CCCWC March 2010 competition results
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49 clues entered. 38 votes cast (34 competitors, 4 others).
MONEY (CLASS) (Wrong Number)
A very convincing winner for this competition – and well deserved! Congratulations to Andrew, runner up last month, going one better this month.
The rest of the field were left scrabbling for the remaining points and well done to Rob for what is I believe his highest ever placing. Some more familiar names completed the podium and well done to all for their efforts in what was our first foray into a Wrong Number competition.
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Andrew Varney | Care of this could get economy in order | comp. anag. (i.e. c/o money=economy*) & lit.; order | 78 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | Rob Jones | Change in form one yearns for. | hidden word; form (ie school class) | 29.5 | 1 |
| 3 | 14 | John Hood | Form one youngster pockets cash | for(M ONE Y)oungster : form | 25.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | Ian Harper | Characters in form one? Young angels, perhaps | Hidden, angels/coins; form | 22.5 | 3 |
| 4 | 49 | John Tozer | You'll find this apt form o' payment | form; comp. anag. & lit. (money apt anag. = o payment) | 22.5 | 1 |
| 6 | 35 | Kathy Martin | Some Form One youngsters making dough. | Form = Class. "Form One youngsters" contains "money" (dough). | 21 | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | Tim Anderson | It’s rank bad economy if company’s neglected to make this | ( economy minus Co.)* & lit. Rank2 , adv. = utterly. Rank (n) = CLASS | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | 47 | Mike Baker | With this, Columbia could get economy in order | Comp. anag. including CO, & Lit; order | 20 | 2 |
| 9 | 26 | Jenny Mackenzie | My one form of currency | Anag; form | 19.5 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | Tom Borland | Kind of trap where mark's taken for hard cash | M for H in HONEY (Kind of trap); def. cash; kind = class | 19 | |
| 11 | 34 | Setter's one form of income. | Setter's – MY + ONE – FORM is anagram indicator and one word definition of CLASS. | 16 | 2 | |
| 12 | 7 | Cash often initially lacking in faltering economy? | anag – c – o; & lit (ref: recession v recovery); economy? = class | 15.5 | 1 | |
| 13 | 24 | Means to interfere? Ultimately, rank is pulled | MONKEY (to interfere) minus (ran)K. Def = means; rank | 15 | 4 | |
| 13 | 30 | Order £500 – £1000 currency. (5) | Order (class) £500 = monkey with dash doubling as minus £1000 = k currency = money. | 15 | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | Arrange Yeomen without English wealth. | Arrange (class) anagram indicator yeomen – e wealth (money) | 13 | 1 | |
| 15 | 5 | Bread made from one yeast strain. | Hidden solution. Bread(money), fro(m one y)east, strain(class). Also, strain(extraction) indicating hidden solution. | 13 | ||
| 15 | 41 | Tyke on form, irregularly holding back cash | Form = class, definition = cash, 'money' appears reversed in alternate (irregular) letters of 'tyke on form' | 13 | 1 | |
| 18 | 42 | Type of order that's necessary | Def of MONEY = necessary, def of CLASS = 'order'(although 'type' could be used instead), wordplay is 'type of order' (as in 'MONEY order'), ref = 'A necessary order' a book (a 'type') by Don Bogen | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 19 | 15 | Half a grand! Take a thousand pounds, perhaps? | Half a grand=MONKEY (£500). Take = remove,subtract. Thousand = K. Pounds, perhaps = def. Class (adj) = Grand (excellent etc..) | 12 | 1 | |
| 20 | 4 | Brass band? | &lit. Defn: MONEY = Brass band i.e. collection of coins; band = class | 11 | 1 | |
| 21 | 37 | St. Edward leaves most needy what their kind needs most? | KIND = class; ST and ED removed from MOst NEedY | 10.5 | 2 | |
