CCCWC July 2017 competition results
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50 clues entered. 36 votes cast (33 competitors, 3 others).
FIDDLER
Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
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1 | 9 | Steve Randall | Discarded empty rifle shot Kennedy perhaps | Anagram of D(iscarde)D RIFLE, ref Nigel Kennedy | 53 | 1 | 6 |
2 | 13 | Peter Cargill | Dreadful one playing leads to awfully unpleasant scratching! | *DREADFUL+I less A+U & lit; scratching=deleting | 36 | 0 | 5 |
3 | 40 | John Tozer | Shady bower? | 2 mngs; shady = underhand | 34 | 0 | |
4 | 26 | Pete Milne | It's more difficult when one's missing a player. | FIDDLIER minus I (one). Def = a player. | 30.5 | 1 | 2 |
5 | 28 | Toby Robertson | Musical man keeping daughters in line, on top of roof? | D,D in FILE + R (down clue); ref. plot of the musical Fiddler on the Roof | 27 | 3 | 1 |
6 | 7 | Tim Moorey | D Davis's first in line and right for leader? | DD in file = line + r; violinist orchestra leader; Theresa May replacement | 20 | 4 | 7 |
7 | 20 | Vinit Wankhede | Fraud clerk pocketing couple of notes (6) | FILER (clerk) containing (pocketing) DD (couple of notes) | 19 | 1 | 3 |
7 | 35 | Satyen Nabar | One involved in dubious deals, Jared's ultimately protected by loud vain Republican | (-Jare)D in (F IDLE R); Topical ref to recent investigation into Jared Kushner's dealings | 19 | 3 | 3 |
9 | 48 | John Appleton | Violinist flirted outrageously with Duke, after dumping tenor | (FLIRTED + D[uke])* -T[enor] | 18.5 | 2 | 1 |
10 | 10 | David McKie | Do right, like Nero? | FIDDLE + R | 18 | 1 | 3 |
11 | 2 | Academic in line before queen, one who bows | Academic (DD) in line (FILE) before queen (R), one who bows (definition) | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
12 | 15 | Fellow I'd associated with swindler? Not half! | & lit, fellow – f, fid + (-swin)dler | 13.5 | 3 | 1 | |
13 | 44 | Tinkerman shifting central midfielder right | DFIELD* + R; Ref. formation-fiddling coach (orig. C. Ranieri) | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | 32 | Nero, they say, was essentially muddled, caught in wild fire (7) | Nero, they say, was => FIDDLER (the possibly apocryphal story of Nero fiddling) essentially muddled => DDL caught in => container wild fire => FIRE* => FIER FI(DDL)ER | 12 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | 5 | Con artist clerk takes in cleric | FI(DD)LER | 11.5 | 4 | 2 | |
16 | 1 | A small crab, battered & fried, with shell lifted. | Def + anag (battered) fried + ld (Battered serves as anagrind & as "coated in batter") | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
16 | 4 | Clue-writer’s lead is cut by fellow player | [r]IDDLER after F | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
18 | 36 | One lodging tax return including totals ex tips? | (A)DD(S) (totals) in FILER; &lit. | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | |
19 | 30 | Mutter perhaps about divine high flier | FLIER* around DD. high = drunk. Ref. Anne-Sophie Mutter | 9 | 2 | ||
19 | 38 | Player out on the tiles? | Cryptic Definition (ref "Fiddler on the Roof") | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
21 | 23 | He might have to bow and scrape to please his auditors (7) | (1)Playing a fiddle might involve "bowing" and "scraping". (2) Also represents a fraud trying to pass an audit. | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | |
22 | 14 | Fellow can get led astray by primitive instincts – take Kennedy for example (7) | F can get LED* next to ID – R(take) ; F ID LED* R JF Kennedy (notorious ladies' man) in the surface – Violinist Nigel Kennedy in the cryptic reading. Take=R (abbr for recipe) from prescriptions – Rx nowadays but it's a crossword chestnut. | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
23 | 8 | Dire anger-venting devil, completely heartless, beset by fire when playing? | (d(ire)+d(evi)l) in anag. & lit., ref. Nero | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | 42 | Starts to fume, inwardly deeply distressed by the French republican swindler | Initial letters F I D D + LE R | 7 | 0 | ||
25 | 39 | Rifled barrels, small diameter bores? I use a bow and different strings! | d(diameter) inside (rifled)*; barrels(v)=anag. ind. | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | 46 | Twice removed insane cousin who plays the violin has the answer you seek! (7) | ANAGRAM of ("FLED" and "RID" (two words that mean "REMOVED")). Definition (answer you seek) for "FIDDLER" is "cousin who plays the violin". | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
