CCCWC February 2020 competition results
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53 clues entered. 43 votes cast (41 competitors, 2 others).
ATONEMENT
Well he certainly is the form horse and he romps home by some lengths this month! Congratulations to Steve on another top place – excellent use of the word "putting" in his winning clue.
Tom opens his "podium account" for the year with a clue that employed some nifty wordplay to craft a smooth surface reading.
The Don grabs 3rd place with a trademark biblical reference in a neat hidden clue.
John Hood pops up in 4th with a nice anagram subtraction.
Fifth place is shared by Alexander – second podium in a row, well done indeed! – and Anthony with some neat wordplay that I enjoyed.
Well done to all and thanks for your continued support during these turbulent times. Stay safe and enjoy the seemingly only competitive sport still running!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Steve Randall | Man on tee excited having finally got putting right | MANONTEE* + [go]T | 82 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 49 | Tom Borland | Staff stick together if heads cut compensation | (B)ATON + (C)EMENT = staff stick together; def. compensation | 37 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 47 | Don Manley | Scapegoat — one men thought would bring this? | hidden & lit., ref. Lev.16:21-22 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 46 | John Hood | Satisfaction is getting out of dilapidated maisonette | Anagram of (MAISONETTE – IS). Def=satisfaction. | 27.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 41 | Alexander Antao | Rebuild home, tenant wanting hotel as compensation (9) | (hOME TENANT)* [Rebuild: anagrammatise | home, tenant: HOME TENANT | wanting: without | hotel: H (NATO alphabet) | as | compensation: ATONEMENT] | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 42 | Anthony Nannini | Reparations reconciled people at end of conflict (9) | Reparations=definition, at one = reconciled, people = men , at end of conflict = +t. | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 43 | Peter Moore Fuller | Restoration comedy on at National Theatre after terrible bedroom farce closes (9) | Restoration (def), comedy (anagrind), on at (fodder), National Theatre (NT), after (position) terrible bedroom farce closes (last letters EME) | 21.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 25 | David McKie | Getting caught, what one mentally should prepare for? | Hidden (indicator = getting caught) and lit? | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 52 | Vinit Wankhede | What one mentally embraces as self-punishment (9) | wh-AT ONE MENT-ally | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | Terry Neale | Agreed with crew, time to make amends | At one + men + t: to make = link words to def; amends = def | 19.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | Flourished note meant appeasement | Straightforward anagram that refers to Neville Chamberlain's infamous piece of paper promising 'Peace in our time.' | 18.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 35 | Meant to ultimately make reparation, perhaps? | MEANT TO [mak]E [reparatio]N*; &lit | 18.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 29 | Making good panettone when getting drunk involves replacing primary ingredient with a dash of Malibu | making good = def; PANETTONE anag ('when getting drunk') with M for P | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 11 | Amends note – meant otherwise | (note meant)* | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Final word about temper? Time for reconciliation. | TONE (temper, n.) in AMEN, + T | 15.5 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 19 | End of Yom Kippur? | End = purpose; Yom Kippur, ie Day of Atonement | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | 44 | Restoration works mean tent housing a ball | O in anag.; work = manipulate | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | 30 | Making mental note to sacrifice capital for loan repayment | MENTALNOTE* – L | 13 | 3 | 2 | |
| 19 | 40 | Ransom note conveyed on phone by abductors’ leader (9) | Definition : Ransom (chambers – religion) ; TONE (note)+ MENT {Homophone of MEANT (conveyed)} next to (by) A(bductors’). Homophone indicator – on phone | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | 53 | When it's time for lunch, soldiers finally eat, getting satisfaction (9) | When it's time for lunch = AT ONE soldiers = MEN finally eat = T getting = connector satisfaction = def | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | 4 | A note possibly intended to skip a payment (9) | A (NOTE)* ME(-A)NT, intended=meant, anagram-ind: possibly, deletion-ind: to skip A, def: payment | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | 8 | After midday workers finally get reparations | AT ONE MEN + (ge)T | 8.5 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 37 | Muddled note meant to express reconciliation? | "muddled" an indicator of anagram of "note meant" + def. | 7.5 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 5 | A number caught in Mt.Etna eruption get