Competition clues by Rod Beards
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Rod Beards has 14 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2022 Annual Competition | 19 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | WOODWARD | Protector of elders, perhaps, in court battle surrounded by daughters | Protector of elders, perhaps = definition; WOO WAR surrounded by D + D | 1 | 65.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 Annual Competition | 33 | 1 | |||||
| June 2020 | THE YOUNG ONES | Teen song youth played, top of the pops | Anagram TEEN SONG YOUTH, minus T: top of the = T, pops = goes suddenly. &lit – song went to number one for Cliff | 6 | 28.5 | 3 | 4 |
| January 2020 | TWO-FACED | Initially Trump wrote about one Democrat: “Duplicitous!” | T(rump) W(rote) OF ACE D; definition- duplicitous | 8 | 22.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 19 | 4 | |||||
| October 2019 | GULES | Redness in arms and legs treated with hint of unguent | Redness in arms – definition (arms = coat of arms is in Chambers); anagram LEGS + U | 2 | 36.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 25 | 1 | |||||
| November 2018 | HUMMINGBIRD | Around 2001, suspended prison sentence for flyer | Around MMI, HUNG BIRD | 6 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 |
| January 2018 | ARGENT | Fed seizes last of poor poet's silver | AGENT seizes R | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2017 | ARCHER (Printer’s Devilry) | Boot from non-smoking establishment | Bar cheroot from non-smoking establishment | 9 | 20.5 | 1 | 4 |
| August 2017 | HALFPENNY | In bird city, flap about a little bit (9) | Anagram of FLAP in HEN NY | 10 | 19.5 | 3 | |
| April 2017 | CORVUS | Party leader's half against American naval weapon | COR(byn) Versus US | 8 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| February 2017 | FURPHY | Initially feeding us rumour, presidential hysteria yields fake news (6) | Initial letters of Feeding Us Rumour Presidential Hysteria Yields | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 30 | 1 | |||||
| March 2015 | DREAMBOAT | Arranged date with Rambo – he's a hunk | Anagram (DATE + RAMBO); "he's a hunk" = definition | 5 | 29.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 11 | 5.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2014 | MOUSETRAP / HERMITAGE (Right & Left) | Female sorcerer bottling sex appeal in secluded location prepared Tom a super lure for Jerry? | HER MAGE bottling IT; secluded location = defn HERMITAGE / prepared = anagrind, TOM A SUPER anag; lure for Jerry = defn of MOUSETRAP (ref Tom and Jerry) | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| World Cup Special 2014 | Any 8-letter “PEN” word (Penalty Shoot-out) | Was sorry Rooney's header messed it up | Was sorry = defn of REPENTED; R (Rooney's header) + anagram of MESSED IT = REMISSTED; up = excited is anagram indicator | 2 | 30.5 | 1 | 4 |
| April 2014 | MESMERISE (Letters Latent) | Mr and Miss entangled in intrigue | E Latent, anagram of (MR+MISS), intrigue = defn | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 |