CCCWC March 2020 competition results
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50 clues entered. 40 votes cast (36 competitors, 4 others).
WARTIME
A very tightly contested competition for this one and after a few podium finishes last year Neil Mondal achieves a maiden victory with a simple but highly effective anagram – well done Neil!
Luciano bags second place with a neatly spotted &lit – unlucky to just miss out on the win!
After a fair few months of competing, Peter Hartley makes the podium for the first time with a well-disguised definition. Congratulations Peter!
Satyen has become a regular top five finisher now and takes fourth place with a smooth surface reading.
Just back in fifth place is John Appleton, with a very neat comp.anag.&lit.
Well done to all as ever; here's to everyone keeping healthy and safe in these difficult times – enjoy the diversion of some cryptic clue writing!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Neil Mondal | Period of turbulence met with air manoeuvres | Period of turbulence = definition, (MET W AIR)* | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Luciano Ward | A term WWI heartlessly represented? | Anag ("re(-)presented") of ATERMWI (WWI heartlessly = WI); &lit. | 35.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 15 | Peter Hartley | I'm beginning to experience swelling before period under arms. | I'M + E + WART (before) = WARTIME. Def: PERIOD UNDER ARMS. Swelling under arms a common period symptom (I believe). | 34.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 50 | Satyen Nabar | Write a novel about end of Nazism in period of conflict | (WRITE A)* around (-nazis)M | 30.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 32 | John Appleton | So, this involved two armies? | Comp. anag. &lit.; (TWOARMIES)* = SO + WARTIME | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | Tom Borland | Armistice and new order since this? | Comp. &lit.: ARMISTICE + NEW = *SINCE WARTIME | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | 37 | Anthony Nannini | Two armies ultimately wanting to be deployed now (7) | Tw(o) armie(s) = anagram fodder , ultimately wanting = last letters' removal indicator, to be deployed = anagrind, now = definition. Andlit | 22.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | 13 | Pete Milne | Growth primarily in military expenditure now? | WART(growth)+I(n)+M(ilitary)+E(xpenditure). Semi-&lit. | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | John Doylend | Days of action merit a world leader becoming involved (7) | def: DAYS OF ACTION. anag. MERIT A W | 19.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | Alexander Antao | Climbing unprepared, throw out back when arms are raised (7) | Climbing: reversed (down clue) | unprepared: RAW | throw out: EMIT (as in "radiators throw out/emit heat") | back: reversed | when arms are raised: WARTIME | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 38 | Jessica Merchant | Utter bloody lies about when we were fighting (7) | [EMIT + RAW] < (lies about) | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 26 | Primarily when armies return to international military engagements | Initial letters; @lit. | 17.5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 16 | I'm in boiling water – is there a fighting chance? | WART(I'M)E (water)* | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 24 | Period of hostilities; we arm worried about it returning | {WE ARM}* around IT< | 14.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 21 | My wiretap tails off weirdly when one's called up | anag of M[y] WIRETA[p] | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | 18 | In a display of new art I’m exhibiting an era of destruction. | Hidden word; era of destruction (def) | 13 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 36 | Two armies fighting, so it's this? | Compound anagram (two armies – so wartime) and semi-lit. | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | 19 | It’s ——— so two armies mobilise? | comp. anag. & lit. | 11.5 | 3 | 5 | |
| 19 | 45 | When to keep calm and carry on with stewed Marmite after starter's cancelled | W(=with) + (m)ARMITE* anagrind=stewed | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | 5 | Between 1939-45 leading physicists Oppenheimer & co mucked about with atomic power | atomicpower*-poco = wartime | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| 20 | 43 | When Hitler's aimless destruction created this hellishness? | WHENHITLERSAIMLESSS anag of WARTIMEHELLISHNESS and lit. | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | 33 | The Middle East goes after India, following an unwelcome growth in hostilities. | I (=India) + ME (=Middle East) after "wart" (an unwelcome growth)/def. | 9.5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 22 | 42 | When Hitler threatened us with half of army beat | W/AR(my)/BEAT | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | 44 | When it would be unwise to send untrained back-up (7) | to send – EMIT, untrained – RAW, back-up – reversal | 9 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 35 | This new art I mean to include in this contentious period. | Inclusive "neW ART I Mean" | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | 17 | Immersed in Glasgow art, I’m experiencing a period it's tough to survive | hidden | 7 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Lad shelters in Herts town for duration of conflict | Lad = Tim; shelters in = containment indicator; Herts town = Ware; for = link word to def; duration of conflict = def. | 6.5 | 2 | ||
