CCCWC July 2019 competition results
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52 clues entered. 39 votes cast (35 competitors, 4 others).
NEVER SAY DIE
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Kathy Martin | New Year's Eve din? Grin and bear it! | "new' indicates different arrangement of "Year's Eve din", then phrase meaning clue. | 50.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | Steve Randall | Bash on New Year's Eve in doubt at first | anagram of YEARSEVEIND | 47 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 38 | Vinit Wankhede | One needs a very flexible attitude for success (5,3,3) | One needs a very = I+NEEDSAVERY – fodder ; anagrind- flexible ; def – attitude for success | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 42 | John Tozer | Scatter earth and sand very loosely, i.e. don’t pack it in | anag. of E sand very + ie | 37.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Neil Mondal | Do I deserve any encouragement? | Do (as in prepare) = anagram indicator; I deserve any = anagram fodder; encouragement = definition | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | S.Sreeni | Excruciating day in Everest with no end in sight ? Don’t give up ! (5,3,3) | Def: Don’t give up (DAYINEVERES(-t))*. No end in sight to remove T from EVEREST | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 43 | John Appleton | Seven Year Itch director originally produced Carry on Regardless | Def = "Carry on regardless", (SEVENYEAR I[tch] D[irector])* | 21 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | John Doylend | Very sad indeed losing two of diamonds in play but don't give up (5,3,3) | Anagram of VERYSADINDEED without DD | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 50 | Todd Konkel | Unsteady nerves always find rest in encouraging words | (NERVES)* + AY (always) + DIE (find rest) | 16.5 | 3 | |
| 10 | 19 | Neelima | 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 | 15.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | At the end of operation, lady doctor is ready to provide words of encouragement (5,3,3) | end of operation = N, lady = EVE, doctor is ready = ISREADY*, to provide = connector, def = words of encouragement | 14 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | 33 | Keep trying! Scratch the head, try ideas, even when confused (5,3,3) | Direct – Keep trying. Indirect – [RY (scratch the head tRY) + IDEAS + EVEN]*; anagram indicator – when confused | 13.5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 13 | 20 | Erratic Everton losing to, for example, Fulham don't give up | EVER(-to)N* + SAY + DIE. fulham = a loaded die | 13 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 8 | 'Carry On Regardless' is even ready to be broadcast | ISEVENREADY* [One of the 'Carry On' series of films] | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | 22 | Expressing it in adversity, endlessly keep fighting! | &lit. IN ADVERSITY (k)EE(p) – IT* | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | 46 | Strive incessantly, but silently, to cash in. | Strive incessantly (def); silently = never say; to cash in = die | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | Artfully driven, easy English Epsom Derby winner | anag of driven easy + E | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2 | Always stumm, Fulham! That’s the goal of a lifetime! | Always stumm = never say; fulham = die. That's the goal of a lifetime = def.. | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 11 | Criminal is even ready to keep going! (5,3,3) | Criminal as Anagrind/ isevenready*/ to keep going is definition | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | 9 | “Carry On Regardless” is very endearing… until just over half way through anyway | Anagram (anyway) of IS+VERY+ENDEA (until just over half way through). Surface references the 5th film in the classic “Carry On” series. | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| 21 | 37 | Not giving up messy events diary? Time to go electronic | *EVEN(T)S DIARY + E (electronic); def. Not giving up | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | 44 | Sieve rye and ferment to keep your spirits up? | Anagram of 'Sieve rye and' | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 34 | Let's keep hoping for a Derby winner (5 3 3) | Double definition | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | 45 | Stay the course, even 501 years, at sea | STAY THE COURSE (def) = EVEN 501 (= DI) YEARS at sea( anag ind) | 8 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 41 | Sadly every idea essentially gainsaid: don't give up hope! | {EVERY IDEA (gai)NS(aid)}* | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | 27 | Invaders eye new order – "Don't give up!" | (Invaders eye)* | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | 