CCCWC October 2016 competition results
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52 clues entered. 35 votes cast (32 competitors, 3 others).
CHOCTAW
It's that man again! A close run competition but Dave Parfitt came out on top for his 4th victory this year! Incredible consistency, and easy to see why this is so with another lovely clue incorporating a super definition. He certainly is the man for you all to beat!
Philip Sant is back in second – his first podium with us, so well done Philip! A nice zoology lesson in his first-letters clue that had a natural surface reading.
John T is just a point behind in third – his second podium in a row and another consistent performer being his 6th podium of this year, an interesting and original breakdown for his wordplay.
Toby's fourth place means he is another Mr Consistency – 5th podium of the year – I loved his "Burying the hatchet" to indicate HACT.
I cannot remember a 3-way tie before – but we've had one now! Satyen quickly follows up his first podium placing of last month with another one this month! Seasoned campaigners Tim Moorey and Margaret Irvine join Satyen in that tie for 5th spot, and perhaps not surprisingly their clues were very similar with identical breakdowns!
Well done all – onto November as we turn over the page to the next challenge.
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Dave Parfitt | Around zero Celsius, watch out for step becoming an ice rink | WATCH anag. around O C; becoming = befitting; Oxford's def. for choctaw begins '(in skating) a step…' | 38.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 13 | Philip Sant | Camels have occupied countries throughout Asia, whilst originally being native to North America | first letters | 28.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 39 | John Tozer | Original American candy cane? | choc + taw (= flog) | 27.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | Toby Robertson | Burying the hatchet with cow rustling Native American | (HA[t]C[he]T COW)*, ref. Native American peace ritual | 20.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | Satyen Nabar | Brave cat rips into dog | (CAT)* in CHOW (dog) | 19.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Tim Moorey | Dog biting wild cat is perhaps brave | cat anag in chow | 19.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 33 | Margaret Irvine | Native American wild cat bitten by dog | cat* in chow | 19.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | David McKie | Dog's taking on angry cat? That's brave! | CAT* in CHOW | 18.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 44 | Michael Brannigan | The Indian Watch Co. is going bust. | Anagram "Watch Co." | 17.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 17 | Tom Borland | Conservative Whip keeps this move on ice | HOC (this) in C + TAW (whip); def. move on ice | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 24 | Indian curry has only cumin, turmeric – and water to start | Indian – definition…Curry Has Only Cumin Turmeric And Water – to start (initials) | 16.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 27 | Indian watch company short-changed | WATCH CO anag | 16.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 15 | Cold – zero Celsius – what affected movement on ice. | anag (affected) of cocwhat + def | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 26 | Indian food is flavoured with cumin, turmeric and asafoetida primarily (7) | C T A in CHOW | 14.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | 30 | Leaders of Cherokee tribe ordered historical co-operation with another displaced tribe | First letters + anagram. | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 48 | Watch out outside when it's freezing – you'll get movement on the ice | OC inside WATCH*; 'When it's freezing' = 0C; 'Choctaw' is a step in figure-skating | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
| 17 | 2 | After launch of channel, watch retrospective about circle of native Americans? | After launch of channel (C), watch retrospective about circle (H-O-CTAW); Definition: native Americans | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | 25 | Indian food contains an odd assortment of chaat | CHO (CTA*) W – Indian – Def, Food – CHOW, an odd assortment of Chaat, C A T*, contains – container Indicator | 11 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 32 | Native American tribe that almost caught cow butcher. | Def+anag(butcher)of tha+c+cow | 10.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | 52 | What the forward edge of Cousins and Co. may finish off? | anag. incl. C & lit., ref. Robin Cousins, ice-skater | 10 | 3 | 5 | |
| 21 | 16 | Conservative party, leaderless and dividing, see regressive motion put on ice | C + [d]O in WATCH reversed. Def: motion put on ice | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22 | 49 | We have reservations about crackpot who's cradling mutant cat | C (about) + [WHO* holding CAT*]; we have reservations = Choctaw (they do; I checked) | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 38 | North American dog eats cat stew | (CAT)* in CHOW (breed of dog); def: North American | 7 | 3 | ||
