Competition clues by S.Sreeni
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S.Sreeni has 12 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2023 Annual Competition | 24 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | MUNGO | Poor young men longing to get free, cheap cloth from mill | Anagram (poor) of {YOUNGMEN – YEN(longing)}* (to get free is the deletion ind ). Def: cheap cloth from mill | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 |
| May 2023 | MACGUFFIN | Master Clouseau’s first folly in the Pink Panther, perhaps ? (9) | MA (master) + C + GUFF (nonsense, folly – Chambers)+ IN. Definition: The Pink Panther, perhaps. The Pink Panther (diamond) in the movie is a Macguffin | 10 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| January 2023 | METROPOLIS | City in Middle East erected storage for food and wine (10) | #down clue. ME(Middle East ref Chambers) + {SILO(storage for food)+PORT(wine)}<<<(erected is reversal ind.) ME TROPOLIS<<. Def: City | 5 | 26.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Annual Competition | 34 | 1 | |||||
| June 2022 | WOODWARD | Ranger died in court precinct (8) | D (died) in WOO (court) WARD (precinct). Def: Ranger (forest guard) | 6 | 26.5 | 3 | |
| April 2022 | REMOTE CONTROL | Wireless operator turned on electric motor after removing chip (6,7) | Anagram (turned) of (ONELECTRICMOTOR-IC)* (chip for integrated circuit . Ref Chambers).. Def: Wireless Operator | 9 | 23.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 Annual Competition | 16 | 5.5 | |||||
| October 2021 | YO-YO | Synonym of “evenly fluctuate” (2-2) | Even letters (evenly) in s(Y)n(O)n(Y)m(O)f. Definition: Fluctuate (v). Whole clue could be an extended definition too | 1 | 50.5 | 4 | 5 |
| August 2021 | BIBLIOMANIA | Obsession with titles ? (11) | Cryptic definition. Titles = books (Collins) | 9 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 | |||||
| July 2020 | CAESAREAN | “New Arrivals” section (9) | Cryptic Definition for. delivery by Caesarean section . | 8 | 18.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 11 | 7 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2019 | Christmas Cocktails (Right & Left) | Bubbly cocktail of peach with cut mango, mint and essence of matured rum liqueur (9)(9) | Left is CHAMPAGNE. Def: Bubbly. Anag (PEACH+MANG(-o) with “cocktail of” as anag. ind. Right is COINTREAU. Def: Liqueur COIN (mint – verb as in coin a phrase)+ anag of -m(ATURE)-d with Rum as Anag.ind. | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2019 | GENTLEMAN | Refined, trim and elegant male (9) | Anag. (a(N)d+ELEGANT+M)*. &lit . Trim (v) removes either end of “and” | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| October 2019 | GULES | Red giants – unusually luminous, ebbing stars , primarily (5) | Def: Red Initial letters (basically) of Giants…stars | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2019 | NEVER SAY DIE | Excruciating day in Everest with no end in sight ? Don’t give up ! (5,3,3) | Def: Don’t give up (DAYINEVERES(-t))*. No end in sight to remove T from EVEREST | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 |