27 | 50 | Wolf in sheep's clothing starts fleecing innocent Dorset's down left next to English river. | Def; first letters: fiddl + e + r. (Dorset is a breed of sheep.) | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | 24 | He plays if broadcast to orphaned child (7) | He plays – Def, IF* (-TO)DDLER, Broadcast – Anagrind, Orphaned – Deletion Ind. | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | 33 | Old pickpocket runs, seizing two diamonds for fraudster | FILE + R seizing DD | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
28 | 41 | Some MPs claimed to be one like Kennedy | References to those MPs that fiddled their expenses and Mr Nigel Kennedy who is a very fine violinist. | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
31 | 6 | Crossword setter heading off behind female musician (7) | Crossword setter = RIDDLER , heading off gives IDDLER behind F. Def: Musician | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | |
31 | 21 | Freddie, almost livid initially, upset player who takes a bow before performing. | Defn: 'player who takes a bow before performing'. 'Freddie almost' = FREDDI + 'livid initially = L. Anagram indicator = 'upset'. Position of commas and two different pronunciations of 'bow' are meant to mislead. | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | |
33 | 11 | Dr Field cured Dave Swarbrick, perchance? | anag + example (well known violinist with the band, Fairport Convention) | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
33 | 12 | Dr Field doctored one of fabled king's musicians. | Anag. of Dr Field – Old King Cole's Fiddlers Three. | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
33 | 25 | Idler goes after female and gets date! | Idler= def. and in wordplay too (hence the "!"). female=F + IDLER with date=D | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
36 | 16 | Fidget ordered to bow before the monarch? | Fidget = def. (noun), ref, Old King Cole, bow = play stringed instrument | 3.5 | 0 | ||
37 | 3 | Act nervously before meeting King, seen practicing with his bow? | FIDDLE(R)..Fiddle about..R = King..bow/bow. | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
37 | 37 | One who cheats, even when exchanging one note for another. | Def/replace "f" with "d" = "diddler" (another cheat)……or vice versa. | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
39 | 18 | First doctorate in field, lead researcher excited for one who jiggles strings ! | D+ field + R (anag) CD | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | |
39 | 34 | One bows before God if converted and starts to declare love, ecstasy, rapture! | FI before D (God) + first letters; def = one bows | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | |
41 | 27 | Liberal supporter entertained by recorder musician | FI<DD>LER – Liberal supporter = DD (a liberal/ample bra); recorder = FILER | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
41 | 47 | Viola masturbates 6th virtuoso!(7) | direct = virtuoso. FIDDLE = viola, R = mastuRbates (6th = indicator) | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
41 | 49 | Was Nero really one inherently rotten in raging fire? | (a)ddl(e) in anag. of fire; semi & lit – questioning if (a) Nero fiddled, and (b)was responsible for the fire. | 2 | 0 | ||
44 | 19 | Flier takes a spin around Dallas and Denver. He's a time waster. | Flier takes a spin [FILER] around Dallas and Denver [FI(DD)LER]. Def = He's a time waster | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
44 | 22 | Gue master clerk internally gave as a gift. | Gue master (DEF) clerk (FILER) gave as a gift (DD) | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
44 | 43 | Swindle king gut-scraper | fiddle+r=violinist | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
47 | 17 | Field doctor treated French Carpenter, for example | Anagram (treated) of FIELD and DR (doctor) giving FIDDLER and David French Carpenter was a famous American fiddler | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
47 | 29 | Musician time after time immerses into an instrument ultimately getting a hand (7) | Definition: musician Wordplay: DD (time after time i.e. two ds for short for day) inside (immerses into) FILE (an instrument) + R (ultimately getting a hand) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
47 | 31 | Nero? | He fiddled while Rome burned | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
47 | 45 | Trifler? One shifted transactions for divine capering | Definition : TRIFLER Wordplay: Anag (tr)IFLER + DD | 0 | 0 |