CCCWC May 2013 competition results
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58 clues entered. 55 votes cast (45 competitors, 10 others).
MORGUE
A very fresh look to the podium this month – some cryptic definitions, some new names and some cryptic names!
BUT – first and foremost a familiar name heads the field in what was a fiercely fought fight – well done Margaret, and a second win for this year!
The cryptic ysteverany (could be Steve) takes second with the first of the cryptic definitions, and the equally cryptic xword fan takes third with the second cryptic defintion – nice to see this clue type making a show and congratulations to both of you!
Hearty congrats to Warren, who hits the podium for the first time – a loyal, consistent contributor, so well done!
Finally, congrats also go to Dave Howard – another first time podiumer who also included a cryptic definition.
Many thanks to all for another enjoyable competition!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Margaret Irvine | Where to see PM mocking opposition leaders about housing fiddle? | PM as in most mortem; M O + gu in re | 54 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 32 | Steve Randall | Late arrivals get a cool reception here (6) | Cryptic definition | 48 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 10 | xword fan | Dead centre (6) | Cryptic definition which hopefully leads solvers to 'middle' before cottoning on. | 45 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | warren fraser | Here lies the cadaver – terribly gruesome, with heart missing. | def + anag gru(es)ome | 42 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Dave Howard | Coldness in France results in a stiff joint (6) | A double definition. MORGUE is also "haughtiness" in France, per Chambers. a stiff joint = MORGUE pun definition | 38 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Max Woghiren | Additional houses go up regularly to make room for those who are late | def: "room for those who are late"; MOR(GU)E ("additional" = MORE, "go up regularly" = GU) | 32.5 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 31 | Adrian Harris | Late arrivals accommodated in dorm or guesthouse | Late arrivals accommodated = definition; in dorM OR GUEsthouse | 32 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 49 | Tim Moorey | Take nothing away from captain Bobby, inspiring good United side | g U in (Bobby) Mo(go)re West Ham U (& England) captain, side = arrogance | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 48 | Toby Robertson | Street murders brought to public attention – rogue monkey's lead suspect | Reference to Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", in which the culprit is an escaped orang-utan. Mildly cryptic def ("Street [which] murders brought to public attention") + anagram. | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 13 | Martin Price | Get stiff lying here, in a hotel room or guest house. | Def (stiff = corpse)/hidden. | 28 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 29 | I've not half morbid guests! | MOR(bid) + GUE(sts), & lit. | 27.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | 40 | Part of dorm (or guesthouse) providing accommodation for latecomers? | hidden, def = accommodation for latecomers? | 26.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 12 | Dishearteningly gruesome building? | GRU[es]OME*; &lit | 25 | 3 | 8 | |
| 14 | 21 | Having tumor, guess I'll end up here | container &lit; | 19 | 1 | 8 | |
| 15 | 51 | The non-living section in a dorm or guesthouse (6) | dorM OR GUEsthouse | 18.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 16 | 27 | It's possibly gruesome, where inanimate bodies ultimately get taken | Anag. gruesome less E S; & lit. | 18 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | 34 | Moral guide reveals arrogance, when poorly laid out. | MOR(al) GU(id)E – laid , "poorly" indicates change of letter order in laid. Def2 = arrogance | 18 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | 30 | I've room for late arrivals, taking in extra couple of guests | gu(ests) in more | 16.5 | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 | 9 | Cool place for a stiff joint. | DD: Cool place for a stiff/a stiff joint. | 15.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 19 | 20 | Gutted antelope put in extra cold storage | g(n)u in more (extra) def. = cold storage | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | 22 | Head of Mafia's an awful rogue, keen to have his enemies sent here? | (M)afia + rogue (anag) | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | 5 | Arrogance marks rogue organisation | m=marks + anagram | 13.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 23 | 15 | Grim house Twist made his escape from? | *GRIMHOUSE(ind by Twist, i.e. Oliver) less *HIS(ind by made) & lit; Morgue=Mr Sowerberry's funeral parlour? | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | 16 | Gruesome crash losing ends of three fingers – but not a case for here! | comp. anag. gruesome – ES | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| 25 | 39 | Parlour? Our game's played without one! | OURGAME* minus A. Funeral parlour | 9.