| 28 | 11 | English author, we hear, up against the fourth dimension; conflict results. | English author Waugh, fourth dimension time. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 49 | Women are timid at heart? Not, I'd say, when there is conflict (7) | {W + AR [TIM(-id)] E} Women= W , are = ARE, timid = INSERTION FODDER, at heart = INSERTION IND*. Not = DELETION IND*, I'd = DELETION FODDER, say when there is conflict = DEFN | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | 14 | I accept me after personal growth in period of conflict | (I me) after (wart) | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 | 27 | Release savage revolutionary for period of fighting | (EMIT RAW)< | 5 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 39 | Western maritime upheaval I’m not including in the period of the Korean conflict. | W + maritime – im (anag) = period of the Korean conflict (def) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 | 8 | Deployed, we arm – it is now no peace | Deployed (anagram indicator), WE ARM – IT is now WARTIME (no peace) | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 33 | 22 | No peace for the wicked – absolutely ridiculous – principally I get confused by this setter (7) | (TWAR I)* ME – def no peace | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 48 | With broken heart I'm isolating husband in period of combat (7) | W (with) + anagram ('broken') of heart im, without h ('isolating husband'). Def. – period of combat. | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | 29 | Send out untrained now? The reverse! | Reversal EMIT RAW | 4 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 41 | When battles maybe fought over an extremely bloody period. | …over an extremely bloody = RAW/WAR + period/TIME | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 46 | Witches and rival tribe introduced, making extravagant entrances with arms raised for a spell | First letters (entrances) of 'Witches And Rival Tribe Introduced Making Extravagant'. Definition = 'arms raised for a spell' | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 47 | With armies silent, ultimately discharged, this has gone | anag. incl t less this & lit. | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 1 | 1941-45,for the U.S- it changed in heated surroundings to get peace at last!(7) | 1941-45, for the U.S is the def/ it* changed as Anagrind in heated is warm,/ surroundings container indicator/ peace at last is E/ war/ti/m/e | 3 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 34 | This chapter is set to be kept in suspension with armistice? | (WARTIME(this) C(chapter) IS)* = (W(with) ARMISTICE)*; comp anag &lit | 3 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 2 | A fighting chance when giant terrapins roamed the world | DD (terrapins = turtles and large amphibious war transport vehicles) | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | 23 | Paintings I claim to be hiding in empty warehouse while fighting continues | Paintings = ART I claim to be = I am = I'M empty warehouse = W———E | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | 28 | Send Frank back when we need to fight (7) | (EMIT + RAW)<<, back is rev indicator, def= when we need to fight | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 45 | 12 | Extent of hostility shocks item following engagement | *ITEM(couple) following WAR | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | 10 | During the period of fighting & revolting we mar it (7) | (WE MAR IT)*, anagram-ind: revolting, def: during the period of fighting; Surface reading talks about peace | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | 9 | Discharge revolutionary following the end of hostilities, eg 1914-18 | Discharge (= emit) revolutionary (emit/time); hostilities (= war); TIME [following the end of] WAR = WARTIME; definition = eg 1914-18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | 30 | Shed with crude is recovered during battle (7) | Reversal of (EMIT(shed)+ RAW (crude) <<<}. Def: During Battle (wartime expenses = expenses incurred in war ) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 31 | Short period immersed in a Scottish spring results from a hostile declaration | Short period (TIM-e) immersed in Scottish spring (WARE – Chambers) – WAR_TIM_E – results from a hostile declaration [of war] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 40 | When armies clash, it's a flaw to broadcast, "Retreat!" as they collide | WART sharing T with TIME (emit rev.) | 0 | 0 |