Competition clues by Colin Thomas
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Colin Thomas has 14 clues
Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2018 Annual Competition | 24 | 1.5 |
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April 2018 | SOLITAIRE | Cast a role – is it something played alone? | Anag. AROLEISIT | 8 | 21 | 1 | |
February 2018 | DRUNKENNESS | Depression primarily relieved by doctor being merry | Depression = SUNKENNESS; S replaced by DR; being merry = def | 7 | 22.5 | 2 | 2 |
January 2018 | ARGENT | Doctor Strange – not initially white? | Anag. [s]TRANGE. Reference to the Marvel comics character, who is now Caucasian but was originally drawn as having Asian ethnicity. | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
2017 Annual Competition | 5 | 12.5 | |||||
November 2017 | FATHER-LASHER | Swimmer has left raft here at sea | anag HAS+L+RAFT+HERE (left = L) | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 4 |
October 2017 | EQUIPOISE | Change head of racket to provide balance | [N]OISE with first letter changed to EQUIP (= provide) | 5 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
September 2017 | MAIDEN | First name changed to protect identity | First = def (e.g. maiden voyage); anagram NAME around ID = identity | 2 | 54 | 5 | 1 |
August 2017 | HALFPENNY | Help fan to play with City for a little bit | HELPFAN* + NY; def = 'a little bit' (bit = coin) | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
March 2017 | TRUMPETER | Dizzy, perhaps, with fluctuating temperature after leaving A&E | Dizzy (Gillespie), one of the most famous trumpeters of all time. Anag TEMPERATURE minus A&E | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2 |
February 2017 | FURPHY | Outrage about possible human origins seen in Darwin's incredible report | FURY outside P[ossible]+H[uman]; reference to Darwin in Australia | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
2016 Annual Competition | 4 | 15.5 | |||||
Christmas Special 2016 | TWELVEMONTH / A thematic word of your choice (Right & Left) | Four Seasons motel, when TV breaks, orders pieces – missing one, unfortunately – for older model | Four Seasons = TWELVEMONTH, anag MOTELWHENTV; anag ORDERSPIECES – I, older model = PREDECESSOR | 4 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
November 2016 | TURNOVER | Run vote corruptly, installing Republican? There might be two sides to this story | RUNVOTE* around R (= Republican); definition refers to front page news story that goes onto another page (Chambers' def. 4 of 'turnover'). | 1 | 39.5 | 1 | 6 |
July 2016 | BANJULELE | Producer of music – Blue Jean and, originally, Let's Dance | Anagram of BLUEJEAN+L[et's]. Anagram indicator = Dance. Reference to David Bowie singles Blue Jean (1984) & Let's Dance (1983) | 1 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
May 2016 | DISMAYED | 500 added to 500 is 1000 – are you shocked? | (D+IS+M+A+YE)+D ; definition = shocked? | 3 | 34.5 | 4 | 8 |
April 2016 | LEONARDO DICAPRIO | Playing an odd role I got current Oscar, claiming Best Actor at last | 'an odd role I' (anag) + I + O, all around CAP + [acto]R // &lit for Leo eventually winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant this year. | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 |