Competition clues by Mike Baker
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Mike Baker has 37 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2014 Annual Competition | 31 | 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | TASER (Printer’s Devilry) | Pressed vicar's lemons, tart ahead of schedule | Pressed vicars let a sermon start ahead of schedule | 7 | 24.5 | 0 | 3 |
| January 2014 | HOLMESIAN | Maiden in predicament needs ace to crack crime – in this manner? | M in HOLE + A in SIN | 4 | 37.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 1 | 25 | |||||
| CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 | CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet) | 100th year of grids to enter, can you solve the clues? This puzzle's century complete, send out the good news! | Centenary: ENTER CAN Y(ou); Crossword: C + (g)ROSS + WORD (century=c, complete=gross, news=word) | 1 | 50.5 | 2 | 3 |
| October 2013 | DOLMADES | After heading to dentist, some lad sadly leaves with fillings | D + anagram of SOME LAD | 1 | 78 | 4 | 5 |
| September 2013 | LION-HEART | Another term for dare-devil, I fancy | Anag. ANOTHER L I; & Lit. | 5 | 35 | 1 | 9 |
| August 2013 | CRUMBS | My cheerleader uniform bulges at the sides | Def = My (expression of surprise); outside letters | 1 | 56.5 | 2 | 6 |
| July 2013 | PEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | To be at the Masses, at them all, is holy | To beat the masses at the mall I shop early | 5 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| June 2013 | FLESH POT | Place to find erotic entertainment? Top shelf, potentially | Anag. | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| April 2013 | NEBULAR | Craft unable to find pier without confusion; it's misty | Anag. UNABLE + (pie)R; pie2 = confusion | 6 | 28.5 | 4 | 5 |
| March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | Breasts are jiggling; bra's sadly lacking control | Master (verb) = control; Anag. minus anag. | 1 | 69 | 0 | 6 |
| February 2013 | SPIDERMAN | I'm a nerd transformed after getting special power (6-3) | IM A NERD anag. after S P; & Lit. (Peter Parker was a science-whizz) | 4 | 47.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 1 | 28.5 | |||||
| November 2012 | DICKEY | ——— heart could cause tragic death? Crikey! | Comp. anag. & lit. dickey heart; death crikey | 2 | 46 | 1 | 4 |
| October 2012 | POSTICHE | It could create awful itches on heads of players on-stage | itches* on PO, & lit. | 9 | 24.5 | 0 | 4 |
| September 2012 | GUESTIMATE | Struggling at sum? I get close to value | Anagram of (AT SUM I GET) + E, & Lit. | 5 | 36.5 | 0 | |
| Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Talk about doing us proud; agile Paralympic sportsmen with colossal abilities could be finishing, perhaps, with cool shiny medals | Talk, proud agile; colossal, sportsmen; could be finishing, perhaps, cool shiny | 2 | 52.5 | 1 | 3 |
| July 2012 | JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE | A bouquet is just thrown to embody the start of union – I'll be committed to the end! | Anag. A BOUQUET IS JUST containing U | 3 | 50.5 | 0 | 2 |
| June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | After setting the tent it was clear his pitch was high enough | After setting the tenor a test it was clear his pitch was high enough | 1 | 63 | 2 | 5 |
| May 2012 | ROSBIF | Frogs' term for British, I suspect | S FOR B I anag. & lit. | 9 | 25 | 2 | 3 |
| April 2012 | LIVELONG | Enduring bad back ache | EVIL (rev) + LONG | 1 | 54.5 | 3 | 2 |
| March 2012 | A “GMT” word (Letters Latent) | A ring – expression of love from a boyfriend? (7) | Grommet; ROMEO – O | 1 | 56.5 | 1 | 4 |
| January 2012 | PERCH | This fish's not usually ordered fresh with chips | Comp anag. & lit. (perch fish's)* = (fresh chips) | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 1 | 23 | |||||
| October 2011 | MOCKTAIL (New Chambers Word) | Rally track preparation appropriate for the TT | MOCK + TAIL; rally = to tease, track = to tail, TT= Isle of Man races /teetotaller | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| September 2011 | CLANDESTINE | Candles confused with part of fork under the counter? | CANDLES* + TINE; ref The Two Ronnies 'Four Candles' sketch | 1 | 78 | 2 | 7 |
| August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | Disturbing this shark may present great risk, and lead to high profile accident in remote parts of seaside | Comp. anag, (TIGER SHARK)* = (GREAT RISK +H); accident = HAP in S(easid)E | 5 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| July 2011 | TRUNCHEON | Flailing a ———, one can hurt crook | Comp. anag & lit; a truncheon* = one can hurt* | 6 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| June 2011 | FAULT | Unacceptable service leads to Fawlty Towers' Manuel regularly getting pounded. | FT containing mAnUeL; def = unacceptable service (tennis) | 3 | 35.5 | 1 | |
| April 2011 | Anagram of 38 letters (Anagram) | Coy, radiant bride taken down aisle will gleam | 8 | 33.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| February 2011 | SHERLOCK | He probes unusual cases of sinister criminal outbreak | HE in *(SR CL OK) &lit | 2 | 41 | 4 | 3 |
| January 2011 | DUVET DAY | Arrange this with head of employment to evade duty, possibly | Comp. anag. & lit; (duvetday + e)* = (evade duty)* | 1 | 53.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 8 | 12 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2010 | NATIVITY (Letters Latent) | Tiny Tim – very poorly and without money in classic Christmas scene | A latent; anag. TINY TI(m) +V | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| November 2010 | PASTEBOARD | Pizza topping he dropped in a broadsheet somehow gets paper stuck firmly together | P + A BROADSHEET* – HE | 10 | 12.5 | 0 | 3 |
| September 2010 | STEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | Skilled tooth-work could see a dent in good money | Skilled tooth-work could see a dentist earn good money | 4 | 29 | 0 | 6 |
| June 2010 | Any “Double” Word (6 or more letters) (A Game of Two Halves) | English team spurned by supporters: 'They're bollocks!' | Testes; team; TEES – E | 3 | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| May 2010 | VOLCANIC ASHES | The access on air travel might be restored as these retreat | Comp. anag, & lit. (the access on air travel = volcanic ashes retreat*) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| April 2010 | GRAVE | Viagra – very entertaining capsule for a stiff one? | Hidden; def = 'capsule for a stiff one' | 9 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| March 2010 | MONEY (CLASS) (Wrong Number) | With this, Columbia could get economy in order | Comp. anag. including CO, & Lit; order | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2009 | CRIMBO (Misprints) | Half of microbrewery dismantled when shocking contents get youngsters merry | Misprint = stocking; Anag. of MICROB(rewery) | 3 | 39.5 | 0 | 4 |