollow and vile art form! (7,2) | TY+VILETART * | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 37 | 0.5 | |||||
| July 2013 | PEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Rarest of the parliamentarians, Tory of the year! | Undevilled version: Rape arrest of the parliamentarian, Story of the year!: Ra(PE AR)rest. Ref. arrest of Nigel Evans | 7 | 28.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 8 | 8.5 | |||||
| September 2012 | GUESTIMATE | Get me a suit fit for a round figure (10) | GETMEASUIT* , Fit as a spasm; round figure can be guestimate in sense of approximation | 6 | 35.5 | 2 | 3 |
| April 2012 | LIVELONG | Complete jerk in love with heartless gal (8) | inlovegl* | 2 | 51.5 | 2 | |
| January 2012 | PERCH | Seat in upper chamber (5) | upPER CHamber | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 |