Competition clues by Dhirendra Tripathi
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Dhirendra Tripathi has 9 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2021 Annual Competition | 36 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left) | Hold different lens on royal's nice PR spinning | Nelson – Hold different lens on (lens as something that facilitates and influences perception, Merriam-Webster) – Definition: hold. Wordplay: [lens]* indicated by different + on. Prince – royal's nice PR spinning – Definition: royal. Wordplay: [nice PR]* indicated by spinning. | 6 | 29.5 | 3 | 4 |
| May 2021 | TOERAG | Great novel about love for beast (6) | [GREAT]* (novel) about O (love). Direct: beast. | 8 | 31.5 | 4 | |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 10 | 7.5 | |||||
| November 2019 | GENTLEMAN | Mr. Nice Guy? | Direct: Mr. (as Mister) – slightly cryptic definition indicated by the "?". Indirect: GENTLE (Nice, as in pleasant) MAN (Guy, informal meaning). | 7 | 19.5 | 0 | 2 |
| October 2019 | GULES | Red government reigns after banishing royal (5) | Direct: Red. Indirect: G [government] + (R)ULES [reigns] after removing [banishing] R [royal] | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| May 2019 | MERCURY | God's blessing protects ancient city (7) | MERCY (blessing) around (protects) UR (ancient city). Definition: God (in Roman religion and mythology). | 4 | 24.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 21 | 2.5 | |||||
| March 2018 | SEAWATER | What oceans are filled with is debris, ultimately we are at fault (8) | Definition: what oceans are filled with wordplay: (-debri) S (debris ultimately) + (WE ARE AT)* anagram indicator, fault | 7 | 24.5 | 3 | 2 |
| January 2018 | ARGENT | Curious stranger discovered silver (6) | Definition: silver (as an adjective) Wordplay: [(-s)TRANGE(-r)]* (which is stranger "dis-covered"); anagram indicator curious | 4 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 35 | 0.5 | |||||
| March 2017 | TRUMPETER | Braggart president to tee off with Rory initially (9) | Definition: braggart Wordplay: TRUMP (president) + ETE (tee off) + R (Rory initially) Reference: A widely reported round of golf… | 8 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| 2016 Annual Competition | 30 | 0.5 | |||||
| June 2016 | TECHNOJUNKIE | The nun joke I cracked, initially tickled the gadget freak (12) | Definition: gadget freak Wordplay: [the nun joke i + c (cracked initially)]* anagram indicator tickled. Comment: nun joke is used conversationally here and means a joke about nun(s) which I hope is acceptable wording for this competition. | 9 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 |