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Competition clues by Trevor Crowther

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Trevor Crowther has 9 clues

CompClue wordClueExplanationPosPoints Merits  
2013 Annual Competition183  
April 2013NEBULARThat ends leaving turntable playing "Misty"Anag of TURNTABLE – TT. Ref ending of film 'Play Misty for me'3372  5 
 
2010 Annual Competition261.5  
November 2010PASTEBOARDMade up after row in crumpled bed'made up' as sham. PAST + OAR in anag of BED817.50  1 
May 2010VOLCANIC ASHESClouds gathering over Europe – 'c'est fou, cach' les avions!'Anag of CACHLESAVIONS724.50  3 
February 2010BABUSHKAKazakh sub about to return has this Russian granny aboard (8)Reversed hidden word9250  1 
 
2009 Annual Competition126  
August 2009CABOOSEKitchen cabinet split by call of contemptdef kitchen, BOO in CASE4290  1 
March 2009FIRST AIDWith runs in hand India's last three turned in a quick clinical performanceR in FIST, DIA rev242.50  4 
 
2008 Annual Competition183  
Christmas Special 2008CRACKER / VINTAGE (Right & Left)In here's a banger – rotten car wreck with missing tin gave out at its peakRef to Xmas cracker, anag of CAR WRECK less W. Anag of TIN GAVE.1017.50  1 
March 2008DINNER-TIMEBig noise not to get Order of Merit? A gong is surely due nowDIN + NE + anag of MERIT4270  5 
January 2008MIRACLESort of rice many Asians like for startersAnag of RICE + M A L &Lit (ref miracle rice)6290  3