CCCWC August 2008 competition results
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56 clues entered. 49 votes cast (39 competitors, 10 others).
RELAUNCH
A fabulous start to revitalised CCCWC! We amassed a grand total of no less that 49 voters which as far as I am aware is a record! Well done to you all, I think this shows what a great interface this is for voting.
The RELAUNCH of the CCCWC tempted last year's Annual Prize winner out of "retirement" – and he promptly shot to the top of the list! And look who made it into 2nd spot! Good to see that all the hard work expended on setting up the site has not affected his clue writing skills!
Well done to all those who made the list, and also to all that took part and made the first website-based competition such a resounding success!
Finally, thanks to all who have made COMMENTS on the clues, and of course many thanks once again to John Tozer for making the whole thing possible – BRAVO!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Richard Saunders | Fresh start can lure broken hearts | CAN LURE* H (RELAUNCH, noun) | 73 | 7 |
| 2 | 56 | John Tozer | What our competition's had: Herculean struggles and not a little eccentricity? | anag. less e | 68.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 44 | Ian Harper | Revival of "Charley's Aunt" being broadcast? Stay away! | (CHARLEYSAUNT – STAY)* | 56.5 | 1 |
| 4 | 55 | Tim Moorey | What could be ordered as Chanel starts to really underperform? | anag incl r and u; & lit | 42 | 7 |
| 5 | 28 | Don Manley | ——— is out : fantastic arrangement for writing author's clue in! | comp. anag. & lit. | 36.5 | 5 |
| 6 | 18 | Leon Marzillier | Essentially free meal includes a second entrée (8) | (F)RE(E) + L-A-UNCH, and Chambers has entrée = introduction | 30 | 2 |
| 7 | 36 | Robin Gilbert | On left, division as of old, if Brown goes. What PM’s pinning hopes on? | [RE+L(eft)+BRAUNCH-BR(own). "Braunch" = old sp. of "branch" = "division"] | 25.5 | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Rod Harling | Compose another clue to get first of entries to this new initiative | comp. anag. ANOTHER CLUE = E(ntries) TO RELAUNCH | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | 34 | Margaret Irvine | Nuclear explosion, Hiroshima's first, leads to second release | (nuclear)* + H | 24.5 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Ken Horne | Another attempt to get nuclear-hydrogen fusion off the ground. | Anagram & lit. | 23 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Clue ran chaotically to Humph's demise – rebranding now required? | *CLUERAN + H, ref. passing of much-lamented chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue | 21.5 | 3 | |
| 12 | 43 | Restored charnel houses open to all in new bid to get bodies through the door? | U (film certificate) in charnel* | 20.5 | 4 | |
| 13 | 39 | Ran clue off – the first of hundreds – to get the competition going again | ranclue*+ h | 19 | 1 | |
| 14 | 3 | About to eat sandwiches a second time around? | about (RE) to eat (LUNCH) with A sandwiched inside; Def = second time around | 17.5 | 2 | |
| 15 | 9 | Bawdy business involves elevated institute anew (8) | Wordplay = R(EL)AUNCH / Definition = institute anew | 17 | 3 | |
| 15 | 13 | Clue ran into difficulties upon host's initial introduction of improved service | (DOWN CLUE): CLUE RAN* on H | 17 | ||
| 17 | 49 | This is relating to a first-class new start for clues and here's first one. | Rel-a-u-n-c-h &lit. | 16.5 | 2 | |
| 18 | 24 | Herculean effort initially expended forming new service | Anag less e | 16 | 1 | |
| 19 | 15 | Dine again about a second appearance. | "Relunch" about "a"/def | 13 | 1 | |
| 20 | 54 | Try once more to push on with project | RE = on + LAUNCH = project | 11.5 | 3 | |
| 21 | 32 | New start to competition Harrison's heading, introducing on-line element | RE-L + AU + N + Competition + Harrison &lit | 11 | 1 | |
| 22 | 10 | Business rejuvenation initiative stranded hookers presumably need | Stranded=beached, hooker=ship; literal meaning of relaunch in OED | 10.5 | 2 | |
| 23 | 4 | About to open fire again (8) | direct: fire again about = re, to open = launch | 10 | 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | Each URL mistakenly circles back to run a new introduction (8) | N('back to run') inside EACHURL* | 10 | ||
| 23 | 37 | Perhaps unclear initially how to get an improved product | Def: get an improved product Sub:unclear*+h | 10 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Another chance to push the boat out over lunch,around one | Re+ l(a)unch | 9.5 | 4 | |
| 26 | 33 | Nuclear bombing(Hydrogen)to start again. | Anagram of 'Nuclear' with 'H'= 'relaunc'+'h'= relaunch. 'bombing' being anagram indicator, H being chemical symbol for element Hydrogen. | 9.5 | ||
