CCCWC January 2012 competition results
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43 clues entered. 41 votes cast (34 competitors, 7 others).
PERCH
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Dave Parfitt | Fish supper with chip sandwiches | Hidden in supPERCHip | 43.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 30 | Vinit Wankhede | Seat in upper chamber (5) | upPER CHamber | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | John Appleton | Four in every chain? | PER (in every) + CH(ain); the chain as a measurement is four standardised perches; semi &lit | 30 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 43 | Margaret Irvine | Where kingfisher might drop off fish? | 2 meanings, drop off as in sleep | 26.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Roslyn Rougvie | Fish supper – chips essential | Hidden word | 25.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 41 | Mike Baker | This fish's not usually ordered fresh with chips | Comp anag. & lit. (perch fish's)* = (fresh chips) | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | Andrew Mulholland | Settle a child | settle=perch : a=per, child=ch | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 29 | Kathy Martin | Rod,or what it catches perhaps? | "Rod, pole or perch" was a unit of measurement in pre-metric days. | 22.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 32 | Simon Bates | Settle back in House of Commons on opening of parliament | [ HC + RE + P(arliament) ] rev. | 21.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 35 | John Tozer | Sit uncomfortably through church | per(2) Ch | 21.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | 20 | One often in flower before end of March through mid Oct | Before H, PER (= through) + C | 18.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | 37 | Some upper chair (5) | Read through – upPER CHair & lit (defn. "a high seat") | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1 | A church pew? | per + Ch., pew, perch = any seat (inf.) | 17.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 22 | Pole, first in priesthood on earth, leader of Roman Church | Def. as in rod, pole or perch. P(riesthood) + E(arth) + R(oman) + CH(urch). Ref. Pope John-Paul II. (A down clue, if you are a purist.) | 15 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 3 | A peg for hanging some paper chains? | Hidden | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 27 | Rod and Roger, a couple of champions to put alongside Pete? Not half | Pe(te) R under Roger in Chambers ch(champions); Laver, Federer & Sampras, Grand Slam champions) | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | 19 | Furious Cleese's parrot (ex-) rested here at first. | Anagram of first letters &lit. Ref Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch: "If you hadn't nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies" and "This is an ex-parrot!" | 14 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 28 | Rod on piano; Cher is dancing | P + Anag | 13 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | 2 | A church seat (5) | a = PER (as in 'my salary is xxx pounds a year') + (church =) CH; Definition = seat; | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | 25 | Pope, as an example, maybe should repudiate "a new Church of England" | PERCHANCE (maybe) minus A N CE; pope (fish) is example of perch | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | 7 | Agent returned to Switzerland for elevated position | REP returned to CH | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | 21 | Pole dancing preacher cuts ear | Defn: pole (as in 5.5 yards). Anagram (indicated by dancing) of PReaCHEr, cutting (excluding) EAR. | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 23 | 24 | Pole's high seat in upper chamber. | Def x2;hidden. | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | 15 | Fish a pole, settle on rod rest | Fish / a pole / settle on / rod / rest are all definitions of perch. The surface reading is a reference to modern angling equipment(pole and rod rest) | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | 33 | Sit in proper chair(5) | sit=perch; simple container clue: proPER CHair. | 9 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Chilling situation for those that fly-fish (5) | Double def, cryptic for perch for bird + straight for fish | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 26 | 34 | Sit through church | PER+CH | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | 36 | Sniper chose concealed, centrally-located, high, narrow place to sit. | sniPER CHose | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| 29 | 14 | Exercise to scour ocean in quest for fish | PE replacing sea in search. See scour 1 and scour 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 30 | 39 | Tell besieged king to abdicate Austria's high seat. | PEa(R)CH | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | 9 | By supper, Christmas Day, the rest had been eaten (5) | supPER CHristmas | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Century relieves tension, setting Test venue alight | C for T in PERTH (Test venue); set = cause to be; def. alight | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| 33 | 11 | Cheap trick to replace top athlete with second-grade swimmer | 'trick' anagram indicator for 'cheap' with 'a' (top athlete) replaced by 'r' (second-grade). 'swimmer' = fish (perch) | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 34 | 4 | A place of rest lacking a church, maybe | PERCHANCE(maybe) minus AN(a)CE(church) | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 5 | A place to sit when not airborne? (5) | PER CH(-AIR); A(=PER), place to sit(=CHAIR), &lit | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | 6 | A pole dancing stripper such purists ignore? | (anag) stripper such.. 'purists' ignore | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 37 | 8 | Bad diet helper, chips? Altogether criminal, with this passing the lips! | Hidden in baddie the lips. | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 37 | 23 | Pole's caught in timeless city down under | Pole = def; C in PERTH – T | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 39 | 26 | Regular poetry champion's high seat | P(o)E(t)R(y) + CH definition = high seat | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 40 | 38 | Switching temperature to Celsius in fair maid's home is a perk | ref Fair Maid of Perth (Scott); switching t to c (C = Celsius in Collins); perk (Scotland) = perch (Chambers 4) | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 41 | 13 | Chirper flapping over this one, right? | Comp. anag. &lit. (PERCH + IR)* -> CHIRPER | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 42 | 40 | Test players' rival captain opens for their debut in Oz venue | River Test; players=anglers allowing hooked fish to tire; PER(+C)(-T)H | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | 42 | To reach perchance an elevated position without warped cane… | "perch(ance)" without warped cane ("ance") = perch = elevated place | 0 | 0 | 2 |