Competition clues by John Doylend
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John Doylend has 12 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2022 Annual Competition | 13 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | PAPILLON | Quivering lip on lap dog (8) | Anagram of LIPONLAP | 1 | 37.5 | 1 | |
| October 2022 | HOOVER | House done with this? | House = HO; Done = OVER | 6 | 25.5 | 1 | 2 |
| May 2022 | SONY (Printer's Devilry) | You drinkers love to pour beers! | You drinkers love tops on your beers! | 6 | 31.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 Annual Competition | 25 | 2.5 | |||||
| November 2020 | SUBMARINE | "Nurse," I am beginning to blush – "trouble down below" (9) | anagram (trouble) of NURSE I AM B | 4 | 40 | 2 | 5 |
| March 2020 | WARTIME | Days of action merit a world leader becoming involved (7) | def: DAYS OF ACTION. anag. MERIT A W | 9 | 19.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 25 | 2.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2019 | Christmas Cocktails (Right & Left) | Without hesitation substituted cheap magnum in place of wine liqueur (ice ran out unfortunately) (9,9) | Anagrams of CHEAPMAGNUM – UM (substituted) and ICERANOUT (unfortunately); defs "place of wine" (Champagne) and "liqueur" (Cointreau) | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| August 2019 | STERNUM | Bit of a chest problem after swallowing sea bird (7) | def: Bit of a chest. SUM (problem) after swallowing TERN (sea bird) | 7 | 30.5 | 2 | |
| July 2019 | NEVER SAY DIE | Very sad indeed losing two of diamonds in play but don't give up (5,3,3) | Anagram of VERYSADINDEED without DD | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| April 2019 | SUCKER-PUNCH | Mug seaside entertainer in surprise attack (6,5) | Mug = sucker: Seaside entertainer (MR) Punch. | 5 | 29.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 25 | 1 | |||||
| November 2018 | HUMMINGBIRD | High time for in-flight refuelling expert (11) | High = humming. Time = bird. Def= in-flight refuelling expert. | 7 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| October 2018 | OPAL (Printer’s Devilry) | Just one cone in the street to stop people parking there. | Just one cop alone in the street to stop people parking there. | 10 | 23.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 22 | 2 | |||||
| April 2017 | CORVUS | Device for pulling birds | double definition | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 4 |