CCCWC April 2016 competition results
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60 clues entered. 48 votes cast (45 competitors, 3 others).
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
In a competition judged by popular vote, it takes a special clue to run away with the prize and this month we had one! Dave P was not the only entrant to spot the Pacino/De Niro anagram, but he certainly turned it into the neatest clue. Well done Dave – a superb victory!
Kathy takes 2nd spot with another anagram. First time on the podium for a while so congratulations to Kathy.
Luciano bags 3rd place with the other Pacino/De Niro clue – excellent effort!
Dev S reaches a podium spot in only his second month of competing, so well done indeed – another anagram!
Tom B snatches the last placing, cleverly managing to use "Titanic" in the definition without giving the game away immediately!
Well done to all – another enjoyable month of cluing to savour!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Dave Parfitt | Italian-American actor required: Al Pacino or De Niro I'd fancy in cast | ALPACINOORDENIROID anag. minus IN; cast = discarded | 81.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 25 | Kathy Martin | I can do role, paid or otherwise, reveals Oscar winner. | "I can do role paid or" is anag., with "otherwise" suggesting rearrangement. | 39 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | 47 | Luciano Ward | See nasty old A. Pacino and R. De Niro spurn a new movie star | OLDAPACINORDENIRO* less an N; def: movie star | 31.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Dev S | Can a poor role I did make me an Oscar winner? | Can a poor role I did (anagram fodder) make me (anagrind) an Oscar winner (definition) | 31 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 56 | Tom Borland | Titanic player Paolo di Canio erred, losing head when sent off | *PAOLO DI CANIO (E)RRED; def. Titanic player; ref 1998 incident in which already dismissed di Canio pushed ref over. | 29.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | Jeffery Robinson | Actor playing cop in old radio era | &lit [COPINOLDRADIOERA*; Dicaprio played 'top cop' FBI boss, J. Edgar Hoover] | 28 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 | Dave Williams | Dreadful crap on radio – i.e. old film star (8,8) | anag *(crap on radio ie old); def = film star | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Nick Smith | Shipwreck victim, Jack Dawson, in Radio Caroline podcast | RADIO CAROLINE POD anagram; DiCaprio's role in Titanic | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 36 | Tony Harker | Played a periodical donor – in The Aviator. | Anagram (played) of "a periodical donor"; reference to philanthropist Howard Hughes played by LD in that film. | 17.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | Vinod Raman | A poor lad denied his Oscar – terribly sad he's this actor | Composite anagram &Lit: (A poor lad denied his Oscar)* = (sad he's + Leonardo DiCaprio)*, "this actor" being the definition | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 37 | Colin Thomas | Playing an odd role I got current Oscar, claiming Best Actor at last | 'an odd role I' (anag) + I + O, all around CAP + [acto]R // &lit for Leo eventually winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant this year. | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 45 | Philip Sant | Revolutionary Road idol near Oscar with pic? | anag(Road idol near O + pic) &lit; DiCaprio was nominated for a Golden Globe for 'Revolutionary Road' (Sam Mendes 2008), but had to wait for 'The Revenant' in 2015 to earn an Oscar | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 39 | Playing lead (action spoiler) I drown tragically, Winslet's saved | Compound anagram ref Titanic role. Anag.(lead+action+spoiler+I+drown) minus letters of Winslet &Lit | 16.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 55 | Titanic player Hutton receives international recognition at port (8 8) | Titanic player = definition , Leonard(Hutton) + odi cap (international recognition) + Rio (port) | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 58 | Tragic, poor, ironical, dead hero of "Titanic" | (poor, ironical, dead)* | 15 | 3 | 2 | |
