Competition clues by Neelima
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Neelima has 5 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2020 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | TWO-FACED | Deceitful cad we oft dealt with (3-5) | (CAD WE OFT)*, anagram-ind: dealt with, def: deceitful | 10 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 12 | 6.5 | |||||
| Christmas Special 2019 | Christmas Cocktails (Right & Left) | Bubbly girl kept by mean chap, sadly a neurotic, turned to drink (9)(9) | R&L separation: Bubbly girl kept by mean chap, sadly // a neurotic, turned to drink; LEFT: Bubbly girl kept by mean chap, sadly; def=bubbly, girl=G, kept by=container-ind, (MEAN CHAP)*, sadly=anagram-ind; RIGHT: a neurotic, turned to drink; (A NEUROTIC)*, turned=anagram-ind, to=connector, def=drink; Surface: story of a kept woman taking to drink | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| September 2019 | ASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | Passwords would provide protection (5) | Past era's swords would provide protection | 4 | 29.5 | 2 | 3 |
| July 2019 | NEVER SAY DIE | Envy – a desire, difficult to give up? On the contrary (5,3,3) | (ENVY A DESIRE)*, anagram indicator = difficult, def = give up? on the contrary | 10 | 15.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 19 | 5 | |||||
| July 2018 | VINDALOO | This and rice makes one drool in advance (8) | Composite anagram, (Vindaloo and rice)* = (i drool in advance)*, def=this, anagram indicator=makes, one=i | 1 | 33 | 2 | 6 |