| 28 | 51 | Toast this fresh start, dodging the makings of a clash with R Teuton | (TOAST+RELAUNCH)* = ACLASHRTEUTON* | 8 | 2 | |
| 29 | 19 | 'FIFTY' solved from 'Half century' – if that's wrong it's start again! | anag. (fifty) from anag. (half century if) | 7 | 2 | |
| 29 | 35 | Nuclear hydrogen? That might get things off the ground! | Anag of NUCLEAR + H | 7 | 3 | |
| 29 | 41 | Reintroduction's the result of Herculean effort expended at first (8) | HERCUL(e)AN* | 7 | 1 | |
| 32 | 31 | Meal that includes a First Reformed Episcopal revival | RE + L-A-UNCH | 6 | ||
| 33 | 47 | Take off again, loosen, but no kiss: it's not seen in any other light | RELAX – X + UNCH | 5.5 | 1 | |
| 34 | 1 | Abandoned clue! Has R. Teuton set out this new way to have another go? | Comp. anag. CLUE+HAS+R+TEUTON = SET+OUT+RELAUNCH. Ref. to PHAT PD clue perhaps abandoned? Abandoned=wild | 5 | 2 | |
| 35 | 50 | This is unclear, off to hazy start – give us something better | RELAUNC+Hazy (unclear)* | 4.5 | 1 | |
| 35 | 52 | To a tired business this, possibly, reintroduces habitualness | Comp. anag. &lit.: [To a tired business relaunch] … [reintroduces habitualness] | 4.5 | 2 | |
| 37 | 42 | Relativistic quantum mechanics without mass and without cat victim quite in place! In deep water again? | RELAtivistic qUaNtum meCHanics. i.e. remove letters of "mass cat victim quite in" Ref: Schrodinger's cat. Definition: "place in deep water again?" | 4 | 2 | |
| 38 | 2 | About boat's second voyage? | about = re; boat = launch; boat's second voyage = relaunch? | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 39 | 29 | It's awesome, Herculean, expending energy? | (Herculean)* less e (energy) Refers to all the work going into relaunch of the competition | 2.5 | 2 | |
| 39 | 45 | Rifles are left where there won't be a clash, to start again | (are l)* unch ('unch' not in Chambers but well known to all of us, I suspect) | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 41 | 6 | A lonely square, after about fifty, makes a comeback | A + UNCH after RE + L Hopefully 'unch' is OK here for 'lonely square' although not in Chambers | 2 | 2 | |
| 41 | 53 | Top pitch swamped by weed – start again! | Runch = wild mustard, a common weed … containing E-la, the highest pitch. | 2 | 1 | |
| 43 | 11 | Change definition of unclear homophone initially for new attempt at competition? | anag + H – relaunch of product in marketplace synonymous with relaunch of the clue writing competition itself | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 43 | 16 | Distributed clean second part of "Ben Hur" as a brand new release | *(clean hur) | 1.5 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Fresh presentation of real improved crossword jargon unchecked | REAL* + unch. | 1.5 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Fresh introduction of branded karela unchallengeably organic (8) | Hidden in 'kaRELA UNCHallengeably' | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | 23 | have noon meal again about a restart | have lunch again=(relunch) about (A)=(relaunch) =restart restart = relaunch | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | 30 | Lance hurled carlessly, not directed. Apply a new spin. | Anag: LANCE HURLED less LED | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | 5 | Again send up Challenger shuttle, you on board without limb – mad! | Challenger +u, leg removed (anag) | 0 | 3 | |
| 49 | 25 | Her note from lunatic arranged another send-off. | HER+LUNA(ti)C (anag.); ti = 7th note on sol-fa scale. | 0 | ||
| 49 | 26 | Hurl cane up the wall, again? | HURLCANE*, def. Hurl again | 0 | 2 | |
| 49 | 27 | Hurl lance up in the air without repetition? Yes and no | Yes: HURLLANCE* without repetition of L. No: relaunch = hurl lance _with_ repetition | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | 38 | Pull top off about unending run, go ballistic! Again? | w(RENCH)=pull around LAU(f)=run (go ballistic again = relaunch) | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | 40 | Real upset? Light not lit by others: light touchpaper again, perhaps | Anag.(upset) REAL + UNCH (light not lit by others) – an unchecked light in crosswords as used (coined?) by Ximenes etc… NB. 'Real' used in its colloquial, adverbial sense. | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | 46 | Soldiers guard private box securing a space vehicle qualification | Def: space vehicle qualification= relaunch for example the shuttle is a relaunch vehicle Coding@ soldiers = RE hacneyed but true guard = positioning at front private box refers to lunch without two vegetables, somewhat indelicately securing 'a' mean | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | 48 | Taking off again in impure L.A., unchastely. | Taking off again = definition (RELAUNCH as noun, not verb) in = containment indicator impuRE L.A., UNCHastely = container. | 0 | 1 |