| 16 | 5 | Actor cast in a poor role did act (ignoring lead in Titanic) | Actor defn, cast anagram indicator of IN A POOR ROLE DID ACT – T | 14.5 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16 | 51 | Star you could see adorn periodical clutching Oscar | O in anag.; L. D. won first Oscar in 2016 | 14.5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 18 | 60 | Was seen recently to adorn periodical waving Oscar. | (anag) adorn periodical…+ O = Oscar (Phonetic alphabet) | 12.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 19 | 10 | Actor's little gamble in Vivaldi's ultimate opera, Orlando Furioso | DIC[e] (little gamble) inside ([vivald]I OPERA ORLANDO)*; anagrind = "Furioso", Italian for "furious". | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | 9 | Actor playing poor lad rode Titanic in timeless style | anag. less both T's, ref. "I'm the king of the world" scene | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 21 | 11 | After long time acting right, I did more essentially cap career with Oscar | L + eon + a + r + anagram (I did cap or) + O | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | 42 | Poor Radio Iceland broadcast lead to Titanic smash. | anag "poorradioiceland" :lead role in the film | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | 54 | Time and again written off, actor I adored in plot at sea | anag less t t "The worst movie of all time" Titanic eg film poll in 2003 per Wikipedia | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
| 24 | 52 | This actor in Rio can do paid role for a change | LEONARDO DICAPRIO (the actor) is the anagram of 'RIO CAN DO PAID ROLE'; for a change being the anagram indicator | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 | 49 | Star of Revolutionary Road seen in periodical possibly? | (ON + ROAD*) in PERIODICAL* ('of' = 'on' Chambers – 'Revolutionary Road' DiCaprio film) | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 | 59 | Versatile LA pro, adored icon with trace of Italian | anagram incl I, & lit (born in Hollywood LA) | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| 27 | 34 | On parade: icon, idol or superstar | *PARADE+ICON+IDOL+OR ind by ON(tipsy) | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 28 | 23 | He's originally aped iron-clad roi, finally getting Oscar | anagram + O, & lit; ref. The Man in the Iron Mask | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | 7 | Actor played ironclad – poor idea | IRONCLADPOORIDEA* ref: The Man in the Iron Mask | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 | 44 | Revolutionary Road actor without shirt; idol pined endlessly. | anag.(revolutionary)of road+ actor-t +idol +pined-d. Def:Revolutionary Road actor=L. D. | 8.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 31 | 20 | Film star cavorting in parodic LA rodeo (8,2,6) | "in parodic LA rodeo" -anagram | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | 30 | Kept in place by a periodical nod, smashing actor finally given Oscar | r in anag. + O(phonetic alphabet letter) & lit. | 7.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 | 35 | Oscar-winning actor has periodic anal odor problem | Anagram ("problem") of PERIODIC ANAL ODOR | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 34 | 1 | A periodic performance with Orlando? | Anagram a + periodic + Orlando (Bloom) &lit | 5.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 34 | 14 | Cast iron scrap bearing no value loaded with odd bits of iron and lead in Titanic? | (IRON + sCRAP + LOADED)* +IO; bearing no value=remove S from scrap; odd bits of iron= IO; def=lead in Titanic | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 34 | 18 | Do I order "Scarface" portrayer to play the revenant? (8,8) | (DO + I + ORDER + "AL PACINO" (PLAYED SCARFACE)) ANAGRAM (TO PLAY) DEFINES ACTOR LEONARDO DICAPRIO WHO PLAYS THE REVENANT IN THE MOVIE "THE REVENANT". | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 34 | 40 | Playing the lead in Revenant, in a role I'd do that bags top Oscar? (8,8) | IN A ROLE ID DO + R*, including CAP and O – and lit. | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 38 | 4 | Actor can be a periodical donor | direct = actor; anagram = a periodical donor; can be = anagram indicator | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 38 | 15 | Celebrity speaker in climate debate and CO2 peril radio broadcast | anag(and+coo+peril+radio) | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 38 | 29 | Kate Winslet and I do pair cooler somehow (8,8) | ANDIDOPAIRCOOLER* Reference to the still loved pairing of Leonardo and Kate | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 | 17 | Da Vinci, for one, throwing a Dior pic at an actor! (8,8) | Direct = an actor. Da Vinci, for one = Leornado, a Dior pic = Dicaprio : throwing = anagram indicator | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41 | 26 | Involved in Mona Lisa's creator, I'd carp over international filmstar | LEONARDO around IDCARP O(ver)(compound