CCCWC June 2012 competition results
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48 clues entered. 49 votes cast (39 competitors, 10 others).
ORATES (Printer’s Devilry)
Well you didn't keep him off top spot for long! Congratulations to Mike for regaining first place after just one month's break! But it could not have been closer! Commiserations to Jess who was just a mere 1/2 pt back in 2nd place, always nice to see a new name in the frame.
Well done to John N. for another podium finish in 3rd (his previous was in 2011), and it's great to see Andrew back with some success and a 4th place after a bit f a break from competition.
Tom completes the top 5 with his 3rd podium finish in a row! Admirable consistency!
Good luck to all with JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE!!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mike Baker | After setting the tent it was clear his pitch was high enough | After setting the tenor a test it was clear his pitch was high enough | 63 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 16 | Jess Freeman | Drugs? Culture? Shocks? Visit Tate in London! | Drugs culture shocks visitor at estate in London | 62.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 14 | John Nicholson | Decide to match top and bottom | DecORATE Side to match top and bottom | 59 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 33 | Andrew Varney | Many an investor in the 1990s wrote off FSA | Many an investor in the 1990s wrote off f/or a TES/SA | 53 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 45 | Tom Borland | There is no growth here – shave to be minimal | There is no growth here, so rates have to be minimal | 45.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 21 | Tim Moorey | FT featuring excess spin, Lords want Ed Balls checked | For a Test featuring excess spin, Lord's wanted balls checked | 31 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | David Harry | Always study FT, paper that’ll improve your chances of success | F/T: Always study for a test paper – that’ll improve your chances of success | 30.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 47 | Brian Douglas | To me, one is to hold them in esteem. | T(O RATE S)o me one is to hold them in esteem. | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | John Tabraham | Barbara winds a lad with punch | Barbara Windsor ate salad with punch | 22.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 12 | Margaret Irvine | Court rules: net by bank can be raised or lowered | Court rules no rate set by bank can be raised or lowered | 21 | 2 | |
| 11 | 20 | French visit sex party, thrown by distant relations | French visit/or at Es/sex party thrown by distant relations | 19.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11 | 35 | Nothing achieved by quitting | Nothing achieved by quorate sitting | 19.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | 7 | Boffins achieve daft result | Boffins achieved A for a test result | 18.5 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 37 | Preaches regarding starving flock, yet pasture enough. | Preaches regarding starving flock, yet pastor ate sure enough. (includes definition: Preaches) | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
| 15 | 40 | Remember how, last royal visit, he devoured the cake! | Undevilled version: Remember how last royal visitor ate – she devoured the cake! | 13 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | 25 | Headmaster gives finest to wayward boys | Headmaster gives fines or a test to wayward boys | 12.5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 17 | 8 | Bolognese scandal – pasta usage collapses in Emilia Romagna | Bolognese scandal – pastor ate sausage, collapses in Emilia Romagna. (There is a Bologna sausage, as well as bolognese sauce.) | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | 26 | Hefty man is surprisingly buoyant | He, for a testy man, is surprisingly buoyant | 11.5 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 1 | A direct hit (6) | a directOR ATE Shit ! | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| 20 | 18 | For USA State that's most desirable, I would choose Texas definitely best. | For us a state that's most desirable, I would choose t /o rate s / ex as definitely best. | 10.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 20 | 38 | Predate a food by mistake – should have been fresh meat. | Predat(or ate s)eafood by mistake – should have been fresh meat. | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Doctor administering medicinal via graft – is surgery serious? | Doctor administering medicinal viagra for a testis surgery – Serious? | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 19 | Found these natty mangoes wild in Washington | Found the Senator, a testy man, goes wild in Washington | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 28 | If eager, FT solvers may find Bradman more challenging than Dante. | F/T. If eager for a test, solvers may find Bradman more challenging than Dante. | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 36 | Paying to get a FT paper – worth it in the long run?(6) | Paying to get A* for a test paper – worth it in the long run? | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | 22 | Give mint to refresh | Give min\or a tes\t to refresh | 7.5 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 42 | Tab left by a scientist | Table for a test by scientist | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | 24 | Hardy's whimsy featuring beautiful, but forlorn signs of Italy. | Hardy's whimsy featuring beautiful, but forlorn Signora Tess of Italy. Ref Hardy's poem 'To Flowers From Italy In Winter' and 'Tess Of The D'Urbervilles' | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 48 | To perfect, I lead elite section. | To perforate sectile adelite, section. Sectile = (of mineral) capable of being cut, adelite = type of mineral. Section = cut (the mineral) | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | 10 | Condition of old chamberpot revealed | Condition of old chamber? Poor, a test revealed; chamberpo/t | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | 30 | Is searching F.T. paper allowed before sitting exam? | Is searching fOR A TESt paper allowed before sitting exam? | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 32 | 17 | Fatten a lad with swedes and meatball afters – how odd! | Fat tenor ate salad with Swedes and me at ball after show – odd! | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32 | 34 | Negotiating with an executable proposition | Negotiating with an Executor? A testable proposition! | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | 27 | I was worried soft drive wouldn't go on the green. | I was worried so fOR A TESt drive wouldn't go on the green. | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | 9 | Check out duty vet of cooperative | Checkout duty veto for a Tesco operative | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conservative strumpet: 'as Boris told a lie? | Undevilled version: Conservatives trumpet ASBO rates – or is told a lie? | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 37 | 29 | I'm judged unfit to continue after running. Am I left? | I'm judged unfit to continue after running a mile for a test | 3 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 31 | I've a Lincoln. | Ivor ate seal in Coln. A Lincoln is a luxury American car (among other things). The Coln is a river in Gloucestershire. | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 39 | 6 | Blowers talks soft | Blowers talks so for a test. [Reference to Henry Blofeld, a favourite Test match commentator] | 2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 39 | Prepare Daggers' FT match report | Prepared Aggers fOR A TESt match report (In the clue, the 'Daggers' are Dagenham and Redbridge FC. Aggers is the BBC cricket commentator) | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 | 2 | After seeing mariachi, leg-over needed – crumpet! | "After seeing Maria, Chile Govern(OR ATE S)eeded crumpet"; Chambers has mariachi as both the music and the band that plays it. | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41 | 44 | The latest concept for fashion is tastier, more for male valuation! | The latest concept for fashionistas, or a testier, more formal evaluation? | 1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 43 | The cast even flounders! | The castor ate seven flounders! | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | 13 | Custard pie victim I larf at – free dessert! | Custard pie victor ate similar fat-free dessert. Larf is not in most dictionaries. Would welcome comments on validity of use. | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 44 | 23 | Glam organ sex (6) | Glamorgan OR AT ESsex | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 44 | 32 | Lupita Lopez hails the unsung prowess of female bullfighters. | Lupita Lopez the matadora testifies to the unsung prowess of female bullfighters. | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 44 | 41 | Re-scored soft passage played forte | Re-scored so, for a test passage played forte | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 46 | They don't mind that sad echo every moment — they accept it. | [They don't mind that sad ec(orate s)ho every moment — they accept it.] Undevilled version: They don't mind that S.A.decorate shoe very moment they accept it. | 0 | 0 | 2 |