compensation. | at(ONE)ment..Mt.Etna (anag) | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 24 | 16 | Briskly decontaminate after spilling volatile acid, maybe saying sorry | Anag of DECONTAMINATE minus anag of ACID | 7 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 26 | Harry meant Eton to make a reparation for sin. | Harry..to make is anagram indicator: Henry IV founded Eton College. | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 | 14 | At lunch time, workers get final payment (9) | At/ lunch time is one/ workers is men/ get final is T | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | 3 | A manner proclaiming intended repentance | A+TONE(manner)+MENT(hp~meant/intended) | 6 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 6 | A sorry note by fellows on time makes amends | A + NOTE* + MEN + T | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | 34 | Marianelli’s film score meant note changes | Dario Marianelli’s film score (for the 2007 film “Atonement”); meant note (fodder); changes (anag. ind. | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | 50 | United, Me Too at the outset saw Weinstein finally in for expiation | Charade – united (at one) + me (n) t. | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | 21 | Finding Nemo, floundering in a shelter, is redemption (9) | NEMO* (indicated by floundering) in A TENT (a shelter). Definition – redemption | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 32 | 45 | Retiring volunteers surround mood pieces for a penance. | retiring volunteers (TA-AT) surround mood (TONE) pieces (MEN) | 5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Cheat one mentored, needed to make amends | Hidden word | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 34 | 48 | Sorry mate, No! – not even the one that's damaged (9) | Anag (that's damaged) of MATE NO T(h)E(o)N(e) – def sorry | 4 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 33 | Man on vacation ate Eton mess to get satisfaction | (M[a]N ATE ETON)*; def: satisfaction (N.B.: The nounal anagrind "mess" works just fine here.) | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 36 | 36 | Met NATO envoy at sea, making amends after missing half of voyage. | 'MET NATO ENvoy' minus 'voy'; definition = 'making amends'; anagram indicator = 'at sea' | 3 | 1 | ||
| 36 | 38 | New Testament on saintless reparation for sin. | Anagram (new) 'testament on' minus st | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | 39 | Note meant reparation | NOTE MEANT anagram – & lit is also anagram indicator | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 | 2 | A man in a tent for penance | a t(one m)ent | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 | 9 | Agreed at halftime – empty net requires redemption | AT ONE + tiME + NeT | 2 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 24 | For an instant, little Maureen flees repentance | AT ONE MOMENT – MO | 2 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 27 | In passing, the great one mentioned compensation | In passing (indicator), the (joiner), great one mentioned (container for atonement) , compensation – straight clue. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 41 | 51 | What makes good man to repent after reputation’s left in tatters? | Def ‘what makes good’; *MAN+TO+REPENT less REP (abbreviation in Chambers) | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 45 | 13 | Amends tone, meeting me with social worker around | Amends = definition, wordplay is (TONE+ME) contained by ANT (=social worker) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Coming together's giving satisfaction | DD | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 31 | Making one play badly on tee at major; nervous starts (9) | def: MAKING ONE. Anagram (play badly) of ON TEE AT M N. | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 1 | 1 Dec Mate entertained the only new English mistress excitedly at first, as reconciliation | 1 Dec mate = ANT (comedian duo) A ( T O N E M E ) (first letters) NT; reconciliation = def. | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 48 | 7 | A sound folk turn head for penance | A (A) sound (TONE) folk (MEN) (in plural form) turn head (T) (head or first letter of turn) for penance (ATONEMENT) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | 12 | Amends thermostat – one men tried to set | Amends=definition. To set=hidden word indicator. Reference to the battle between the sexes re thermostat settings. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 15 | At lunchtime it's intended, they say, to have a sample of McEwan's. | At one = lunchtime + ment = meant/intended (homophone)/"Atonement" = novel by Ian McEwan (but the implied reference to "McEwan's" is to a rather tasty brew of ale). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Flip me not a cent, ignoring the first act of making amends | Flip 'me not a' = ATONEM + cent ignoring the first = ENT; definition = act of making amends | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 28 | Lunch was served then bishops started their penance | Lunch was served then (AT ONE) bishops (chessMEN) started (Their) penance (def) | 0 | 0 |