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CCCWC June 2016 competition results

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51 clues entered. 39 votes cast (35 competitors, 4 others).


TECHNOJUNKIE

It's that man again! Dave Parfitt continues his fine run of form and claims his third win this year! A beautifully constructed anagram with a lovely surface reading. Hearty congratulations Dave.
 
Just a whisker behind the winner, Toby is another showing some decent form and returns to the podium after his win in March – nice anagram again, and a topical surface. Well done Toby.
 
Kenneth, using the same anagram as Toby, was just squeezed back into a very close third – second podium of the year.
 
A little bit of a gap back to 4th spot, John Tozer maintains his consistent campaign.
 
Finally a new name for the Top 5 – Ramki, in just his third competition, manages to secure 5th place. Well done Ramki, and welcome!

PosNo.NameClueExplanationPoints Merits 
142Dave ParfittOne craving latest wizardry makes JK continue her novel (not Rowling's first)JKCONTINUEHER anag. minus R; wizardry = 'Very impressive or ingenious technology or devices' (Oxford)500  2  
223Toby RobertsonHe's used every device to rid the Union Jack of a crumbling Europe(THEUNIONJACK –A)* + E[urope]48.52  6  
316Kenneth HorneFly the Union Jack over Europe, though not a fan of recent developments.Fly* THE UNION JACK over E(urope) , though not (A) >> TECHNOJUNKIE – A + def.47.51  7  
424John Tozer"I'M LOVIN' IT!" Notice he's nuts about food from McDonald's?junk (food) in anag.; IT = information technology28.50  3  
546Ramki KrishnanSilly ethnic joke about a French person who loves gizmos (12)Silly = anagrind for ETHNICJOKE, about => container indicator, a French = UN, def = person who loves gizmos (ETHNICJOKE* around UN)27.51 
622Tim MooreyHeck! June and time for travelling? 'No' for me, I'm glued to my screen!anag with no replacing me19.51  2  
745Simon ShawShould UK join EC then rebel, that might make one preoccupied with every new developmentAnagram; ref. Brexit170  2  
814Andy SmithDisarray in the UK once Johnson's premier? I'm obsessed with it from a capital perspective!(IN THE UK ONCE J)*; uncapitalized def'n (it => IT)162  3  
94Paul CoulterAddict who craves more and more speed?Cryptic def.15.50  6  
949Dhirendra TripathiThe nun joke I cracked, initially tickled the gadget freak (12)Definition: gadget freak Wordplay: [the nun joke i + c (cracked initially)]* anagram indicator tickled. Comment: nun joke is used conversationally here and means a joke about nun(s) which I hope is acceptable wording for this competition.15.50  1  
1121 HE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT!IT = Information Technology. (Clue all in caps to disguise the 'IT'.)14.50  4  
127 Being into computers, would he notice glitch after input of garbage?Techno(junk)ie…..(anag) he notice…junk = garbage.13.52  6  
1227 In-joke leads to his name unaccountably being replaced by DS Mac nut?Anag. INJOKE+HNU by TEC (= detective = DS); definition = 'Mac nut?'; reference to DS Macnutt (Ximenes). I couldn't resist.13.50  3  
1432 "Junk it!", he once cracked; now he is obsessed with IT.anag(cracked)of junkitheonce + def (IT=information technology; esp. computerised or electronic.)131  2  
1541 O June, kitchen's a mess — because of all those gadgets I bought?Anag O JUNE KITCHEN.121  2  
1550 Time to reflect about new addict — the gadget freakT + ECHO around N + JUNKIE120  4  
1743 Replacing knee-joint, much money must be spent for one with all the latest developments*knee-joint (m)uch i.e. m (money) spent (shed)10.51 
1813 Digital-Age addict is high on ecstasy, THC, heroin, and meth (but not cocaine)def: Digital-Age addict; high(ON E THC)=TECHNO; heroin=JUNK; meth (but not cocaine)=I[c]E103  5  
1915 Entice UK John Hop to be an addict. (12)ANAGRAM (HOP) "ENTICEUKJOHN" TO FORM TECHNOJUNKIE (ADDICT). "JOHN HOP" IS A SLANG TERM FOR POLICEMAN.90  4  
1935 Modelling Nike, John's cute – he's always after new gear(NIKE JOHN CUTE)*; 's = has.90  3  
2111 Computer geek found distasteful ethnic joke about headless nun."Computer geek" = straight definition. Anagram "ethnic joke" around (n)un.8.52  4  
2212 Cop ransacked john, uncovered "comparatively malodorous" individual hooked on tablets, etc.TEC + JOHN* + (f)UNKIE(r); def refers to tablet computers7.53  5  
2236 Nice Hunt joke broadcast? I just love IT!anag., ref, Jeremy Hunt accidentally being referred to with C replacing H on Today programme in 20107.52  1  
