CCCWC October 2024 competition results
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42 clues entered. 31 votes cast (28 competitors, 3 others).
CHASE
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Anthony Nannini | Hunt ? Unfortunately he's a Conservative !(5) | Hunt = def, unfortunately = anagram indicator, hesac + anagram fodder | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Jonathan Owen | Harry and Charles finally reconcile | Harry (def). CHAS (Charles) + (reconcil)E | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | John Appleton | Action involving leader of hunt? | H[unt] in CASE (action, in a legal sense); &lit. | 33.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 39 | Simon Griew | Watch as entertainer holds court | Hidden; def = court | 31.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | Ramki Krishnan | Bag containing hot dog (5) | CASE (bag) around H (hot), def = dog | 28.5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Seerat Hazir | Bag carrying hot dog (5) | C(H)ASE. Def: Dog | 22 | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | Bhalchandra Pasupathy | Pure killing instinct ultimately in hunt | hunt; CHAS(T)E | 17 | 1 | |
| 8 | 10 | Thejaswi Udupa | Follow lawsuit about hotel | CASE (lawsuit) about H (hotel) | 16 | 2 | |
| 9 | 29 | Peter Moore Fuller | Pursue leads from Crimewatch, hoping a suspect emerges (5) | Pursue – def; leads from – first letters of… ; Crimewatch Hoping A Suspect Emerges | 14.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | Veera Raghavan | Pursue lawsuit in which husband is involved (5) | H (husband) in CASE (lawsuit). Definition: Pursue | 13.5 | 1 | |
| 11 | 34 | Romance — if a match has it you've found a mate | Romance as verb. If a match has CH as E… | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 12 | Go after rich as elite sheltered | Go after – definition. Hidden word: riCH AS Elite. Sheltered – hidden indicator. | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 23 | In which to see chestnut heading from Aintree with empty saddle? | CH + A(intree) +S(addl)E. The Grand National is a [steeple]chase | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 31 | Pursuit leads to criminal having a sticky end | Acrostic, referring to recent events | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | 32 | Pursuit that sees match resulting in mate? | pursuit = def; MATCH with 'CH as E' results in MATE; ref chess as a pursuit (pastime) | 12 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Pursue lawsuit involving hospital | CASE around H | 10.5 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 18 | Hound eats inside these days (5) | HAS(eats) in CE(Christian era). Def: Hound | 9 | 1 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Charles makes hands-off arrangement with Harry (5) | Anag CHA(rl)ES, removing R and L for hands. Harry is def | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | 33 | Reach a secluded housing trail (5) | def: trail; reaCH A SEcluded, "housing" being the containment indicator | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 17 | Hound Conservative Party leader out of stage | C + (-p)HASE | 7 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 36 | Search… in case husband hides! (5) | Def: Search Word play: H in Case | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | 26 | Pursue end of Empire after Charles | end of Empire = E, Charles = Chas. An Australian response to Charles' recent visit. | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 4 | Bury heroin in case of pursuit | Insert H in CASE. Defn=pursuit | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | 35 | Run after treatment for aches | *ACHES; def. Run after | 5.5 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 40 | What goes with Dave and his latest pursuit? | CHAS + E (Dave's latest). Ref Chas and Dave, a musical act. | 5.5 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 42 | Woo! A lot of cashew nuts! | CASHE(w)* | 5.5 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Go after slice of mocha served | Hidden | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | 30 | Pursue witch, as evil at heart | witCH AS Evil | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | 7 | Conservative boasts having edge finally in race | C (Conservative) HAS (boasts) having E (edgE finally) Def.: race. Ref.: US elections | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 41 | Wife dropped cashew nuts in hurry | CASHEW* – W; wife= W, dropped= deletion ind, nuts= anag ind, defn= hurry. | 3.5 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 37 | South America backing in Guevara's pursuit? | Reversal of SA (South America) put inside (in) CHE (Guevara) – Def. pursuit | 3 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 8 | Decided on dropping over for a spot of wooing | CHOSE, dropping O for A | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Hound ignoring cat's brief murmur in grip | Hound [verb] definition, PURCHASE [grip] minus PUR(r) [brief murmur]; grip in the surface is travel bag | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | 24 | Opening parts of Chatterley's mostly sex. Gamekeeper's on the job here! | Cha(tterley) + se(x); Ref. DHL novel. Chase1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | 6 | Church entertains repeatedly – it's an exciting scene | C(HAS)E | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | 14 | Go for Kent tea first | go for=def. Kent=SE; tea=CHA; first=moved to front. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Hue and cry caught man about heartless assaults (5) | C (caught) HE (man) around AS (heartless assaults) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | 21 | Hunt for cash, crooked leader escapes (5) | (CASH)* indicated by crooked + E (leader of 'escapes'); Definition: Hunt | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 39 | 16 | Hot, in a state of romance | Romance = chase (as a verb). H in case (=state). | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 9 | Embossed metal shoe perhaps being hot on one's heels (5) | DD, Embossed metal shoe = dbe, def | 0 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 11 | Follow-up drink Reeves initially declined is a case for print | Chaser minus R; ref recent budget | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 38 | Try to catch a sequel here (5) | Try to catch = definition; Here = hidden/telescopic indicator for cat[CH A SE]quel | 0 | 0 | 1 |