CCCWC January 2008 competition results
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48 clues entered.
MIRACLE
A familiar name returns to the top of the list for the start of 2008 – and a convincing winner to boot!
Well done to everyone for a great competition to start the year off!!
Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
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1 | 11 | John Tozer | 'Hand of God' claim re foul | anag., ref. Maradona | 72 | 12 |
2 | 19 | paul boorer | LA, crime-free?! | &lit anagram | 38.5 | 7 |
3 | 3 | Tom Borland | Bush remarkably inflamed, for instance, by Liberal America's endless stirring | L inside anag. AMERIC(A); def. Bush remarkably inflamed, ref. the burning bush (Exodus) | 36 | 8 |
4 | 48 | Ian Harper | What a martyr's original relic might generate? | (A, M, RELIC)* + &lit | 34.5 | 7 |
5 | 7 | Dave Williams | Email leaders of Roman church about possible grounds for canonization | anag. of EMAIL + R.C. | 30.5 | 6 |
6 | 6 | Mick Hodgkin | Dodgy claim re bleeding statue? | Anagram | 29 | 8 |
6 | 38 | Trevor Crowther | Sort of rice many Asians like for starters | Anag of RICE + M A L &Lit (ref miracle rice) | 29 | 3 |
8 | 30 | mark oshin | One rarely sees this many drivers in a race | RAC [= many drivers] in MILE [= a race] | 26.5 | 7 |
9 | 22 | Rod Harling | Marriage in ruins at Cana: Lord's executed first of these | initial letters, turning water into wine was Christ's first miracle &lit. | 26 | 4 |
10 | 34 | Mark Wilson | Preposterous claim re supernatural event | Anagram | 16.5 | 5 |
11 | 39 | Turning a stormy sea into a calmer one, possibly? | Anag. Calmer + I | 16 | 5 | |
12 | 20 | Law-breaker, perhaps, reversing vehicle in the distance | rev. CAR in MILE | 14 | 3 | |
13 | 2 | Breakdown service in race? To expect this is a bit much! | RAC in MILE | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 40 | What initiates rapid conclusion to insurance claim? Blooming this! | anag incl r e; & lit | 12 | 5 | |
15 | 23 | Marvel? Marcel, I suspect | anag of Marcel I | 11 | ||
15 | 36 | Religious drama? High Carmel's setting for one | def; I in anag. + semi-&-lit def; ref. 1Kings 18 | 11 | 3 | |
17 | 41 | Wonder club halves distance | RAC in MILE | 10 | 3 | |
18 | 45 | Wonder surely sings with Smokey? | def x2 (ref: Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson [and the Miracles]). | 9 | 2 | |
19 | 8 | Excited Rev. calling with this could get a cleric marvelling | Comp anag: REV CALLING MIRACLE = A CLERIC MARVELLING | 7.5 | 2 | |
19 | 13 | In Kashmir a clearly wondrous event | Hidden | 7.5 | 4 | |
19 | 43 | Wonder if empirical formula = π(x) | compound * miracle + pi | 7.5 | 5 | |
22 | 18 | It's no small wonder Michael's confused: Henry's out and Ray's first in | def: it's no small wonder (a miracle is a big one); MICHAEL (anag.) minus H(enry SI unit) plus R(ay) | 6.5 | 2 | |
22 | 29 | One darner ultimately stopping monstrous camel achieving this? | i r in anag & lit., darner= darning needle, stop=obstruct, ref. camel passing through the eye of a needle, Matt.19:24 etc. | 6.5 | 4 | |
22 | 42 | Wonder drug seized by porter on remote station | MIR (space station) + C (cocaine) in ALE (porter) | 6.5 | 2 | |
25 | 24 | Means of achieving insurance claim, after accident? | *achiEving insuRance CLAIM &lit | 6 | 4 | |
25 | 46 | Wonder when I'm turning left in channel | Def +: I'm turning - mi, left (L) in channel (race) | 6 | 1 | |
27 | 21 | Little madam Alice ordered to take on Queen in Wonderland event | M + R in ALICE*; Wonderland = 'an imaginary place full of marvels'; ref. Queen of Hearts' croquet game | 5.5 | 2 | |
28 | 16 | Is the diesel car I'm reversing partly responsible for the smoky air you take in? | diesEL CAR I'M back; Smok(e)y Robinson & the Miracles; air = song; take in = hear | 4 | 1 | |
29 | 9 | French made ova, say? | Homophone: eau (water) turned into vin (wine) as at Cana (New Testament) | 3 | ||
29 | 32 | Persian carpet left in one's care is divine work | Mir = type of Persian carpet [OED]; ac(L)e] | 3 | 2 | |
31 | 33 | Play with sermonical son parts | Comp. anag. sermonical less son & lit. (ref. miracle play) | 2 | 1 | |
32 | 14 | In problematical situation a class idiot's not going to be considered a prodigy! | MIRE incl A + CL less ASS | 1.5 | 1 | |
33 | 27 | New Year claim to promptness - it could be this, says R.T. Top tip? Omen? | Comp. anag. YEARCLAIMTOPROMPTNESSIT* = MIRACLESAYSRTTOPTIPOMEN: Ref. Robert's preamble. | 0.5 | 2 | |
34 | 1 | A marvellous thing when it's nearly dark, an alcoholic drink with a dash of cola in it | mir(k) + (c in ale) | 0 | ||
34 | 4 | Chariot turns and penetrates 1000 double paces breaking the natural law | MI(RAC)LE car reversed in mile | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 5 | Doctor, cutting very softly, led lame and crippled to marvelous outcome | (LAME, CRIppled)* | 0 | 2 | |
34 | 10 | Ham Cleric essentially transforming water into wine, say | (H)AMCLERI*(C) | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 12 | Heart attack preceding artists measure of elasticity is an unnatural occurence | MI (myocardial infarction) RA (artists) cl (centilitre) e (elasticity) | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 15 | Indian saint not completely transparent about a supernatural event | Mira-cle(-ar) | 0 | ||
34 | 17 | Its a wonder he only lost a leg in turbulent mill race | Its a wonder = defn.: Anag of MILL RACE - L ( leg ) | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 25 | Millwall six down then streaking clear? That would be one | Mi{llwall} + clear* | 0 | 3 | |
34 | 26 | Morris drivers on motorway left by first exit | MI + RAC + L + E | 0 | 2 | |
34 | 28 | One becomes ceremonial when woven with this? | Compound anag ONE + MIRACLE = CEREMONIAL | 0 | 2 | |
34 | 31 | Originally a message from God supplanted by million to one? | M, I for initial letter in ORACLE, & lit. (to = beside) | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 35 | Rehabilitation of this ever-blind: incredible marvel! | comp. anag. &lit.: [miracle ever blind] ... [incredible marvel]; ref. Jesus's miracle, restoring the sight of the blind beggar | 0 | 1 | |
34 | 37 | Said worker in said play? It's a mystery! | said = such a; miracle worker, miracle play (= mystery play). | 0 | ||
34 | 44 | Wonder if this cryptic gets 1st place! | Double definition: wonder = miracle: if this cryptic gets 1st place = miracle :) | 0 | 2 | |
34 | 47 | Quite a wonder that toy calamari runs on electricity instead of pencil battery | quite a wonder = miracle, toy calamari / calamari runs = anagram of calamari, AA (pencil cell/AA battery) to be replaced by E (electricty) | 0 |