CCCWC January 2011 competition results
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43 clues entered. 40 votes cast (34 competitors, 6 others).
DUVET DAY
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mike Baker | Arrange this with head of employment to evade duty, possibly | Comp. anag. & lit; (duvetday + e)* = (evade duty)* | 53.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | John Tozer | A case of down time? | duvet (case of down) day (time) & lit. | 48.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 28 | Tim Moorey | Mobile TV dud? Aye, time to recharge the batteries | anag | 42 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 21 | John Hood | Evade duty at work – term for employee not going in? | &lit: (EVADE DUTY)* minus employe(E) | 35 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 34 | Tom Borland | Ray of sunshine? New Dad, yet to take it in, granted time off | anag. DAD YET round UV = 'Ray of sunshine?'; def. 'granted time off' | 25.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 17 | Pete Milne | Downtime? | 24.5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 26 | Michael Semple | Leave undercover? | &Lit. Leave = time off work | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Denis Borris | Unexpected down time? (5,3) | direct: full clue down = duvet, time = day | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | John Appleton | Arrangement to evade duty, being low in energy? | (EVADE DUTY)* – E; &lit. | 18.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 39 | John Nicholson | Unplanned downtime? | Down – the feather variety. | 17.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Margaret Irvine | What you might arrange to evade endless duty? | anag evad(e) duty &lit | 17.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 11 | Bunking off work? | Literal/cryptic double def. | 16 | 2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 18 | Duet Davy composed on leave (5,3) | DUETDAVY* | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 32 | Off duty, Dave? | anag [DUTY DAVE] &lit | 14.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | 24 | Extra time off duty Dave arranged. | Def/anag. | 13 | 1 | 4 | |
| 16 | 2 | A break taken when feeling down from morning to night | CD. 'Down' refers to that with which duvets are stuffed. | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | 22 | Evade duty in order to spare energy for period under cover (5,3) | (E)VADEDUTY* (Anagram indicator 'in order'; E for energy is spared, i.e. set aside from the anagram). Def: period under cover. | 10.5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 18 | 43 | When one might idly turn against a teddy? | Anag. of U(turn) + V(against) + A,TEDDY; &lit. | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 27 | Lying-in: a modern practice to ease labour pains? | Cryptic def. | 9.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 | 36 | This is not working OK? OK that's accepted. | vet (vb) in dud + ay & lit | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | 42 | When may boss advise duty is not required? | Anag ind by 'may boss' (may make mess of) ADVISE DUTY less IS | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | 16 | Dead tv you heartlessly broke is not working then? (8, two words) | Anag – O | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | 4 | Abandoning duty, Dave exhibits this | *(dutydave) & lit | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | 8 | Blanket excuse for bunking off? | Two readings | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 | 5 | An instance of Dave and duty differing? | Anag. &lit. | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 | 23 | Evade duty wantonly, having taken drug, and get time in pit | Anag EVADE DUTY less E (drug); pit = bed/prison | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | 33 | Posh old soldier put in to Overlord for impromptu leave! | Overlord = D-Day; U = posh; vet = old soldier; D(U-VET)DAY | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 28 | 40 | What may involve phoney 'virus', a teddy, avoiding 'sir' when 'ill' | anag. less anag. & lit. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 29 | 25 | Featherbedding Doris? Sounds sick, eh? | Def: sickie (sick, eh); featherbedding(pampering)=duvet, Doris=day, | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 30 | 1 | A bit of vacation in payable time, a familiar act? | V in DUE T + (Doris) DAY; & lit. (cf. def. in Chambers) | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | 10 | Bum being kept in check? On the contrary. Oh, dear — time out needed NOW | VET in DUD + AY. Ref. Montezuma's revenge. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 30 | No-good guards review, then vote for, random time off | [DUD 'guards' VET] + AY ([a] vote for) | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 | 12 | Consensually bedded employee, then? | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Couple blocking vaginal opening on period – This is no time to be employed! | DU {V} ET – couple blocks {V} day – period on (for a down clue) | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 34 | 15 | Day after day leaders of under-used vacant employees take unplanned day off. | D + u,v,e,t followed by day; def = unplanned day off | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | 31 | Odd 'un regularly very petted – lazy, also regularly playing hookey with boss's connivance | Alternate letters of 'ODD UN' + V + alternate letters of 'PETTED LAZY' | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | 9 | Blearily evade duty, having taken a bit too much Ecstasy | Anag EVAD(E)DUTY, ind = blearily, &lit; "bit too much" = remove only one E | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 37 | 14 | Dave takes time off duty for private reasons | Anag. Dave+duty= Duvet Day | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | 19 | Ed left; evaded duty – bad excuse and this employee malingered yet again! | evaded duty – ed = anag (bad) + def | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 37 | 20 | Evade duty? Arrange to make it a legitimate break. | Anagram | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 37 | 29 | Mostly evade duty at sea | * anag. EVAD(E) DUTY | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 37 | 35 | This duet on first vacation, from dawn till dusk, stayed snuggled in. | (V)acation in duet (DUVET), dawn to dusk (DAY), lit. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | 37 | Time off when not only Pete's partner kidnaps vet, but also old Mumbai explodes. | Definition: time off. Pete and Dud were partners in 'Not only but also…' – Dud holds vet. Old Mumbai is Bombay; explodes – bomb goes off. | 0 | 0 | 3 |