| 24 | 3 | Alabama native chewing cat chow! (7) | Direct = Alabama native; anagram of "cat chow", "chewing" = indicator | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | 4 | American in Switzerland has, in short, 31 days to get a wife | CH [Switzerland] + OCT[ober] + A + W[ife] | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| 25 | 34 | Native American's chat with OC reviewed (7) | Anag of CHATWOC | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | 51 | What some Native Americans would get at Cadbury World, by the sound of it. | Sounds like "choc tour". | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | 43 | Skating movement watched on ice perhaps – I need to go. | Anag WATCHEDONICE minus INEED | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | 6 | Amerinds see first colonials retreating, having gained nothing | C+H(O)CTAW (full rev.) | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 29 | 31 | Mississippi band member’s good turn | DD (The Mississippi Band is one of the two Choctaw nations. 'Good turn’ refers to the skating turn.) | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 31 | 22 | How Charlie cat managed a forward AND backward slide | anag. (Charlie = C) | 4 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 45 | This tenor's taken by sound of Crow Indian | HOC + T taken by CAW | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | 1 | About to look back when love enters in a graceful sliding movement | About – C, to look back H(O)CTAW when love enters + def | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | 8 | At western, 'Cochise' mostly destroyed Indians. | Anag. at + w + coch. | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | 21 | Hard to understand, unsettling, chaotic, no one gets the point (7) | direct – hard to understand; wordplay – [CHAOTIC – I (no one)]* + W (gets the point); anagram indicator: unsettling | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 33 | 23 | Indian catnip in food (7) | Direct = Indian CHOctaW: cat = cts (nip = anagram indicator) CHOW = food (in = container indicator) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | 40 | Potential hunter returned having caught nothing following cold turn on the ice. | C + WATCH< round O. Ref hunter watch. | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | 41 | Setting cat free when gripped by dog maybe seen as brave? | cat (anag)… chow / dog…Indian brave. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 35 | Native people given a month and a week to support Switzerland (7) | CH = Switzerland, month = Oct, a week = a w (Intended as a down clue.) | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 36 | New watch company briefly put a change of direction on ice (7) | New= anag ind ,watch company briefly put = watchco = anag fodder + definition (a turn in ice skating) | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41 | 20 | Ginger cat trapped by dog sliding around | CHO(cat*)W; ginger = anagrind; CHOCTAW = skating (sliding) turn [Collins] | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | 50 | What, round about middle of ice, turns? | *WHAT+O+C+C & lit; ref skating movement going forward then back=turns(anagrind) | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 43 | 47 | Watch Officer in Charge performing skating trick | WATCH OC* | 0.5 | 2 | ||
| 44 | 5 | American Indian tailless dogs surround confused cat | American Indian = CHOCTAW; tailless dogs CHOW (CHOWS less S) surrounding confused cat (CTA) = CHO(CTA)W | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 44 | 9 | Brave act, fly protected by grub | (ACT)* inside CHOW = grub/food; fly = cunning (anag. ind.); def = Brave | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 11 | Brave to pick up job around this time of year (7) | sounds like chore around Oct | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 44 | 14 | chow {chow} del + act/ ion reverse 1st word minus 2nd word | chop out one word and minus an "ion" reverse it and insert for indian tribe- choctaw | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 44 | 28 | It takes a brave man to make a Crow cry about the state of Pawnees' stock, they say. | Def (a brave man)/hoct (homophone for "hocked" = pawned) in caw (" a crow cry"). | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 44 | 29 | It's my turn with my shooter after having a sweet. (7) | DEFINITION "CHOCTAW TURN" with WORDPLAY "TAW" (SHOOTER IN MARBLES) AFTER CHOC (SLANG FOR A SWEET). | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 44 | 37 | No ordinary Aussie squaddie – marbles used to baffle Bosche | CHOCO – O(rdinary)) + TAW; “marbles” = “wits” in surface reading. The Choctaw language was used in U.S. military coding in WWI. | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 44 | 42 | Skating manoeuvre for certain native Americans (7) | (Double Def) skating move + Choctaw tribe | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44 | 46 | Trump:"What a cock-up. Khan's not even a proper American" (7) | comp anag (trump…up – cf trumped-up charge) WHATACOCK* = K(h)A(n) CHOCTAW – def a proper American Ref Khizr Kahn (dead soldier's father). Another possible Trump hot-mic quote re one of his Nemesises (Nemeses?). | 0 | 0 | 2 |