40 | Problems with the needy varies, but one shouldn't give up hope. | needy varies (anag) | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | 25 | Indomitable invaders eye pillage | INVADERS + EYE anagram | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | 35 | Madly envies ready expression of determination | Anagram indicator: madly, fodder: envies ready, definition: expression of determination | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 48 | This attitude verges on noble virtue, refuses ardently to perish (5,3,3) | Semi &lit. This attitude (definition), verges on (the outer letters of…) NoblE VirtuE RefuseS ArdentlY = NEVERSAY, to perish = DIE | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 49 | Turning evil, Daenerys kills many but don't lose hope | (EVIL DAENERYS)* – L (many); ref to Game of Thrones | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 32 | 6 | Be dead-set and see one very composed | *AND+SEE+I+VERY | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | 17 | Don’t mention Charles’ ex in soundtrack for Carry On | Homophone of NEVER SAY DI, carry on = definition | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | 7 | Become immortal embodying, for example, an expression of indomitable spirit | Become immortal = never die: embodying for example = containing 'say' + definition | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | 10 | Continually entertained by a Disney revamp? – Just keep going | EVER in (A DISNEY)* | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 | 13 | Don't ever give up? Verne's idea? Yes, it's transforming (5,3,3) | Anagram Verne's+idea+Y | 3 | 1 | ||
| 37 | 32 | Keep on having deviant sin every couple of days with a handy partner (5,3,3) | SINEVERYDA* E (Bridge partner has a hand of cards) | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | 16 | Don't give up in adverse conditions with enemy outside | Def = Don't give up. Anagram of "in adverse " and e(nem)y | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | 1 | Always keep quiet and be alive. Not! Don't give up. | "NOT" implies negative. The negatives of "Always" NEVER, "keep quiet" SAY, "be alive" DIE. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Don't give up, even when knocked back by Daisy re going out | don't give up = def; EVEN reversed + DAISYRE anagram (going out) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Don't quit, sever any modified part of the pedestal (5,3,3) | anag + die | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | 24 | I deny, as ever, any way to surrender? (5,3,3) | &lit indicated by ?; whole clue is meaning. "any way" indicates anagram of "I deny as ever" | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 39 | 26 | Invader eyes blurred but unconquerable (5,3,3) | Anagram (blurred) of invader eyes. | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | 28 | Inviolable spoils invaders eye | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 14 | Don't give in to an embargo on naming a royal, they say. | Def/never say [Princess] Di[ana] (homophone for "die"). | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 45 | 23 | Hope vehicle registered in Spain drives any better around England (5, 3, 3) | Hope vehicle [i.e. film starring Bob Hope]: straight def — Never Say Die (1939) is such a film; registered in Spain: E [IVR code]; better: anagrind; around: container indicator; England: E [Chambers] => anagram of (E DRIVES ANY) around E | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | 29 | It's not very sane to be late with these immortal words. | it's NOT (VERY SANE*) to BE LATE (to die) WITH THESE IMMORTAL WORDS (def). | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 45 | 30 | Keep going like old soldiers — put into words being captured here? | say in never die & lit. | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 45 | 31 | Keep going on French town day out – Nice occasionally | French town = Nevers ayd (day*) ie (every other letter of Nice also en France); definition = keep going on | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | 39 | Perversion in every Sade? Just don't give up! | Perversion (abnormal behaviour or anagram of) IN+EVERY+SADE (whose abnormal behaviour gave rise to the word 'sadism') is NEVER SAY DIE or just don't give up. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | 47 | Struggle on holiday and ache to go back, without easily adapting to free poolside unit? | Def: Struggle on. EID + YEN {ache} rev. outside VERSATILE – TILE | 0 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 52 | Wavy Navy: "I see red! Don't give up the ship!" | Wavy Navy = Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (from undulating gold braid on officers' sleeves); Anag of Navyiseered + def | 0 | 1 |