Competition clues by Tim Moorey
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Tim Moorey has 40 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2017 Annual Competition | 28 | 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2017 | EQUIPOISE | Balance of power in EU? Old question I see endlessly kicked around | p in EU o Qu I se(e) anag | 6 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| July 2017 | FIDDLER | D Davis's first in line and right for leader? | DD in file = line + r; violinist orchestra leader; Theresa May replacement | 6 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
| January 2017 | CASHMERE | Woven merchandise no doubt Indians originally exported | anag less n D I &lit; woven = fabricated, contrived | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 Annual Competition | 8 | 8.5 | |||||
| October 2016 | CHOCTAW | Dog biting wild cat is perhaps brave | cat anag in chow | 5 | 19.5 | 4 | 1 |
| June 2016 | TECHNOJUNKIE | Heck! June and time for travelling? 'No' for me, I'm glued to my screen! | anag with no replacing me | 6 | 19.5 | 1 | 2 |
| February 2016 | LIFEBOAT | Boiler aft on fire, skipper's last to leave for this? | anag & lit less r; on fire = "in an excited state" | 3 | 44.5 | 3 | 6 |
| January 2016 | PLAIN-JANE | Journal again empty during Alpine rambling, nothing to write home about | J = journal (Chambers) + a(gai)n in anag Alpine | 2 | 49.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 14 | 4.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2015 | A “FIVE GOLD RINGS” word | Top of the bill: Gunners v United with Gunners giving a brilliant display | BRAVURA: b RA v U RA Gunners = Arsenal, United = Man U | 2 | 40 | 1 | 6 |
| March 2015 | DREAMBOAT | Dish to cut out, fried bread and tomato | anag less to | 7 | 24.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 39 | 1 | |||||
| September 2014 | TASER (Printer’s Devilry) | Those on the United side consider breakaway sco/ring badly | Those on the United side consider breakaway Scot as erring badly (Scottish referendum, Alex Salmond) | 10 | 19.5 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2014 | BINGLE | Result of being crazy overtaking van in Launceston? | l in anag & lit L Tasmanian capital | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Annual Competition | 18 | 3 | |||||
| September 2013 | LION-HEART | Latrine hard work? Nothing in it with Ajax, for example | O in anag incl h | 6 | 29.5 | 1 | 6 |
| May 2013 | MORGUE | Take nothing away from captain Bobby, inspiring good United side | g U in (Bobby) Mo(go)re West Ham U (& England) captain, side = arrogance | 8 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| April 2013 | NEBULAR | Republican unable to be shifted on the issue of guns | anag incl R nebula = liquid in spray (gun); on = about; failure of Obama initiative | 10 | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| February 2013 | SPIDERMAN | Daring builder's bum starts to protrude above ragged denims | anag incl p a r bum = wrong,false | 5 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| January 2013 | PIPSQUEAK | Nobody spots an end to deadlock over recurrent EU question | pips + EU q rev in a k | 6 | 26.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 Annual Competition | 11 | 7.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2012 | XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay) | Nuts and bolts from old Indian box | PI(XMAS)T; nuts = mast2; p(and)it = old Indian; box = pix | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| October 2012 | POSTICHE | One's seen in chambers on the defending counsel's head? | i in pos + c in the & lit; defend = guard, protect | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5 |
| Olympic/Paralympic Challenge 2012 | DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM) | Talking of GB being due a gold, I hear huge hopes rest on McKeever's Eton Dorney solo challenge | talking dUE A GOLD I; huge REST ON McKeever's; Eton SOLO CHallenge; Ed McK's kayak gold | 4 | 34.5 | 2 | 6 |
| June 2012 | ORATES (Printer’s Devilry) | FT featuring excess spin, Lords want Ed Balls checked | For a Test featuring excess spin, Lord's wanted balls checked | 6 | 31 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 Annual Competition | 3 | 16.5 | |||||
| August 2011 | SHAPE / TIGER (Right & Left) | After reflecting on Golf appeal, Jaguar model heaps better styled | re + G (code alphabet under Golf in Ch) + it, all reversed; anag heaps | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| June 2011 | FAULT | Clipping court's centre line, fine ace close to what? | u l in f a (wha)t & lit clip2 = encircle etc | 6 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| April 2011 | Anagram of 38 letters (Anagram) | Delectable looker, lady-in-waiting's main draw | ref Pippa Middleton | 1 | 71 | 1 | 3 |
| February 2011 | SHERLOCK | The man to crack case of slaughter on Strand | he in s(laughte)r + lock & lit | 1 | 47 | 1 | 4 |
| January 2011 | DUVET DAY | Mobile TV dud? Aye, time to recharge the batteries | anag | 3 | 42 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 Annual Competition | 2 | 15 | |||||
| November 2010 | PASTEBOARD | One heartless bastard at work is behind parking ticket | P + anag less n | 2 | 46.5 | 0 | 7 |
| October 2010 | CAPTURE | Alternatively, put into custody | anag in care & lit | 2 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| August 2010 | SPELUNKER | Peer slunk off for a whizz in a chamber | anag | 7 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 |
| April 2010 | GRAVE | Where man's lifeless down below, Viagra vendor has the answer | hidden | 2 | 47.5 | 0 | 4 |
| February 2010 | BABUSHKA | Indian special's hot, serve with nan | babu + s + h + ka; 's = has; nan bread | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2010 | PALAVER | One very boring parley, endlessly rambling? | a v in anag parle(y) & lit | 4 | 37 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 Annual Competition | 5 | 9.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2009 | CRIMBO (Misprints) | On the cards, a time for snob Conservative rule, I'm Labour at heart | SNOW; C r = rule + I'm (La(bo)ur | 4 | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| November 2009 | Any Firework | Sausage in batter no good for Hattie's midriff | ng replacing tt in batter; BANGER (6) | 4 | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| September 2009 | BONES | See me in case of bronchitis | one = me in b(ronchiti)s & lit | 4 | 30.5 | 0 | 5 |
| July 2009 | MENO (Printer’s Devilry) | A nun, inhibited pussy, can't love – tough | An uninhibited pussy can't love tom enough | 8 | 27.5 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2009 | POWERHOUSE | Strong and dynamic leader? Our hopes were not half dashed | anag incl we(re); dash = confound, modify etc; G Brown | 3 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 Annual Competition | 7 | 7 | |||||
| November 2008 | WILD MARE | One's reluctantly saddled with unwanted war inspired by WMD lie abroad | war less w (= with) in anagram of WMD lie | 2 | 33.5 | 0 | 5 |
| August 2008 | RELAUNCH | What could be ordered as Chanel starts to really underperform? | anag incl r and u; & lit | 4 | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| March 2008 | DINNER-TIME | After Darling’s latest lapses, Labour determining announcement of a gong? | anag less g | 6 | 22.5 | 0 | 5 |
| February 2008 | TETRA | It’s great foremost in tank, less good battered! | anag incl t less g; & lit | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 |