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | 45 | Second to debate topless in room full of stiffs? | MORGUE = MO (definition) + RGUE (ARGUE (definition), topless). Room full of stiffs = MORGUE | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | 47 | Store viol in rather gloomy place | GU in MORE | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | 50 | Temporary accommodation for John and Jane? | Cryptic def: Bodies are often tagged John or Jane Doe and kept in a morgue until identified. Whilst mainly in the U.S., I believe this is recognized world-wide due to the popularity of U.S. detective & medical dramas. | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | 17 | Gruesome location in which heart is cut out | anag. gru(es)ome & lit. | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 29 | 41 | Person unknown abandoned in rather depressing place | GU[Y] in MORE | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 31 | 1 | A confused gourmet has no time for the dead here | Anagram of gourmet without t (no time) | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 31 | 37 | Organised master rogue archives | Anag of M(master)+ROGUE; def = archives (newspaper ref library) | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 33 | 14 | Gourmet wanting a bit of texture in a stew. Arrogance! | (GOURMET – T[exture])* | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 33 | 38 | Our Meg, recollected for haughtiness | anag., ref. Margaret Thatcher | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 35 | 7 | City killer holds bodies where they're likely to be found | (S)MO(G) + (A)RGUE(S) (City killer = smog e.g. London, Los Angeles, Mexico. Holds = argues) | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 35 | 42 | Pout about Greek stuck-up haughtiness (6) | Moue around Gr reversed (down clue). Morgue meaning superiority or haughtiness (in Collins). | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 35 | 53 | Where John or Jane might reside if procedure is followed by urge to change. | John/Jane = ref to Doe (tag used for unknown bodies); procedure = modus operandi (MO) + urge (anag) | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 57 | With 50% attrition, Mons battle lost – are the dead found lying there? | MOns+aRGUE (deletion of the unit are) | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 39 | 11 | Decapitated slain dead left a-mouldering foully here | a-mouldering* – (s)lain + d. a-mouldering not given directly in Chambers but perhaps justified therein by "a-" and by John Brown's body | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 39 | 23 | Head of MI6 on dashing rogue: "The bod was dying to go there." | M+ORGUE rogue* | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 41 | 52 | To Poe's rue, where the bodies are despatched | To Poe's rue – (Rue) Morgue; where the bodies are despatched – definition; Edgar Allan Poe; The Murders in the Rue Morgue | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 42 | 6 | Beryl needs a night off, reportedly saying "This is a depressing place" | Beryl = morganite; 'reportedly' and 'saying' = separate homophone indicators for '-anite' and 'morg' = morgue = this is a depressing place = def. | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 42 | 19 | Guestroom where sot is left out for dead | Composite ang &lit | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 42 | 46 | stiff setting? (6) | A place(setting) where a dead body(stiff)is kept | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 42 | 55 | Where you might find stiff rum, e.g., shaken with egg, and gourmet endlessly carousing | Two wordplays: RUM EG + O anag; GOURME(t) anag; def = where you might find stiff (corpse) | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 46 | 2 | A gruesome editor wanting retrospective idea might go off to this store ! | Compound anagram & lit. | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 46 | 28 | It's spookily gruesome with no place for endless rest | &lit, GRUESOME* less ES | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 46 | 43 | Republican group has expressed discontent about conservation area | RG (Republican group) in MOUE (expressed discontent); def. conservation area | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 49 | 26 | It could be gruesome display with insides torn out (6) | Anagram (display) of GRU{-ES}OME | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 50 | 3 | Add rum to his ego for haughtiness! | Morgue= superiority or haughtiness Anagram rum+ego = morgue | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 50 | 36 | Observation room where you go after you finally quit smoking! (6) | Double definition: observation room; where you go after you FINALLY quit smoking [ahem!] | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 44 | Rogue treatment follows mark for late collection | rogue* after M | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 | 58 | You order a thousand more for the storeroom. | You = u, order – reorder the letters, a thousand = g, more, definition the storeroom = morgue | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 54 | 18 | Guest-room vacated by Saint Oscar to be converted into a mortuary (6) | Def: Mortuary; Anag. of GUEST-ROOM – ST O = MORGUE | 0 | 2 | ||
| 54 | 25 | Instrument supporting dead body mostly in funereal place | MOR[t] on GUE | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 54 | 33 | Miranda on the fiddle? Such hubris more characteristic of, say, Julius Caesar | Morgue². MOR (Chambers, sv. mauther) (ref. Miranda Hart) + GUE. Ref. The Tempest & Julius Caesar, which has many examples of Caesar’s arrogance (and “Veni, vidi, vici” etc). | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 54 | 35 | New gruesome arrangement (excluding Southern England initially) for keeping dead bodies. | Gruesome minus SE is anagram of morgue. | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 54 | 56 | Wherein gruesome extractions are removed extremely messily | & lit clue; anagram [messily] of GRUESOME from which E(xtractions)S [extremely] are removed | 0 | 0 | 3 |