CCCWC Christmas Special 2009 competition results
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47 clues entered. 44 votes cast (37 competitors, 7 others).
CRIMBO (Misprints)
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | John Hood | Mary's first in manger of mule | 'M' in CRIB + O(f) … def = YULE | 44 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | John Appleton | Bad boy, Derek – time to put pants on! | Misprint is "panto"; Bad Boy = "CRIM" (criminal) + "BO" (Bo Derek) | 43 | 3 |
| 3 | 14 | Mike Baker | Half of microbrewery dismantled when shocking contents get youngsters merry | Misprint = stocking; Anag. of MICROB(rewery) | 39.5 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | Tim Moorey | On the cards, a time for snob Conservative rule, I'm Labour at heart | SNOW; C r = rule + I'm (La(bo)ur | 37 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Doyle | Bromic remedy required for restive period | Defn: festive period (misprinted as restive);bromic* Ref:bromic describes bromide compounds(often used to sedate) | 32.5 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | Dave Williams | Dad to celebrate messiah's beginning in manger with love | Misprint=dad/day; M in CRIB, + O | 32.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Luciano Ward | Male in bed with sweet Fanny Adams is a beast | M in CRIB + O; FEAST | 32 | 1 |
| 8 | 40 | Martin Price | Topless babe given small credit at first for time when mags appeared. | CR/(b)imbo/DEF – misprint is "mags" for "magi". | 28.5 | 1 |
| 9 | 35 | Andrew Varney | Shirt for Christmas one's bought (66% off) on credit | "ShOrt for Christmas"; cr. I'm bo(ught); one is = I am | 26 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | Tim Anderson | Fanta's out of stock now and microbrewery's half depleted supply. | Santa. microb(rewery)* and semi & lit. Supply(adv) = anagrind. | 23 | 3 |
| 11 | 9 | Conservative member changing sides? O it must be Powell! | Powell/Nowell, old name for Christmas. C + limb, R for L, + O; ref Enoch P, & 'it must be Christmas' expressing something fortunate | 22 | 2 | |
| 12 | 39 | To which Sun resorts to curb Simon Cowell? | Nowell; comp. anag., to curb Simon = to Crimbo Sun anag. | 21.5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 20 | Millions in bed with nothing: – one of those jolly hard times? | M in CRIB + O; jolly (c)ard times | 20.5 | 3 | |
| 13 | 31 | Rule about prison wing changed | Yule; C + LIMBO=prison with R for L | 20.5 | 2 | |
| 15 | 8 | Christie encountered in some Pacific Rim bookshops? | Christie/Chrissie (Australian equiv. of Crimbo). Hidden. Ref. Agatha C. | 16.5 | 2 | |
| 16 | 15 | I'd like to wash all crossword setters –a merry one can reek initially, I am eliminating a sweaty smell (6) | I'd like to WISH all crossword setters – a merry one (DEF): CR+ I(a)M + BO | 14 | 2 | |
| 17 | 41 | Villain starts to broker offers when prozzies arrive | CRIM, B,O; def= when prezzies arrive | 13.5 | 3 | |
| 18 | 2 | Around mid-point of party, see dolly bird going topless – it's a good time for folly. | R in C (b)IMBO / Holly / top = 'the earliest part' in Chambers, so it's not necessarily a Down clue | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | Advert leads to this giant becoming big romantic | Advert/Advent ; Comp anag (crimbo giant) | 11.5 | 2 | |
| 20 | 30 | Resolving rhombic array without husband causes repeated cerebration | Defn:repeated celebration(misprint as cerebration);r(h)ombic* Ref:solving crosswords single-handedly! | 10 | 2 | |
| 20 | 36 | "Shout" – Festive period chart topper by The Edge and Bono. Not 'arf! | C+RIM+BO. Ref to Alan Freeman's catchphrase. Misprint is shout/short | 10 | 1 | |
| 22 | 19 | Microbe cultured to eradicate low grade pest (6) | Def=PEST(Misspelling of FEST);ana. of MICROBE minus E(low grade) | 9 | 2 | |
| 22 | 32 | Rule informally, with endless rap at volume — not good | Yule informally; crim{e} bo{OK} | 9 | 2 | |
| 24 | 22 | Novel about Stallone film for example, I for one preferred | NOWEL for NOVEL: C + I for A in RAMBO (from FIRST BLOOD by David Morrell) | 8.5 | 2 | |
