Competition clues by Richard Saunders
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Richard Saunders has 19 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2014 Annual Competition | 9 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | BINGLE | Cause of broken leg in middle of outback? | "Broken" indicates anagram of LEG IN (OUT)B(ACK) | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4 |
| January 2014 | HOLMESIAN | Like Sherlock he nails criminal, getting medical officer involved | HE NAILS MO* Dr. Watson | 3 | 40.5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 7 | 11 | |||||
| CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 | CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet) | This mental test can make you curse with rage, Or else entrance you with its noted age | curse (noun) with rage = cross word / entrance y[ou] | 5 | 27.5 | 2 | 2 |
| September 2013 | LION-HEART | Dynamic hero in tale, having no end of courage? | hero in tal(e) * &lit | 2 | 56 | 1 | 5 |
| August 2013 | CRUMBS | What's left of cake? Odd bits to be emptied out | Left of cake = C, odd = RUM, bits emptied out = BS | 3 | 51.5 | 3 | 5 |
| February 2013 | SPIDERMAN | Superhero needs rest on Friday,perhaps | rest = SPIDER (snooker), Friday perhaps = MAN | 3 | 50.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2012 | XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay) | Something for filling in to make copy of Times stimulating (5,6) | XEROX MASTIC XEROTIC (Something for filling in = mastic, to make copy of = Xerox, Times = x, stimulating = erotic) | 2 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| November 2012 | DICKEY | Day's necktie? Small neat one, possibly | Comp. anagram DAY'S NECKTIE / S NEAT DICKEY (Definition: A bow tie. Reference: Robin Day) | 6 | 20 | 0 | |
| Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Given Olympic lead, I ought to exchange rest on my huge sofa drinking cool shandy for exercise in gymnasium, perhaps. | exchange (lead I oug); huge (rest on m); gymnasium, perhaps (cool sh) | 7 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 |
| July 2012 | JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE | Getting agitated about queue is just not English – one sticks it out to the end! | * ABOUT QUEUE IS JUST minus E | 1 | 95 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 20 | 3.5 | |||||
| October 2010 | CAPTURE | Curate fidgets with priest collar | CURATE P * See Chambers for priest = P, collar = to seize or arrest (Slang) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2010 | STEAR (Printer’s Devilry) | After November’s end polythene – very thing for wrapping up the Christmas pudding – should be purchased | After November, send post early, then everything for wrapping up the Christmas pudding should be purchased | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2010 | SPELUNKER | This could be me – bats left and right with knees up | Anagram of L R KNEES UP indicated by "bats". Refers to bats hanging upside down in caves. | 4 | 33.5 | 0 | 5 |
| July 2010 | PUG | Blind character, not hard to beat | Chambers: PUG (2) "to beat". Blind Pugh from Treasure Island. | 10 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 13 | 5.5 | |||||
| February 2009 | MCJOB | It's little money and constant work! | M (money) C (constant) JOB (work). Abbreviations M = money and c = constant are both in Chambers. | 1 | 78.5 | 0 | 6 |
| January 2009 | TOKAY | Wine prank at zoo – tea party ends in chaos | Anagram of last letters, and reference to chimp tea party. | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 Annual Competition | 9 | 6 | |||||
| October 2008 | DOOLALLY (Misprints) | Losing wayward desire, do oldies really like a natter? | Like a hatter? DO OL[DIES RE]ALLY | 9 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 |
| September 2008 | SWATS | Was rolled Times used for such blows? | WAS with last letter to front + TS = SWATS (noun) | 8 | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| August 2008 | RELAUNCH | Fresh start can lure broken hearts | CAN LURE* H (RELAUNCH, noun) | 1 | 73 | 0 | 7 |