Competition clues by John Nicholson
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John Nicholson has 10 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2016 Annual Competition | 30 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | IMARI (Printer’s Devilry) | When a beggar came by pub, in I ran – I dropped half or a pint | When a beggar came by pub in Iran, I dropped him a rial for a pint | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 19 | 3.5 | |||||
| May 2015 | MARKET (SPONGE) (Wrong Number) | Bum team starts to regret keeper’s sale | (TEAM R K)*; bum | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| February 2015 | RED-HOT | Extreme cases of OCD expect rubbish put in order | (OD ET RH)* | 6 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 30 | 1 | |||||
| June 2013 | FLESH POT | Stripping club (Hearts) of Scottish Premier League title gutted fans | (H+OF+SPL+TE)* | 9 | 19 | 3 | 8 |
| March 2013 | EASTER (Misprints) | See art nouveau as original | (SEE ART)* = Master | 10 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 4 | 11 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2012 | XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay) | Staff upset over photos (3,4) | PIX = photos, MAST = staff, PIT = TIP (upset)< | 3 | 33.5 | 2 | 5 |
| Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Proud goalie is talk of USA! “She's a colossus,” says mentor and coach, “no one can match Solo!” | talk, proudgoalie, colossus, saysmentor, coach, matchSolo (Hope Solo winning second gold) | 1 | 88.5 | 0 | 7 |
| June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | Decide to match top and bottom | DecORATE Side to match top and bottom | 3 | 59 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 24 | 2.5 | |||||
| August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | Leaders of Sweden, Holland and Poland elect to form one formidable anti-German constituent | S+H+a+P+e, to form = shape, one formidable = tiger, anTI-GERman part | 4 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 |
| January 2011 | DUVET DAY | Unplanned downtime? | Down – the feather variety. | 10 | 17.5 | 4 | 2 |