Competition clues by James Glassonbury
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James Glassonbury has 12 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2017 Annual Competition | 35 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | CORVUS | Lettuce sandwiches remain virtually undisputed starters for this stellar group | ref cos lettuce. CO(RVU)S | 9 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 19 | 4 | |||||
| March 2014 | EXCALIBUR | Old bore heard this legend in the King's Arms | ex calibre (heard) | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 30 | 1 | |||||
| October 2013 | DOLMADES | Farce in the Savoy? | Farce = stuffing; Savoy = cabbage. | 9 | 23.5 | 2 | 5 |
| July 2013 | PEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Our shared Jack Russell outsmarts any burglar alarm | Our sharp-eared Jack Russell outsmarts any burglar alarm. (sharp-eared in Collins, OED and others) | 10 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 7 | 8.5 | |||||
| November 2011 | DEGRINGOLADE | Dreading Lego construction's collapse | anag Dreading Lego | 1 | 42.5 | 1 | 4 |
| May 2011 | IRONSIDE | This Cromwellian's order is "Ride on!" | "order" anagrind ISRIDEON. Cromwellian cavalryman = IRONSIDE. & lit. | 8 | 20.5 | 1 | 5 |
| February 2011 | SHERLOCK | Busy loan shark trades yen for sovereign (8) | busy (noun) = detective (Chambers); loan shark = Shylock, trades Y for ER. | 3 | 35.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 2 | 15 | |||||
| November 2010 | PASTEBOARD | Tastes Co-op bread for a change, having lost Tesco card (10) | comp.anag. tas(tes co)-op bread minus Tesco. Card = def. | 1 | 64.5 | 0 | 7 |
| September 2010 | STEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Graceful swans on Galway's canal-ways will, for me, evoke euphoria | Grace's tearful Swan Song always can, (always will for me), evoke euphoria (canal-ways OED Second Edition, vol II, p820 and Google) | 3 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| June 2010 | Any “Double” Word (6 or more letters) (A Game of Two Halves) | With aching heart, "Arrivederci Capello!" (8) | CHIN-CHIN: Capello: (a)chin(g); chin-chin = goodbye | 1 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| April 2010 | GRAVE | Serious desire to give up cocaine for good (5) | Serious = grave; desire = crave, giving up c for g = grave | 4 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 | |||||
| August 2009 | CABOOSE | Jack finally forsakes bookcase to rearrange his kitchen. | Jack finally = K. BOOKCASE minus K anagram = CABOOSE. Jack is a sailor, so his kitchen is a caboose. | 8 | 21.5 | 0 | 1 |