CCCWC November 2015 competition results
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54 clues entered. 42 votes cast (39 competitors, 3 others).
LOCK STOCK AND BARREL
A clear winner this month with what I thought was a quite brilliant hidden clue – perhaps even surpassing Brian Greer's famous one for BATH AND WELLS – well done indeed Tom!
Understandably anagrams were to the fore, and back in second place Roslyn made her annual visit to the podium with a very neat example and a strong surface reading.
On the other hand, Dave P's anagram was at the very cheeky end of the scale! Well done for raising a hearty laugh Dave, taking third spot!
Congratulations to Tony Harker who achieved his first podium finish with another neat anagram, similar content to other clues, but this one snatched 4th position.
A tie for the final placing – nice to see David H back on the podium – another neat anagram – and well done to Martin for achieving credit with a clue that was NOT an anagram!
Thanks to all as ever – good luck in the Christmas Special!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | Tom Borland | Some clocks tock and bar relaxation altogether | Hidden; def. altogether | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | Roslyn Rougvie | All Blacks record on Talk Sport | blacksrecordontalk* Ref. UK radio Talksport | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 13 | Dave Parfitt | Caught stark bollock naked, lunatic runs for kilometres showing everything! | C + STARKBOLLOCKNAKED all anag. with R for K | 28.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 23 | Tony Harker | Counterfeit bank card: clerk loots the lot. | Anagram of 'bankcardclerkloots': 'the lot' is definition. | 26.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | David Harry | Completely gaga, old crock with blank stare | anag. ‘gaga old blank stare | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 46 | Martin Price | The constituents of Winchester, maybe, in its entirety. | Def x2. | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | warren fraser | Completely camouflage East Londoner in khakis. | def+anag(camouflage)elondonerinkhakis | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Anthony Nannini | Completely secure funds with bank on-line ? (4 5 3 6) | Completely= def, secure=lock, funds=stock, with=and, bank=bar + on=re line= l | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 32 | Steve Randall | Fake bank card crook tells all | anag (fake) of bank card crook tells | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 34 | John Tozer | Hacked bank card tells crook all | anag., all adv. | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 51 | John Hood | Twisting set back rock and roll completely | Chubby Checker's legacy? Def=completely. (SET BACK ROCK AND ROLL)* anagrind=twisting | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 24 | Crook tells bank card's been compromised totally | Def:TOTALLY; CROOKTELLSBANKCARD*, "been compromised" is the anagram indicator | 16 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 25 | Cuckoo clock last ran the 1st of December – and broke entirely | (cuckoo = mad) CLOCK LAST RAN D BROKE, def. entirely | 16 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 38 | Overwhelmed, old loner backtracks completely | Anagram of (old loner backtracks) Definition – completely | 15 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | 10 | Back with rock and roll set, broadcast in its entirety | BACKROCKANDROLLSET* (broadcast) | 14.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 14 | Close to the normal speed all the way | Close = LOCK, the normal = STOCK, speed = BARREL. All the way = def. | 14 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 31 | Everything that's necessary to produce a successful report? | 13.5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 44 | Stress, strain and stun, then remove their heads entirely. | Heads removed – (s)tress = lock, (s)train = stock (as in rolling stock) and (s)tun = barrel. + def. | 12.5 | 3 | 5 | |
| 19 | 15 | Complete set of parts for The Rifleman? (4, 5, 3, 6) | Double definition: "complete set"; plus lock,stock and barrel are all parts of The Rifleman's rifle! | 11 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | 41 | Secure pigs, say, and hogshead? – the whole hog! | Rather straighforward, I'm afraid! | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | 20 | Completely secure investment, real brand involved | 2 synonyms + real brand* | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | 6 | All races ended close (4,5,3,6) | Direct = all. races = stock and barrel (race is synonym of both); ended = position indicator; close = lock. | 9 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 22 | Completely set back rock and roll performance | (set back rock and roll)* | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | 37 | Labour talk on old Bill, badly expressed and crackers entirely | anag less ill; Jeremy Corbyn shoot-to-kill opposition | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | 40 | Seal, cattle and hogshead altogether. | l, s & b +def | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | 49 | Totally