248 Chuck entertained by music that's obsessiveTECHNO<junk>IE [Techno music; obsessive, noun]72  4  
249 Computer fan that is installed at end of houseboat.Computer fan (def.): then TECHNO is a music style akin to "house", JUNK is a kind of boat, "I.E."="that is" "installed at end" of word.70  6  
2434 Maybe fry in nice hot June – around the 11th.def = maybe fry (Stephen Fry, a well known technojunkie) in (anag: nice hot June + k (the eleventh (letter))) around=anagrind – fodder arranged around k70  3  
272 A loud denial that Sherlock uses opium? Actually, he can't get enough of it!Aloud, "Tec no junkie." IT = information technology5.50  6  
273 Addict rolled joint unchecked almost, not having cocaine.(JOINT + UNCHE[C]KE[D])*5.50  4  
2740 Novelty fan blown on juice then put in cocktail (12)Anagram (blown) of ON JUICE THEN with K inserted5.50  1  
3031 John, Kat, and Eunice are mad – not one loony about gizmos, widgets, and such.Anagram (John Kat Eunice) – (0ne) A.50  3  
3051 User chasing latest piece of kit, installing new memory?&lit user(junkie) chasing ki(t) installing new(n) memory(echo)51  3  
3219 Geek decoded the "Coke" in about a month (12)THECOKEIN* around JUN (a month). Decoded in sense of changed or converted as anagrind. Geek is the definition.Surface refers to the legend of mysterious Coca-Cola formula..4.50  2  
3320 Geek's notice, he deciphers, contains spam*NOTICE+HE incl JUNK(spam); notice=message=e-mail?; deciphers=translates41  2  
3330 Jobs, presumably, break the ice without spinning on heroin(Steve) Jobs = technojunkie, presumably. Break – anagram indicator: (THEICE) without (outside) spinning ON (NO) heroin (JUNK)40  2  
3344 School without heroin, as example, produces computer enthusiast (12)Direct = computer enthusiast. TECH = school, NO = without, JUNK = heroin, IE = as example.41  3  
3348 The con unfolded, unwanted e-mails that is, for a computer enthusiast.Anag. The con/techno. Unwanted e-mails = junk, that is = i.e. Def. computer enthusiast42  1  
3710 Computer freak has irregularity: unjoint cheek (12)direct = computer freak; unjoint cheek = anagram (irregularity = anagram indicator)30  4  
3728 iPhone user?user = junkie30  5  
391 A fetiche lacking feet; stumbles, possessing no junk. What a geek!anag (stumbles) of fetiche-f around "nojunk") + def. (A fetiche is a person who is the object of an obsessive fixation, such as with feet.)2.50  3  
396 As pollster with all the latest gadgets, perhaps, initially judging UK in the EC? No, out!*J UK IN THE EC NO and ref to "Brexit". Out as anagram indicator. European Community (EC) is an alternative older name for the EU.2.52  5  
3937 niche nut joke cracked up obsessive gadget geekAnagram of 'niche nut joke'; anagrind = cracked up; definition = obsessive gadget geek2.50  1  
4226 In the end, dead clear: jock, mad about computers essentially(IN THE EN JOCK)* around U; &lit; dead clear = D(dead) freed from END; U from compUters (essentially); jock = enthusiast in a specified activity (eg computer jock) ref OED20  1  
4329 Jobs, maybe, after college? That's to follow, no nonsense.Def (Steve Jobs)/ie after tech + no + junk.1.51  1  
4338 Notice and gutlessly judge hunk working – an IT nerdNOTICE J(udg)E HUNK (anagram)1.50  1  
4339 Notice he is wrong about discarded goods, and he is no LudditeAnagram of NOTICEHE (indicator – is wrong) around (about) JUNK (discarded goods)1.53  2  
465 An innovator in spirit Juncker mostly has a drop of Haig last thing at night – i.e. no Horlicks (12)anag (Horlicks) of JUNCKE(r) H(aig) (nigh)T IE NO – ref: Jean-Claude Juncker's fondness for booze.10  4  
4718 Garbage music that's written by IT Poindexter ? (12)Garbage music = Technojunk + that's (ie) written by (next to} IT Poindexter? (computer nerd ?) = definition0.50  1  
4747 The con is on: Japan's crazy nuke taking in international gadget obsessiveAnag (on = drunk) THE CON + J + anag NUKE taking in I; defn = gadget enthusiast0.51  1  
4917 Gadget freak programmer claims to be a health nut at heart!Gadget freak (defn) programmer (techie) claims to be a health nut (No Junk) at heart (inserted)!01  5  
4925 'I'm not addicted,' the narc insists. 'It's just a little smack.' He most certainly is!Tec (detective) + H (heroin) no junkie00  4  
4933 Lament of marooned old Chinese salt when hemmed in by ice? The silly geek"NO JUNK" inside ICETHE*. Geek also = "a strange or eccentric person" (Chambers).00  3