CCCWC September 2009 competition results
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51 clues entered. 48 votes cast (44 competitors, 4 others).
BONES
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Patrick Martin | Partial contents of tomb, one supposes | Hidden & lit. | 74.5 | 5 |
| 2 | 36 | Vinod Raman | Remains of a corpse nobody picked up? (5) | Reverse containment corpSE NOBody, &Lit | 36.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 43 | Richard Heald | Stiffeners for corsets and collars | 2 defs; collar = seize | 32 | 3 |
| 4 | 39 | Tim Moorey | See me in case of bronchitis | one = me in b(ronchiti)s & lit | 30.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 37 | Ian Harper | Remains on good terms in amicable disagreements | On BON, ends = terms in AMICABLE, DISAGREEMENTS | 29.5 | 1 |
| 6 | 46 | Andy Smith | The source of boxcars and snake eyes. | b+ones, &lit. In gambling slang: bones = dice, boxcars = double six, snake eyes = double one. | 28 | 2 |
| 7 | 40 | Peter Cargill | Skeleton key opens easily: no need for pressure | B(key)+anag.OPENS less P(pressure); easily(anag.ind. in Chambers Crossword Dictionary) | 26.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 38 | John Tozer | Remains single in Bachelor Society | one in B,S | 24.5 | 1 |
| 9 | 34 | Wil Ransome | Please no blundering around inside, doctor | hidden rev. in pleaSE NO Blundering, def. doctor | 22.5 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | Dave Williams | A number can be found in bodies (not the heart) | N in BO[di]ES – that is, 'bodies' less the central letters. Oh, &lit… | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | 24 | Don Manley | I may come within the designation of 'Bachelor of Surgery' | one in BS & lit., nickname for doctor | 21 | 2 |
| 12 | 33 | Person in business cutting body! | B(ONE)S (BusinesS deletion & lit.) | 20.5 | 2 | |
| 13 | 6 | Carbon essentially contains life support system | "bones" (life support system) held in phrase "carbon essentially" | 19.5 | 1 | |
| 14 | 27 | Married, occupying bunk beds | Married = one; bunk = BS; beds = has sex with = bones | 19 | 3 | |
| 14 | 41 | Some get rattled with Beatles' earliest singles | Bones = rattled percussion instrument, see Chambers. Beatles' earliest = B. Singles = ones. | 19 | ||
| 16 | 14 | Doctor Rogers, I presume? | Double def. "Bones" = nickname for doctor; "bones" & "rogers" both = "has sexual intercourse with" (vulgar slang). | 17 | 1 | |
| 17 | 7 | Chosen obstructions hold back essentials | reversed hidden word | 15 | ||
| 18 | 25 | In a pub, one shoots dice! (5) | direct = dice (of course!) container: puB ONE Shoots (in = indicator) | 14 | ||
| 18 | 28 | McCoy initially scorned 'Enterprise' nurse; one boldly going back | First letters reversed : Ref Star Trek | 14 | 1 | |
| 18 | 48 | Tips yielding us the familiar name of McCoy | BON(US)ES; def. 'the familiar name of McCoy'. Ref. 'Bones' McCoy (Star Trek) and Tony McCoy (Champion Jockey). | 14 | 2 | |
| 21 | 13 | Doctor making blunders runs away | boners (blunders) minus R | 12 | 1 | |
| 21 | 19 | Good French art remains immortal? Just the opposite! | Good = BON(in Chambers).French art(2nd person sing) = ES.Def = remains mortal (opposite indicated) | 12 | 1 | |
| 23 | 47 | These incorporate a little bit of calcium to form skulls | c in bones=bonces & lit. | 10.5 | 2 | |
| 24 | 9 | Coe's making a comeback, taking on a Doctor. | ON in SEB (rev) – Bones being slang for a Doc. | 10 | ||
| 24 | 50 | What will protect marrows from the onset of blight? A spray, initially | b one s | 10 | 1 | |
