CCCWC April 2022 competition results
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60 clues entered. 56 votes cast (48 competitors, 8 others).
REMOTE CONTROL
Congratulations this month go to Sanket Anurag Shrivastava who has achieved a maiden victory with a very nice cryptic definition – and that is also Sanket's second podium finish for this year.
Not too far back in second spot it's John Tozer – his first top 5 finish of this year – whose clue incorporated a clever definition.
Sawbill came next in third place – a deceptive definition that worked in well with the wordplay, some nice anagram fodder too (who doesn't like a Cornetto?)
Fourth place went to Vinod Raman who conjured up another deceptive definition.
Finally, Nathan Townsend grabs his second podium of the year taking 5th place and once again a nicely deceptive definition.
Thanks as always to everyone for taking part – good luck with your Printer's Deveilry!
Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
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1 | 2 | Sanket Anurag Shrivastava | A station manager for the Tube? | Cryptic definition (puns on station/channel, the Tube/TV) | 62.5 | 2 | 5 |
2 | 10 | John Tozer | Cut off direct source of cross-channel migrations? | remote (cut off) + control (direct, vb.) | 56.5 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 35 | sawbill | Needed to change stations in Rome, left with Cornetto melting | Needed to change stations = def in = link from clue to answer ROME + L + CORNETTO melting = anagram indicator | 45.5 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 60 | Vinod Raman | Without a role, no actor met troubled TV director (6,7) | Def:"TV director", anagram indicator:"troubled", ROLENOACTORMET* without A | 40 | 2 | |
5 | 22 | Nathan Townshend | Foreign power with influence over the Channel | D1: Foreign power D2: Influence over the (TV) Channel Ref Possible Russian interference in the French election? | 32.5 | 4 | 1 |
6 | 32 | Joe Rees | Long-distance running? (6,7) | cryptic definition | 28.5 | 0 | 3 |
7 | 29 | Tom Borland | In this state Stormont electorate suffers: rule from afar | *STORMONT ELECTORATE = REMOTE CONTROL STATE; def. rule from afar | 27.5 | 0 | 1 |
8 | 1 | Pete Milne | A commanding set piece | Cryptic definition. Set = TV etc. | 24 | 5 | 3 |
9 | 7 | Vinit Wankhede | Cool tormenter's kinky gadget (6-7) | COOLTORMENTER* | 23.5 | 2 | 1 |
9 | 59 | S.Sreeni | Wireless operator turned on electric motor after removing chip (6,7) | Anagram (turned) of (ONELECTRICMOTOR-IC)* (chip for integrated circuit . Ref Chambers).. Def: Wireless Operator | 23.5 | 2 | 1 |
11 | 26 | How to operate a drone motor with electron waves | Anagram: 'motor' waving with 'electron' | 19.5 | 1 | ||
11 | 27 | Icy discipline might be a turn-on for some (6,7) | Icy = remote; discipline = control | 19.5 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | 14 | Device to switch from Clone to Tom and Jerry, essentially? (6,7) | CLONETOTOM+(j)ERR(y)* Clone, BBC Three comedy series. | 17 | 2 | 1 | |
14 | 8 | Cornet played with tremolo effect, picked up from afar | Definition is "effect picked up from afar". Anagram of "cornet" with "tremolo". | 16.5 | 4 | 3 | |
14 | 44 | Small knob maybe a source of marital disharmony? (6,7) | Small = remote (as in chance); knob maybe = control; rest = def. Sorry – couldn’t resist the risqué surface! | 16.5 | 2 | 3 | |
16 | 18 | Electronic device played cornet, breaking into a sort of tremolo | CORNET* (anagrind=played) inside TREMOLO* (anagrind=a sort of) | 16 | 2 | ||
16 | 28 | Imperialism? | dbe | 16 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | 30 | Is often pressed to change one's views on Gogglebox? | 15 | 3 | 2 | ||
19 | 36 | New starter in redesigned electromotor device for model plane | N in ELECTROMOTOR*; def = device for model plane | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | |
19 | 40 | One may adjust set's volume playing cornet with tremolo | (cornet, tremolo)* | 14.5 | 3 | ||
21 | 58 | When it's misplaced, cool…? Er, torment! | (cool er torment)* | 13.5 | 1 | ||
22 | 23 | Gush with power after river channel changes with this? | Gush = EMOTE, power = CONTROL after R… channel changes with this? – definition | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
22 | 39 | One lying on couch in morn with tool erect, aroused | Anagram (aroused) of MORN TOOL ERECT | 13 | 2 | 3 | |
24 | 16 | Does spinning electron motor cause spooky action at a distance? (6,7) | Anag (spinning) ELECTRONMOTOR Cause(s) spooky action at a distance = CD | 12.5 | 3 | ||
24 | 50 | Unlikely to be in charge of this device? | REMOTE (unlikely) and CONTROL (to be in charge of) in a charade defining REMOTE CONTROL (device) | 12.5 | 2 | ||
24 | 53 | What a couch potato has to change? | Cryptic definition | 12.5 | 3 | ||
27 | 43 | Set regulating device on electric motor eliminating internal combustion jitters | (ON ELECTRIC MOTOR – IC)*; def: set regulating device (set=tv) | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
27 | 49 | Unfriendly check for channel hopper ? | 2 synonyms + for = resulting in + definition | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
29 | 54 | What could loosely be seen as 'electro-monitor', one for zapping | anag less I & lit. | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | |
30 | 46 | Tool for distance working is more about the external oversight | Definition='Tool for distance working'. Anagram of MORE (about) + TE (the external) + CONTROL (oversight). | 10 | 1 | ||
31 | 19 | Entertaining device has electronic motor broken with leads to induction coil missing | ELECTRON(ic)MOTOR anagram; Entertaining device definition | 9.5 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | 48 | Unconcerned with mastery of telekinesis? | Def = "telekinesis?"; Unconcerned = remote, mastery = control (both Chambers Thesaurus) | 7.5 | 0 | ||