| 25 | 16 | Informally the least guilty American guy | Misprint L for F (FEAST) CRIM BO | 8 | 1 | |
| 26 | 43 | Wants to play now leader of concert band has overturned objection | Wants/waits: C, RIM, OB rev | 6.5 | 4 | |
| 26 | 46 | Yale key boy almost put on ledge | C + rim + bo(y); Yule | 6.5 | 2 | |
| 28 | 33 | Rule of Love established by male originally in manger | Yule: m in crib + O | 6 | 3 | |
| 29 | 25 | Pacific Rim boat is party to piggin' Christmas! | Hidden. Misprint for piDgin. | 5 | 1 | |
| 29 | 27 | Poly celebration dance started a bit late after initial seizures of cannabis resin | POLY for HOLY; C + R + (L)IMBO | 5 | 2 | |
| 31 | 44 | when advert's over is common time for beginning to trim tree | misprint= Advent. C(common time)replaces t in trim + bo (a tree) | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 32 | 37 | Take microbuses, not utes, for transport on holiday. | Typo: Uses; anagram of microbuses without uses. Utes are utility vehicles. Holiday = Crimbo. | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 33 | 13 | For those that are hip its the festive reason (6) | Hip and crimbo are both fairly modern words .Festive reason (misprint)for season. | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 | 38 | The way love appeared after Mary gave birth in manger | WAY/DAY; O after M in CRIB(manger); birth=start | 2.5 | 2 | |
| 35 | 10 | Crudely, when everyone lets pressies corrupt relatives into making brash offensive overtures | def: crudely (informally/vulgarly) when everyone gets pressies (+ whole clue), misprint Lets for Gets, overtures (1st letters) of Corrupt Relatives Into Making Brash Offensive | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 | 21 | Mule decorated in scrim borders! (6) | Mule = Yule = Crimbo (Christmas) container: sCRIM BOrders | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | 26 | Pacific Rim boatpeople bear 25 Deg. to the West, bypassing Eastern shores. | hidden; 25 Dec. | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | 34 | Score nineteen at card game whilst imbibing first of Moscow mule | Score nineteen at card game = CRIB-O (a score of nought at cribbage is often referred to as nineteen.) around(imbibing) first of M(oscow). DEF = m(Y)ule. (Moscow Mule is a cocktail) | 2 | 1 | |
| 39 | 4 | Barcelona Olympics starts to follow King and Emperor in 100m – it's Christie time! | def mp for Chrissie time. BO follows (RI inside CM). (Christie won 100m gold there) | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | 5 | Blatantly wrong? Not half! Stinking lush knocking back Yule spirit | CRIMinal+B.O. [rush knocking back Yule spirit] | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | 7 | Cerebration results when misdemeanour not completed by familiar fellow (6) | cerebration/celebration crim(e) + bo | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | 28 | Prepare home interior with crib for festival celebrating the Birth of the Lory. | "om" + crib anagram of crimbo. Misprint: "Lory" for "Lord". | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | 45 | Yale college bar dropping dance as head does U-turn (6) | Yule misprinted as Yale; college = c; bar dropping dance = limbo (see Chambers) with L becoming R. | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | 23 | Novel uniting law-breaker with some guy | Crim (criminal) + bo; Novel for Nowel | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | 29 | Presents tome to plagiarise, covering Mary's first love | Misprint: I/O; "Presents time"; M in CRIB + O | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | 42 | Vowel distributed in electronic mailbox with untidy tale and lexicon (6) | eleCtRonIc MailBOx – *(tale lexicon); Nowel = Noel | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | 47 | Yale models Ox and Cambridge (less axed Head of Girton) (6) | Misprint is Yale for Yule. Comp anag OXCAMBRIDGE less AXED G. Anagrind models = shapes. | 0 | 1 |