revisionary Lords backtrack on enabling legislation initially | Anagram + e,l; ref. recent Lords revolt on tax credit legislation | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 | 4 | All hair coloured red, black or tan | Def: All. Wordplay: Locks + anag(red + black + or + tan) | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 5 | All parts of a gun | DD | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29 | 1 | ———, ——— and ——— (4,5 and 6); Pick the first perhaps, take the second possibly and roll out the last? All of it! | Pick the LOCK perhaps, take STOCK possibly and roll out the BARREL? Definition: All of it! | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | 26 | Doctor-to-be drank all crocks from top to bottom | (to-be drank all crocks)* | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | 2 | All arm parts? (4, 5, 3, 6) | definition: All Wordplay: Arm parts is another definition since lock, stock and barrel are all parts of a gun (arm) | 7 | 1 | ||
| 31 | 36 | Jam, juice with roly-poly! The whole enchilada? | Jam=lock; juice=stock(gravy); roly-poly=barrel(fat person); def=everything | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 | 9 | Altogether, forward line leads with charge (18, 4 words) | LOCK (rugby forward position) + STOCK (as in line item) + AND + BARREL (as in move quickly). Reference to a rolling maul or similar rugby tactic | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | 21 | Completely secure merchandise with a brand new line about to be introduced | lock + stock + anag of a brand-re-l | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 | 7 | All secure capital to invent real brand | Secure = lock, capital = stock, real brand anagram = and barrel | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 12 | Call Osborne dark, thick, misguided? Hi, that completely is it! | comp. anag. | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 | 45 | Surprisingly back rock-and-roll set entirely | BACK ROCK AND ROLL SET (anagram) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 37 | 48 | The whole shooting match ! | Idiomatic definition with shared theme. | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 39 | 52 | "We'll have hair soup with fly." "Will that be all?" | LOCK+STOCK+AND+BARREL [barrel (v.) to travel rapidly] | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | 8 | All the pieces of a piece | All the pieces of = definition; piece = slang for gun | 4 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Entirely intrusive boss held by mad rock and roller taking British Airways for Romania (4,5,3,6) | Entirely = defn: STOCK held by anag of ROCK AND ROLLER,with BA replacing RO | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 42 | 11 | British rock 'n' roll act is naked (The Kinks?) — but there is no gyrating in the altogether | anag(B ROCK N ROLL ACT IS NAKED THE) less anag(IN THE); def = altogether | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | 28 | Entirely secure fund with relative's bank at first | LOCK + STOCK + AND + REL after BAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | 29 | Entirely without emotion at first, philosopher’s son briefly shown to retrograde old barrister, a brand new little relative | LOCK(e) + S(on) + TO + KC (rev) + ABRAND* + REL(ative) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 43 | 30 | Everbody's endlessly sorry about block and tackle failure. (4,5,3,6) | SORR is surrounded by BLOCKANDTACKLE anagram for definition (ALL = EVERYBODY = LOCK STOCK AND BARREL). | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 43 | 35 | Is everything included in these three parts of the gun? | Everything included = LOCK STOCK AND BARREL = three parts of the gun | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | 39 | Sammy Fain’s foxtrot has everything included | Double definition | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 43 | 42 | Secure provisions with cylindrical container to get the whole thing! | Secure = lock, provisions = stock, with cylindrical container = and barrel to get the whole clue, which also means the whole thing. | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 49 | 53 | Wholesale bank lost record? Lack redress | Wholesale (completely) = definition. BANK LOST RECORD LACK (anag). Redress = anagram indicator. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 49 | 54 | With hair beginning to thin at rear, bald conk developed? Totally | [LOCKS + T(hin)] beside [REARBALDCONK*] | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 51 | 50 | Totally unorthodox Catholic folk ultimately beats rock and roll | Anag of: C(atholic)(fol)K BEATS ROCK AND ROLL. Indicated by unorthodox. Def=totally | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | 33 | Film of deconstructed firearm. | Lock, Stock and Barrel(LSB) is a famous film and LSB are the parts of a rifle. | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 53 | 16 | Completely against Calvin Kline brand, real tricky fastenings at the front | Definition, Completely {TO[=against, Chambers]/CK/(brand/real)*} LOCKS at the front | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 54 | 47 | The whole enchilada? | cryptic clue | 0 | 0 | 5 |