33 | 15 | Distant management might call up the office on-screen | Distant = remote, management = control; def: might call up (bring up for display) The Office (UK/US TV show) on-screen; surface alludes to current environment of teleworking | 7 | 3 | ||
33 | 52 | Wayward meteor lands on cool Waldo | (meteor)* on control (cool), definition: Waldo | 7 | 1 | ||
35 | 47 | Unapproachable government directs from a distance | Unapproachable = Remote, government = Control. Remote control directs from a distance | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | |
36 | 6 | Commuting to Luton regularly or more 'eco' working from home? | Anag(T_ L_T_N OR MORE ECO), anagrind=COMMUTING. Def: working (=operation) from home? | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
36 | 37 | Off the beaten track? Keep a tight rein. It'll let you see the next station. | Off the beaten track = remote; keep a tight rein = control; def: it'll let you see the next station | 6 | 0 | ||
38 | 3 | Aloof, and with self-restraint, the Mothers of Invention’s principal broadcast with this instrument, informally (6,7) | Aloof (REMOTE), and with self-restraint (CONTROL) [Def.], the Mothers of Invention’s (late 1960s rock band’s) principal (leader – Frank Zappa) broadcast (homophone – zapper) with this instrument (device), informally. (Chambers: zapper; Informal – A remote-control device for TV, etc.) [Wordplay] | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
39 | 11 | Cut off knob could make Dave "History". | Cut off = remote; knob = control; could make Dave "History" = definition (Dave and History both being TV channels). | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | |
40 | 9 | Couch potato’s magic wand? | CD | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
40 | 38 | One can whizz fan to large concert more easily without coming in the van | TO + L + CONCERT + MORE * (easily) – C | 4 | 0 | ||
42 | 4 | Clermont inhabitants provide drone operation? (6,7) | 'inhabitants provide' = letter bank indicator; 'Clermont' = letter bank fodder; 'drone operation' = definition by example | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | |
42 | 31 | Little monster on Metro once given a surprise encouragement to stay seated | TROL(l) on METROONCE* (given a surprise) | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | |
44 | 42 | Rector devastated by tool men broke instigates programme change | Anagram RECTOR (anagrind devastated) + anagram TOOL MEN (anagrind broke) | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | |
44 | 51 | Way of operating from a distance troublesome electron motor | {electron motor}* | 2.5 | 0 | ||
44 | 55 | What's activated electronic motor I see unconnected? | Anagram of ELECTRONICMOTOR without I+C (‘see’ = C, see Chambers); &lit. | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | |
47 | 5 | Clumsy Rector Tom Noel uses device to start tv from far(6,7) | Anagram of "Rector Tom Noel" introduced by "clumsy"… definition for remote control="device to start tv from far" | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
47 | 13 | Device that might make motor and electron work. | Anag MOTORELECTRON: work = ferment as anagram indicator. | 2 | 0 | ||
47 | 21 | Flipper torment — needs cooler swimming | Flipper (def. referring to TV dolphin) torment cooler * | 2 | 1 | ||
47 | 24 | Hand-held device's motor and electron transfer | MOTOR + ELECTRON anag | 2 | 0 | ||
51 | 12 | Device for audience prone to let crooner start mouthing off | anagrind – off, fodder – to let crooner + [m], definition – device for audience prone | 1 | 1 | ||
51 | 17 | Electomotor neurons principally designed for regulation at a distance | (ELECTROMOTOR + N)*. Defn = the function, not the device | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
51 | 20 | Far, far away, rehashed 80s sci-fi movie to be screened by army officer—he might need this to watch it | REMOTE ("Far, far away") + anagram of TRON ("80s sci-fi movie") inside COL ("army officer") | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
51 | 25 | Hi-tech pointed tool? | Cryptic definition | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
51 | 41 | Radio device engineers using cool torment (6,6) | RADIO DEVICE = definition; ENGINEERS = RE (Royal Engineers); USING = anagram indicator; (COOL TORMENT)* = anagram fodder | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
51 | 45 | The art of puppetry is something we lost during the digital age | Def 1 = The art of puppetry / Def 2 = something we lost during the digital age | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
57 | 33 | Means of navigating channels in travelling River Trent made so cool when bad adviser leaves | Definition- means of navigating channels; anagram of RIVER TRENT MADE SO COOL minus anagram of ADVISER | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
57 | 34 | More recent tool, after spending Euros, used for activation from afar (6,7) | Anagram of (more recent tool-e). ‘Used’ is anagrind. ‘Spending’ is deletion indicator | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
57 | 56 | What’s manoeuvring down-sized electronic motor? (6,7) | Anagram of ELECTRON (ELECTRONIC reduced in size) + MOTOR Manoeuvring (intr.) = anagram indicator. &lit (remote control car) | 0 | 0 | ||
57 | 57 | What's right electronic device to get finishing touches to set (far too dull, having volume receding)? | R + E + CON (device = swindle, hoax) +T + R +O + L (ends of SET FAR TOO & DULL) all around TOME (volume) reversed. set = TV. &Lit | 0 | 0 |