CCCWC February 2019 competition results
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50 clues entered. 39 votes cast (33 competitors, 6 others).
RAINBOW
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Simon Shaw | What provides glimpses of red and indigo, not brown or white | Initial letters, & lit. | 46 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | Don Manley | A sign of hope for couples coming out? | double mng, refs LGBT symbol and pairs emerging from Noah's ark (Gen. 9:13) | 40.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 28 | Eddie Looby | Injured rib now sporting a colourful bruise | A in (RIB NOW)* | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | John Tozer | Not quite a Brownie? That could be me | anag. less e, & lit.; Rainbow Guides graduate into Brownies | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 25 | Anthony Bradley | Highly coloured bands in curly brown hair, cut short on the sides | Anag (curly) of (BROWN [h]AI[r])* / 'highly' = in a high position -Chambers | 28 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 | Robert Vere | Noah's arc? | Cryptic clue. A rainbow is circular and therefore an arc. From Genesis, the rainbow symbolized God's mercy and the covenant He made with Noah (representing mankind) not to destroy the world in such a way again. | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | Barry Solomons | Bishop gets in a row waving around flag supporting Gay Pride? | rain(B)ow..B=Bishop..in a row (anag)…Rainbow Flag symbol of Gay Pride. | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | Barbara Moscovich | Dazzling array of colours puts artist in front. | . Dazzling array of colours (DEF) = artist (RA) + IN + front, ie of boat (BOW) | 23.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 30 | John Appleton | Meteorological phenomenon is mostly Brownian motion | def = "Meteorological phenomenon"; BROWNIA* | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | Bob Kellett | After a tussle with a brown I caught another trout (7) | I in ABROWN* – def: trout ("another" in respect of the rest of the surface). Brown Trout and Rainbow trout are the most common varieties of that fish. Fly fishermen saying "a brown" would mean "a brown trout". | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 1 | A brown one? That's crazy! | A BROWN I anag & lit | 16 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 19 | Colourful exhibition from London-based artist? | RA (artist) in BOW | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | 49 | Vibrant combination of brown with a hint of ivory (7) | (BROWN A I)*, Def=Vibrant, a=A, hint of ivory =I, combination of = anagram indicator | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 18 | Coalition managed surrender without Independent | RA<I>N/BOW | 14.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 38 | Riding the gravy-train, Bowie's source of gold? | tRAIN-BOWie; crock of gold at the end of the rainbow | 14 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 20 | Colourful exhibition of cockney artist (7) | RA in Bow | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | 40 | Rock band sampled by orchestra in Bowie tribute | Hidden; def = Rock band | 11.5 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 35 | Quarrel about a recycling bin of many colours | ROW about A + anagram of BIN; definition = of many colours | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | 45 | Spectral dawns of red and indigo, not black or white | Spectral = def. i.e. RAINBOW as adj. ; dawns (indicating first letter) of [R]ed [A]nd [I]ndigo, [N]ot [B]lack [O]r [W]hite | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 17 | Bruise hip when running into sailor in ruckus | bruise = def; hip = IN; sailor = AB; ruckus = ROW; [IN in AB] in ROW | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| 20 | 24 | Drunk in bar with woman, imbibing love is a many splendoured thing (7) | Definition: a many splendoured thing; Wordplay: [IN BAR]* anag. ind. drunk + W (woman) around (imbibing) O (love). | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | 9 | Array of bright colours in bar I own abroad | Anag of bar I own | 8.5 | 3 | ||
| 23 | 36 | Raw book, not OK, in upheaval | (raw bo in)*, ref to obscenity trial of DH Lawrence's book n 1915 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | 2 | A brown one’s unnatural: a coloured one’s natural | *A+BROWN+I | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | 41 | Seduce brain with love's illusory hope (7) | Seduce (lead astray) = anagrind , with = W, love = O , BRAIN+W+O = fodder , illusory hope = def. (ref Collins , OED) | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | 7 | After initial resistance in a coalition, black and white leaders embrace love for every colour | R+(IN A)* + B[O]W | 6 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Brown's one that may be combined with a variety of colours | Brown + i + a (anagram) | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | 27 | In bar, 'ow drunk sees 'opeful sign | IN BAR 'OW anag. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 31 | Multicultural artist accepting plaudits ? (7) | Multicultural = definition (cf rainbow nation) , artist = RA , accepting plaudits = in bow | 5 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Brain-damaged Republican isolated in fight for illusory goal | BRAIN* – R in ROW | 4.5 | 1 | ||
| 31 | 4 | A famous London theatre Bowie almost ran originally | A famous London theatre = def.,(( BOWI -E) RAN)*, originally = * | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | 29 | Iridescent bands with gold finish. | Iridescent (derived from Iris) bands = rainbow, at the end (finish) of which can be found a pot of gold | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | 37 | Resistance leader Obi-Wan is in A New Hope. (7) | RAINBOW (Illusionary hope) anagrams (new) to (R + OBI + WAN). | 4 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 43 | Some trout in a brook or wide stream | (in a b or w)* b=brook, w=wide; def=some trout, ie rainbow trout or just rainbow | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 3 | A Brownie, all but finished, set to become this? | *A BROWNI(E); &lit., Rainbow = junior guide | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 35 | 21 | Colourful nation, from whom bandit Afro turned but was not at odds | Colourful nation (South Africa, Tutu's "Rainbow Nation" [def]) from (WhOm BaNdIt AfRo) turned (rev) but was not at odds (so, even letters). Also, indirect reference to Mandela | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | 22 | Curvy display of one wearing black chain clasps | Curvy display (def) = A (one) + IN (wearing) + B (black) contained in ROW (chain clasps) | 3 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 34 | Ow! Brain's scrambled: it's all the colours. | Anag OWBRAIN. | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 42 | Show from East End artist? | R.A. IN BOW – ref. Children's TV show | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | 46 | Spectral phenomenon without brain is creepy! | Anagram of W/O(without)+BRAIN. Two meanings of spectral. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 48 | Such a coalition led to be in a world at odds | Composite anag (be in a world minus led) | 2 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 8 | Another bra in only white mainly or a multi-colored array (7) | Another is Anagrind/ brain* / only white basically gives O W/ mainly is acrostic indicator/ or used as connecter/ a multi-colored array is definition | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 43 | 10 | Band with no dimension in broad arch. | IN BROAD (arch*) + W(idth) – D(imension) = RAINBOW. + & lit. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | 11 | Bar wino with the shakes has hallucination (7) | direct = hallucination bar wino = anagram (with the shakes = indicator) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 13 | Bra (Ow) – it comes in a range of colors! (7) | Reversal clue RA in Bow. Clue surface references tthe Scandinavian company “Ow” that sells initimates | 0 | 1 | ||
| 43 | 15 | Brown and I, although stateless, make a spectrum of colour. | Anagram "Brown and I" – ND(stateless). | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Illusory hope of scruffy wino wandering round retrograde bar | {WINO round BAR<}* | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 39 | Ritchie Blackmore uses artificial intelligence to add yellow to deep purple creating his rock band. | Artificial intelligence is AI. Purple and yellow mixed is BROWN. Rainbow is Ritchie Blackmore's band after Deep Purple. AI + Brown = rainbow (anag) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 44 | Sounds like Reardon, say, down East London way, gets what ends in a pot of gold. | Ray [Reardon- snooker player] (homophone) in Bow/def. | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 47 | Starting off in VIBGYOR, regular pattern emerges and endlessly combines to get white (7) | ((-v) IB(-by)OR+AN(-s))*+W | 0 | 0 | 1 |