CCCWC July 2010 competition results
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56 clues entered. 48 votes cast (41 competitors, 7 others).
PUG
Another close fought contest this month, between quite a number of clues! As mentioned in some of the COMMENTS this is probably due to the restrictions in cluing a short word. I do try and set you a wide variety of tasks from month to month, but I think it will be some time before returning to another 3-letter word!
Nevertheless it seems the cream still rose to the top, so many congratulations to Les on his fine win – his first top place!
Commiserations to the chasing pack, Luciano regaining his form and John once again finding a podium finish. Finally to Dave and Robin for completing the top 5.
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Les Taylor | Boxer turned inside swinging uppercut (3) | Hidden reverse swinginG UPpercut | 42.5 | 4 |
| 2 | 43 | Luciano Ward | Pooch thrusting against part of one's leg gets carried away | PUSHING ('thrusting against') with SHIN 'carried away' | 37.5 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | John Tozer | Assertive – that's me nipping shin? | pu(shin)g & lit. | 35.5 | 3 |
| 4 | 23 | Dave Williams | Dog track | 2 defs | 34.5 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | Robin Gilbert | Clay, the old pro – a boxer to beat! | Quadruple definition | 31.5 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Andrew Varney | Clay – a boxer regularly posturing | pug2, pug4; PostUrinG | 30.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 30 | Kieron Callaghan | I lean away from boxer dog | ILIST from PUGILIST | 27 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | A.R.DEVANATHAN | First prize usually goes to this breed | Prize Usually Goes *initialism | 26.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 32 | Kevin Armes | Is the mattress she works on evenly sprung? | Def. Pug = prostitute. Even letters of sPrUnG. | 26.5 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | Richard Saunders | Blind character, not hard to beat | Chambers: PUG (2) "to beat". Blind Pugh from Treasure Island. | 24 | 2 |
| 11 | 40 | Papa's not half ugly, his face is all wrinkly! | P (phonetic alphabet) + UG | 21.5 | 3 | |
| 12 | 20 | Clay or Muhammad Ali? | pug (2) & (4) | 19.5 | 3 | |
| 13 | 38 | Old pro retiring from golf at St Andrews? | Def. 'Old pro'(prostitute); rev. G = golf + UP = 'at St Andrews?' | 18.5 | 2 | |
| 13 | 50 | Spin doctor admits volte-face? He's barking! | U in GP, reversed | 18.5 | 3 | |
| 15 | 37 | Old hooker gets clean away from Pirates' captain. | Def. (pug = prostitute [obs.] = hooker)/Pug(wash) – as in "Captain Pugwash" – & ref. Cornish Pirates Rugby FC. | 17 | 1 | |
| 16 | 31 | I may sport repugnant features | Hidden, &lit | 16 | 1 | |
| 17 | 10 | Boxer lacking left to connect with power | plug – l | 15 | 3 | |
| 18 | 18 | Clay, epitome of a boxer, was a devilish fellow to beat | Four meanings of PUG; clay=pug(2), epitome=shortened version/personification of boxer=pug(4), ref to Cassius C., devilish fellow=goblin=pug(1), to beat=pug(2) | 12.5 | 3 | |
| 19 | 19 | Clay (old pro boxer) beat dog | Five definitions. pro = prostitute. All in Chambers. Ref Cassius Clay | 11 | 3 | |
| 20 | 54 | What Ali was in the beginning – Clay. | Muhammad Ali was a PUGilist. | 10.5 | 2 | |
| 21 | 7 | Boxer dog | Double definition | 10 | 6 | |
| 21 | 8 | Boxer dog? | Chambers under "Pug" gives "pug-dog". Under "Pugilist" an abbreviation is also "Pug" | 10 | 5 | |
| 21 | 39 | One needs to punch, putting out left? | p(l)ug & lit | 10 | 2 | |
| 24 | 48 | Some pup! Ugly dog | hidden | 9.5 | 3 | |
| 25 | 14 | Boxer? Yes and no | As in pugilist, but a different dog | 9 | 5 | |
| 26 | 1 | Anglo-indian: track originally from Punjabi, Urdu, Gujerati | initial letters | 8.5 | 2 | |
| 27 | 5 | Boxer back in "Ring Update" (3) | Direct = boxer ; reverse container (back in) rinG UPdate | 7.5 | ||
| 27 | 33 | Little boxer dog | Double def, PUG being short for pugilist. | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 27 | 44 | Popular boxer, formerly Clay | PUG (2 defs.) Pug once was slang for boxer | 7.5 | 3 | |