| 22 | 23 | May exchange one for a standard !(5) | M (ONE) Y ; One in place of 'a'; Standard= Class; | 9 | 1 | |
| 22 | 29 | Napoleon could be the old French name that's back in style | ye + nom "back(ward) in style" napoleon was a gold coin; style | 9 | 1 | |
| 24 | 10 | Disorderly yeoman squanders a form of assets | *(yeoman) – a : form | 8 | ||
| 24 | 13 | First set in Murray's case means netting low returns? | one = first in M(urra)y; means = resources; SET = CLASS | 8 | 2 | |
| 26 | 44 | Wealth shown by one in my style | one in my; style = class | 6.5 | ||
| 27 | 40 | Tin Japanese badge, last of the category | Tin (def); MON+(th)E+(categor)Y | 6 | 1 | |
| 28 | 32 | Overhead neon lighting in middle of farmyard? That's posh! (5) | (o)ver/head = o; neon = ne; lighting 3(Chambers) = settling; in far(my)ard. posh 2 (Chambers) = money. posh 1 = smart etc. (class). | 5.5 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Japanese ——— order has been returned, giving this | (YEN + O.M.) reversed; order | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 29 | 36 | Sort of amble then change direction for lolly (5) | mosey with n for s; sort | 4.5 | ||
| 31 | 3 | Bond's boss and headless bees produce form of payment | Bond's boss = M, headless bees produce = (H)oney, form of payment = money; form = class | 4 | 1 | |
| 32 | 39 | Taste of oregano with hints of nutmeg and elderberry in my gravy | Taste=class/bit; O+N+E in MY; gravy=money | 3.5 | ||
| 33 | 16 | It’s a wrench, losing a thousand in the form of currency. | MONKEY LOSING K = MONEY = A FORM OF CURRENCY FORM = A SCHOOL CLASS (Chambers) | 3 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Marshal supports standing order as necessary | def=necessary, OM rev + Ney – down clue; standing (or order) | 3 | ||
| 33 | 31 | "…original mint order:new edition yearly." | &lit. First letters of mint…yearly; order=class | 3 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Filling in form, one yearns for bread and chips! | 'Filling' (noun) in forM ONE Yearns; two definitions (chip = piece of money); form = class (in school) | 2.5 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Mark one entry finally ready | def ready, M + ONE + Y; mark | 2.5 | ||
| 38 | 17 | It's necessary for Order of Merit to be returned by marshal | OM (rev) + NEY (Ref Marshal Michel Ney), def: necessary; Order | 2 | ||
| 39 | 27 | My one shows form? | Anag. FORM is def of CLASS (ie. school form). Reference to wealth being indicative of class intended! | 1.5 | ||
| 39 | 33 | Ready to remove a grand from half a grand. | Def (ready = money)/monkey (=£500) -K (1,000); remove = class (as in "the Fat Owl of the Remove" – alias Bunter, WG). | 1.5 | ||
| 39 | 46 | What might be change set to come with Conservatism? One yelps! | hidden, set (= class, set of letters) | 1.5 | ||
| 42 | 11 | Essential characteristic of every form of currency – fluctuations in one may lead to another's being discounted | (ONEMAY – A(nother))* CLASS = form | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | 28 | My one's ready to order | MY ONE*, ready=def.; to order=AI & def. for class(verb) | 1 | ||
| 42 | 38 | Starts meal order: nutmeg, egg yolk, with gravy! (5) | Direct = gravy. Meal Order Nutmeg Egg Yolk = MONEY order = class | 1 | ||
| 42 | 43 | Type of unit used in manufacturing's capital economy, ultimately | Type = class; one in m{anufacturing} econom{y}; &lit. (money is a unit of exchange) | 1 | ||
| 46 | 2 | Bit of mutton on a fork – gravy will cover it | m one Y; cover; cover = comprise, consist of | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 46 | 25 | My one certainty – indispensable, whatever our social rank! | Anagram for money: my one and class=social rank… | 0.5 | 1 | |
| 46 | 45 | What I've had? A type of bread | what I have-MY A-ONE type-CLASS bread-MONEY | 0.5 | ||
| 49 | 48 | Yeomen out east, caste attending brass | YEOMeN* (cast hom.); CASTE | 0 |