| 26 | 20 | Good French, extremely spicy, prime ribs. | 'bon'= good in French; first letters = prime 'e & s' | 9.5 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Dice throws for eyes on beetle's head. | B + ONES; Ones give eyes at a Beetle Drive; Definition: dice. | 9 | 1 | |
| 27 | 21 | Guitarist who drowned in jar – Tumbling Dice? | B[rian j]ONES wsa the former lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones (drowned, 1969). IN JAR letters tumbling out; & lit. Tumbling Dice was one of the Stones' most successful albums. | 9 | 3 | |
| 29 | 18 | For example, ribs could periodically develop brownness | ribs =bones; odd letters in brownness | 7 | ||
| 30 | 3 | Ben was crazy and so mixed with the remains. | ben,so(bones) Remains(bones) | 6.5 | ||
| 31 | 29 | Medic changing vitamin in light-sensitive cells | Cones, with B in the place of C | 5.5 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Dice hero rolls superb Yahtzee! Turn ends in uproar | Defn: dice; Anagram of final letters | 5 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Doctor's vitamins? | B1 (B one) is a vitamin .. def Bones = a doctor | 5 | ||
| 32 | 45 | The skeleton in the cupboard's horrific – poor Dutch pair heaved | anag of in the cupboard's less anag of Dutch pair | 5 | ||
| 35 | 5 | BS? | B on es(S) can literally be read as BS, so clue is &lit. Chambers Slang Dictionary defines 'bones' as a 19C slang term for a surgeon (BS), presumably leading to the Chambers 11th Edition definition as 'doctor' | 4.5 | 3 | |
| 36 | 16 | Enjoys Marilyn and Jayne? Left girls best friend out! | B(L)ON(D)ES; ref. M Monroe & J Mansfield; diamons Are a Girl's Best Friend; diamonds = D; enjoy = have sex with | 4 | 1 | |
| 36 | 26 | Knows American doctor steals mortal remains from tomb on estate | Quadruple definition & hidden. “Knows” in biblical sense = bones (U.S.) | 4 | ||
| 38 | 8 | Class-conscious guy, climbing, engages Establishment's principal doctor. | Down clue E first letter of Establishment in SNOB (climbing ie going upwards) | 3.5 | ||
| 39 | 12 | Diddles doctor | double definition, one vulgar | 3 | 1 | |
| 39 | 22 | He docked in Gabon Estuary, apparently | Hidden:Ga(bon Es)tuary ;Docked is homophone for doc'd (doctored);Defn:bones = doctor | 3 | ||
| 39 | 49 | What we might call those lower ribs for example, doctor? | 'B' ones; double def. | 3 | ||
| 42 | 4 | Big Ben cooked fillets. | (Big)OS, BEN – cooked* + def. – fillets = BONES. | 2.5 | ||
| 43 | 1 | A game for the Doctor with enterprise. | Bones is a dice game and Bones was the Doctor on the USS Enterprise featured on Star Trek. | 2 | ||
| 43 | 51 | You'll find a number in rubbish from KFC's 'Original' | one in BS (=bullshit, US slang, original(n)=origin) & lit.; ref. Kentucky Fried Chicken "Original Recipe" chicken | 2 | 2 | |
| 45 | 17 | Enterprising doctor has nose put out of joint following second objection | Ref. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy of the USS Enterprise. Anagram of NOSE following B. | 1.5 | ||
| 45 | 44 | Supporters – Brownites – get writ thrown out | BROWNITES minus anag of WRIT, supporters as in stays | 1.5 | ||
| 47 | 31 | Mostly tender lover audibly comes first – is he the real McCoy? | BEAU (homophone) + NES(H) = BONES – ref: original Star Trek | 0.5 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Hide inside the heart of a dark wood, eyes half closed | Hide (as a noun) inside (cf skin + bones) = def.: ; eBONy + eyES | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 30 | Mobile units of robustness, endlessly rust-free? | *(R)ob(UST)nes/ & lit. | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 35 | Regulars dropped by brown Bess? | Alternate letters; &lit | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | 42 | Some rub on essentials? | Hidden: ru(b on es)sentials, Def:essentials=bones | 0 | 1 |