| 30 | 6 | Boxer back in the ring upholding his title. | Pug (boxer) found backwards in "ring upholding". | 7 | 2 | |
| 30 | 24 | Ethel's Willy's driven Dr Legg back round the bend! | GP reversed round U (bend). References to Eastenders, Ethel's Willy (Pug) and Dr Legg (G.P.) | 7 | 1 | |
| 30 | 35 | Man's best friend, possibly, but certainly one of Rupert's. | Reference to dog and to Algy Pug (Rupert the Bear stories). | 7 | 1 | |
| 30 | 36 | Old architect's not popular with dog (3) | Def = DOG, old architect = PUGIN, popular = IN. Augustus Pugin (1812-1852) designed the Palace of Westminster, and was my 4-times-great-grandfather! | 7 | 2 | |
| 34 | 45 | Punk turns up to take on Elgar's Third! (3) | pug = punk = prostitute (obs), Chambers; turns UP = PU; Elgar's third = G. | 6 | 2 | |
| 35 | 46 | Pup. Ugly, essentially (3) | central letters puP UGly | 5.5 | 1 | |
| 36 | 29 | Forty percent reduction in architect's footprint (3) | Architect (Pugin). Def. PUG: An animal's footprint | 4.5 | 3 | |
| 37 | 9 | Boxer Dog | Double Meaning | 4 | 5 | |
| 37 | 26 | Fighter with feet of clay? | triple def.(A reference to American boxer Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali]). | 4 | 2 | |
| 37 | 34 | Little dog gets wash to become children's cartoon favourite | PUG + WASH = PUGWASH (Captain Pugwash of children's cartoons) | 4 | 3 | |
| 40 | 27 | Fill with clay when stopper's left out (3) | Fill with clay = definition; Stopper = PLUG; Stopper's left out = P(-L)UG | 3.5 | 2 | |
| 40 | 51 | Swinger going round in thong – uplifting? (3) | Def: swinger (as in one who swings punches) thonGUPlifting contains the answer, reversed | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 42 | 49 | Someone who fights like a small dog | Two definitions | 3 | 2 | |
| 42 | 56 | Would this old boxer make a good lap dog? (3) | Pug was a 19th century name for a boxer as well as ref. to boxer dog.A pug is a lap dog. | 3 | 1 | |
| 44 | 53 | This Lady Montagu penned, versed therein (3) | Hidden (rev); lady12 (OED) (= a female hound), not in C. – compare verse1 (vb,pa.t./pa.p.=versified) with versed2(=reversed) – Ref An Answer to a Love-Letter, in Verse, esp. lines 7-8; Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, otherwise referred as Lady Montagu, or Montagu | 2.5 | 3 | |
| 45 | 16 | Breed a short Boxer? | PUG is a breed of dog. PUG is also an abbreviation for pugilist. Boxer with a capital "P" is another breed of dog, hence the "?". | 2 | 1 | |
| 45 | 47 | Shunter backs head of goods to a standstill | Pug = shunting-engine. G up rev. | 2 | 1 | |
| 45 | 55 | With prohibition not a choice, imprison contrary old prostitute | 'imprison' = 'bang up'; bang up minus ban, reversed; def 'old prostitute'. | 2 | 1 | |
| 48 | 12 | Boxer taken off I-list: what a dog | pugilist minus i list | 1.5 | ||
| 49 | 15 | Boxer's stopping, not having left | p(l)ug, plug=stopping as in tooth, see C | 1 | ||
| 50 | 4 | Boffins' conference ended early, the central feature being far from outstanding | PUGwash conference | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 11 | Boxer not on No.1 list is still a top toy-dog | PUGilist(Boxer)less(not on)i-list(No.1 list) gives PUG, which is still a top toy-dog(def) | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 22 | Clay was yank boxer | 3 meanings – ref Cassius Clay – see Chambers pug (2)(5) and (4) respectively | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 | 25 | Even dressed, is this creature really repugnant? | pug is 'dressed' as rePUGnant. | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 41 | pedigree unkempt group, small with thickset body? | Initial letters of pedigree unkempt and group… | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 42 | Pick-up for German boxer | PU (pick-up) G (German) boxer – definition | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | 52 | Term for something tracking small dog that's slipped Punjabi's lead | pu(p) + g; term = end; & lit; pug3 | 0 | 1 |