Competition clues by James McGaughey
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James McGaughey has 5 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2023 Annual Competition | 14 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Special 2023 | SPARROW/TITANIC (Right & Left) | What's inside iron box with shackles? Pirate ship captain spending a penny worried about it | RO (what's inside iron) inside SPAR W (box with shackles) Definition 'pirate' (Jack Sparrow) Definition 'ship' (C[ap]TAIN)*worried containing it | 10 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2023 | WASHINGTON | President made TV appearance to admit terrible thing | def president, WAS ON (made TV appearance) containing (THING)* | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| October 2023 | GRANGER | Farmer George, the king with madness | def farmer, George, the king for GR + madness for ANGER (mad in Chambers, furious with anger), ref George III, mad and called Farmer George | 7 | 23.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 33 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2018 | OPAL (Printer’s Devilry) | Women shone happily for their husbands | Women shop alone, happily for their husbands | 9 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 35 | 0.5 | |||||
| June 2017 | COLLOP / SURTAX (Right & Left) | Rasher supermarket stocking lines from Paris on trial, all initially by way of increasing revenue | Collop: 'rasher' CO-OP stocking LL Surtax: SUR (from Paris, on) TA (trial all, initially) X (by) 'way of increasing revenue' | 7 | 15.5 | 2 | |