Competition clues by Philip Sant
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Philip Sant has 9 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2024 Annual Competition | 9 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | LITTLE | Title's beginning for Laura Wilder? | &lit; (title + L)*; ref Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder | 5 | 30.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 Annual Competition | 2 | 17 | |||||
| November 2023 | WASHINGTON | What guy's face, and name, is on bucks? | &lit. anag(what g +n is on); ref. one dollar bill | 1 | 48.5 | 0 | 4 |
| August 2023 | WALES | Where additional Ls embellish some words' beginnings | &lit. first letters; ref words and place names such as llwch, Llanelli, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll etc | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| July 2023 | SATISFACTION | It's a No. 1 from sixties rock group | &lit; anagram of (itsa + s(No. 1 from sixties)) + faction(=group); anagrind=rock; ref No. 1 hit for The Rolling Stones: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". | 3 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| June 2023 | WORLD WIDE WEB | Often seen as the origins of what's wrong with virtually everything? | pessimistic(?) semi &lit; wordplay suggests answer often seen as www; def = "virtually" everything | 2 | 26 | 1 | |
| May 2023 | MACGUFFIN | A little bit of cinematic nonsense to keep main characters occupied | &lit: c + guff in main | 2 | 43.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 Annual Competition | 14 | 4.5 | |||||
| October 2016 | CHOCTAW | Camels have occupied countries throughout Asia, whilst originally being native to North America | first letters | 2 | 28.5 | 2 | 4 |
| April 2016 | LEONARDO DICAPRIO | Revolutionary Road idol near Oscar with pic? | anag(Road idol near O + pic) &lit; DiCaprio was nominated for a Golden Globe for 'Revolutionary Road' (Sam Mendes 2008), but had to wait for 'The Revenant' in 2015 to earn an Oscar | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2015 | A “FIVE GOLD RINGS” word | A familiar feeling when looking back – it sounds like you've aged? | DEJA VU, being a feeling of familiarity. It is UVAJED, when looking back, which perhaps could be pronounced: "You've aged" | 7 | 21 | 0 | 5 |