The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC September 2011 competition results

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52 clues entered. 38 votes cast (35 competitors, 3 others).


CLANDESTINE

PosNo.NameClueExplanationPoints Merits 
15Mike BakerCandles confused with part of fork under the counter?CANDLES* + TINE; ref The Two Ronnies 'Four Candles' sketch782  7  
29Dave ParfittClient ordered clothing range for closetCLIENT (anag.) around ANDES; closet = secret, private455  3  
349Martin PriceUnderground leader leaves Bin Laden sect in disarray.Def/anag of (B)in Laden sect.352  2  
428Margaret IrvinePrivate client excited about extensive rangeAndes in client*293  1  
513John TozerEnd ties after stumbling on family secretclan + anag.25.52  1  
68Luciano WardClient, bursting, pulls chain in privyCLIENT* "pulls in" ANDES (chain = mountain range)24.54  5  
743ALLAN SCOTTSecret Society Lenin acted to disbandanag of S Lenin acted21.52  1  
836Paul CoulterPrivate premiere cancelled for most insipid film aroundC(bLANDEST)INE20.51  3  
948Dave TilleyTwo-faced since dental treatment (11)anagram of "SINCE DENTAL"181  2  
1052John AppletonUnseen Family Fortunes is out!CLAN + DESTINIES, – IS16.55  1  
1151 Underground travel? Can't in Leeds (10)Def + anag ind and anag14.53  5  
123 At first, the English careworker and Niles fool around in secretAnag (TEC NILES AND) Ref. the long-running Frasier storyline between Niles and Daphne142  1  
131 About to touch down on time at JFK, one of the Germans switched off the radarC + LAND + EST (Eastern Standard Time) + (EIN)* (switched); off the radar = def.131  4  
1322 Intend to go after family secret.destine: intend (Concise Oxford, clan: family, secret: def.131  2  
154 Behind-the-scenes coterie beginning to derail state seeking full UN membership (excluding China?)clan+d+(Pal)estine, ref. China unlikely to veto Palestine's request11.51  5  
1617 Furtive, confused and silent in churchdef = furtive; anagram of 'and silent' inside CE (Church of England)113  1  
1734 Private land entices criminal(LAND ENTICES)*10.52  3  
1821 Indecent lass cavorting (but not a hint of sex) in privateindecent lass* less s(ex)8.52  3  
1931 Private family fortune is detailed by earl.Def = private; family = clan + destin(y) + e(arl)7.54  2  
2038 Private property occupies Church Street's fashionable quarterLAND in CE + ST,IN,E; Def'n: private70  1  
2150 Underground secure parking suspended, annoying person in nice convertibleland (= secure) +(p)est (= annoying person) in cine anag6.50  1  
226 Canny Scots band isn't about to cut 'Flower of Scotland'CLAN = Scots band; *ISNT in DEE = 'Flower of Scotland'; def. Canny62  6  
2224 Neets with clan identity riot under cover of darkness?NEETS(acronym for those Not in Employment, Education or Training)+ CLAN ID anag; def. 'under cover of darkness' = secret/furtive. (Topical ref: the recent UK riots and the initial preoccuaption with the perpetrators being unemployed and members of gangs)60  3  
2430 Private doctor licensed antiserum – dispensing with compound I'm sure!Private = definition; doctor is anagrind to licensed antiserum minus anag I'm sure, anagrind: compound40  3  
2442 Secret Seven in Lace: Enid Blyton's last novel?S=7 (Med. Rom. num.) in LACE ENID N*43  3  
262 Adam's top's not kept clean, instead crumpled in closetCLE(A)NINSTEAD*; down clue; ref. boys' habits with clothes3.53  1  
277 Church holding manor with estate in secret(LAND + EST + IN) in CE33  2  
2710 Cloak-and-dagger operation in which the criminal was nailed by the scent of the illicit drugs he was carrying!The sense of cloak-and-dagger(clandestine)… Anag. nailed and scent = Clandestine30  4  
2719 Groom seen clad in tux, wanting wife for such a staged marriage*(seencladintux – ux) : ref "The Clandestine Marriage"30  2  
2720 "Hidden Estate" is appearing in French movie housesc(land+est)iné31  2  
3118 Furtive silent dance! (11)@lit ; furtive = direct + anagram indicator.2.52  3  
3123 Kept secret about incest, admitted one out of denial, upset.(anag.) incest……den(i)al2.50  1  
3127 Peculiar dance, silent, hush-hush.DANCESILENT*; anagram indicator: peculiar. Defn: hush-hush.2.50 
3415 Family Fortunes is shot behind closed doors, Dennis eclat canned(11)Family Fortunes…clan-destin(i)e(s)…is shot(thrown out) Subsidiary indication Dennis eclat(anag) indicator canned/drunk20  4  
3446 Sly hints can confuse us initially – with logic circuit solve at last!(CLUES + TIN, substitute U(s) by AND) + E20  2  
3633 Private, kinky, silent dance (11)Anagram. Salome is intended to come to mind, and the 5-letter anagram indicator should make it slightly less trivial, as "dance" is also an indicator.1.50  1  
3716 Family head reveals secret (11)Charade, head=destine as in "Where are you destined to?"12  3  
3726 Patsy keeps Dante's burning secretPatsy/Cline, famous singer around anag. of Dante's10  1  
3739 Private, self-contained field officer missing in action(SELF-CONTAINED minus FO)*11  2  
3741 Secret and hidden, silent dance organised.10 
3745 Silent dance ensemble secretly executedSILENT DANCE anag.10 
4225 Out of public reach, blazing candle isn't extinguishable at firstOut of public reach = definition. "Blazing candle isn't" = (CANDLE ISNT)*. "Extinguishable at first" = E0.50 
4247 Sly partners dealt nice mixNSDEALTNICE*; NS=bridge partners. (NB: slypartners* with 'dealt' as anagram indicator could serve as initially misleading wordplay here.)0.50 
4411 Concealed client-end program loads in a little time (11)ACLIENTEND* takes in a+s (little time)00  1  
4412 Concealed in haste without a repeat performance (11)Anagram ('performance') of CONCEALED IN HASTE [minus ('without') A ECHO ('a repeat')] Semi &lit : def = Concealed {all ref Chambers]00  5  
4414 Entices quivering drop in secretLAND=drop in ENTICES anag00  1  
4429 Private dance isn’t kinky without sinister drugAnag. of DANCE ISNT, outside (without) L (sinister), + E (drug)00  2  
4432 Private injured Achilles tendon removing large oval bomb!Private=def; anag.(injured) Achilles tendon -L,O,H00  2  
4435 Private on parade needs it to follow bandPrivate = def, band = clan + needs it*, on parade = anagrind(assembled in order for inspection or other)00 
4437 Private property? For Proudhon, that is pinching what belongs to me. Monsieur, non!C’EST (French for "That is”) around (“pinching”) LAND ("property?") + (MINE – M(onsieur)). Def. "Private". Ref. Pierre Proudhon – “Property is theft”00  2  
4440 Rough candle, carelessly set in secret.CANDLE* + (SET IN )* Definition "secret" (adj)01 
4444 Shady family group planned route to lose tail and get drugs (10)Shady = def, family group = CLAN, planned route to lose tail = DESTIN(Y), get drugs +E01  1