anagram) I(nternational) | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | 2 | A polar icon died or was reincarnated as a star (8,8) | (A POLAR ICON DIED OR) = fodder, was reincarnated as = *, star = def.. | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 44 | 28 | Kate "Rose" Winslet's love bird leaves Titanic's observation point. O Lord, a dire accident! | (def=Kate"Rose"Winslet's love{from movie Titanic}) Anag(accident): titanic-tit +op +olordadire | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 44 | 41 | Poor I, barricaded alone, struggling to avoid violent bear | (POORIBARRICADEDALONE – BEAR)* Anag; &lit; Ref:The Revenant | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| 46 | 21 | He plays in cricket match against Italian island, requiring oxygen after getting fat over time | He plays-def. ODI + CAPRI + O after EON in LARD. | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 46 | 43 | "Radio gaga radio goo-goo" LP once changed This Boy's Life | radioradiolponce* ref. Radio Ga ga by Queen – (goo-goo in OED) and film starring Leonardo Dicaprio. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 48 | 33 | Naughtily I canoodled prior to welcoming a Best Actor winner | Anag. (Naughtily indicates, + a) | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 49 | 57 | To be frank, account chief may reproduce one of this actor's best known films. | Anagram of 'account chief may' gives you 'Catch Me If You Can', one of Leo's hit films. 'To be frank' alludes to Leo's portrayal of Frank Abagnale Jr in the film | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 50 | 16 | Celebrity star ordained with copra oil massage | Anagram (massage) of ordained+copra+oil Celebrity is a Woody Allen film in which Leonardo acted | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 51 | 6 | Actor moving door in radio place (16) | anagram; Phew, tough to get anything good here. | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51 | 12 | August stars of Kurosawa movie, returning to perform a sharp turn shortly before a Hollywood actor. | August stars – LEO, Kurosawa movie – RAN – returning – NAR, to perform – DO, sharp – ACID, turn – DICA, shortly before – PRIO(R), Hollywood actor – Leonardo Dicaprio. | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 51 | 22 | Heart-throb maybe in love with dirty periodical has 'ard-on all in a lather. | Anagram of {o periodical ard-on}. | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 51 | 24 | His "bio" pic did earn El Dorado? Resolved I'd bed him! | 'Resolved' indicates composite anagram of 6 previous words (following HIS) plus I'D BED. Humorous ref. to Leo's wide sex appeal. Also a loose & lit, with The Revenant as "bio" pic and El Dorado as Leo's Oscar. | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 51 | 31 | Lionised, I occasionally play dark Nordic parts and get the top award – Oscar! (8,8) | Lionised = add LEO – then anag (parts) of I P(l)A(y)D(a)R(k) NORDIC – get the top award = insert A – then O (Oscar)so LEO A in(IPADR NORDIC)* O Def &lit; but AFAIK (not following movies) that's not really true – hence the EM. "and get the top award" is imperative – instructing the solver to insert A | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 51 | 32 | Man hurried back to party with princess to outshine city star (8, 8) | Definition: star Wordplay: LEO (man) NAR (ran <— hurried back) DO (party) DI (princess) CAP (to outshine) RIO (city) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 51 | 38 | Playing in field by the road, old princess's crown reflected primarily the moon or star? | playing = on, field = lea, road = rd, old = o, princess = di, crown = cap (as in to crown / to cap) reflected primarily = r, the moon = Io (Jupiter), star = definition | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 51 | 46 | Seat 'ard? I do go back to another car, which takes "no star". | Seat (car) = Leon + ard +ido (rev)+ [Ford] Capri (another car)+ o/def (star)["no star" = octane rating]. | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51 | 50 | Star player fitted in a game of limited overs after Christmas up a road, one international appearance before the forthcoming Olympics. | Star player = definition, fitted in (indicator) a game of limited overs (ODI) after Christmas up (indicator NOEL = LEON) a road (A RD), one international appearance (CAP) before the forthcoming Olympics (RIO). | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51 | 53 | This star's namesake is a great artist – a water colourist entertained by boss in Italy. | Artist Leonardo. By boss = di capo (Italian) entertaining RI. | 0 | 0 | 2 |