CCCWC February 2015 competition results
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56 clues entered. 37 votes cast (34 competitors, 3 others).
RED-HOT
Congratulations to Don who came out on top this month with a neat comp. anag. & lit. – and hard lines to John A who just mised out in second place; same idea, slightly less felicitous wording.
It was pretty close all round this month, and Robin makes a welcome return to the podium in 3rd spot with his cleverly disguised "hidden".
Dave P squeaks into 4th place with his cheeky clue, and final podium placing goes to Brian with the other cleverly disguised "hidden" clue.
Well done to all for yet another entertaining month!
| Pos | No. | Name | Clue | Explanation | Points | Merits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Don Manley | Be this getting terribly bothered? | comp.anag. & lit. | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 7 | John Appleton | Be this when outrageously bothered? | Comp. anag. &lit; (BE REDHOT)* = BOTHERED. (Chambers: "marked by extreme emotion of any kind") | 27.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 24 | Robin Gilbert | In demure dhoti, yet dead sexy | Hidden | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 45 | Dave Parfitt | The rod made bum painful to touch? | THEROD anag.; bum = wrong, false | 22.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 55 | Brian Dungate | With such a tip, certain to be first maître d'hôtel admitted | Hidden: maitRE D"HOTel; red-hot tip = racing certainty, tip – double meaning, admitted – double meaning | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | John Nicholson | Extreme cases of OCD expect rubbish put in order | (OD ET RH)* | 18.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 38 | Paul Coulter | Spoil the rod? That's quite extreme! | (the rod)* | 17 | 0 | |
| 7 | 56 | Nick Smith | Wore dhoti concealing explosive | woRE DHOTi | 17 | 1 | |
| 9 | 11 | Kathy Martin | Commonly stolen in five-starred hotels. | "stolen"= "red-hot" in common language:red-hot contained in "starred hotels" | 16.5 | 1 | |
| 9 | 20 | Dave Howard | Fresh out of the forge, the rod is hammered into a new shape (3-3) | Fresh out of the forge = definition/the rod*/is/hammered into a new shape = anagrind | 16.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | Charlie leaves torched potty flushed. | torched-c anag(potty)+def | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 26 | It's very popular to herd bucks | TO HERD anag. | 15.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 5 | Balls crosses Miliband? Hard to get excited | Ed h in rot; Ed B & Ed M Opposition Chancellor & Leader | 14.5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | 42 | Strongly fancied horse in point-to-point runs up front | R (runs) + H (horse) in E+DOT (point-to-point) | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | 49 | Uncle's this? Underclothes off! | Comp. anag. & lit. | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 2 | A fervid horse tout might resolve to expose such favourites ! | Composite anagram & lit.; tout1 n (def.2) | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 16 | 29 | Nailed on the Rood, but not an ordinary criminal | *THE R(O)OD; def. Nailed on | 12 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | 53 | Very passionate friend, ignoring the odds, initially harassed obnoxious temptress | (f)R(i)E(n)D + first letters H O T | 12 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 17 | Extreme left-winger gets nicked. | Def/red = left-winger + hot = nicked (as in "stolen"). | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | 18 | Extremely bothered or het up? | d or het *(up): def = whole clue | 10.5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | 1 | 20% microfibre 80% cotton cloth is extremely warm. | 20% microfib(RE) , 80% cotton cloth = DHOT(I) + def. | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | 12 | Cooking this venison, not Devonshire stew | Compound anagram (stew): RED HOT VENISON = NOT DEVONSHIRE; def = Cooking; Note: Devonshire stew is a real dish. | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 44 | The door's wrecked and nothing's left, I'm blazing! (3-3) | The doors (fodder), wrecked (anagrind), nothing's (o + s from the clue) left (deletion indicator), I'm blazing (definition) | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 43 | Sweltering in cashmere dhoti | Hidden | 8 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Extremely exciting kind of poker (6) | Red-hot and Red hot poker. | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | 40 | Spooner's cranium decay is very recent | Cranium/head decay/rot – head rot/red hot. Def. very recent | 7 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 21 | Friend regularly sexually attractive is very busy with calls | fRiEnD + HOT | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | 48 | Type of adult entertainment that precedes poker | RED-HOT poker | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | 4 | Are dhotis scorching on the inside? | hidden clue | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | 36 | Ruby Sharp is furious! (3-3) | Ruby = red, Sharp = hot (from Chambers) There is actually a ceramicist named Ruby Sharp ( http://www.rubysharppottery.co.uk/ ) | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | 14 | Exciting bit of design stitched to her dresses (3-3) | RE(D)-HOT* bit of design – D, stitched – anagrammicator , dresses – surroundicator | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 | 23 | How piece of copper turns when getting torched (3-3) | Composite Anagram &Lit; (How+C)* gets TORCHED | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | 35 | Redeploying the rod highly inflamed | *THEROD; ref anger caused by reintroducing corporal punishment or the physical result! | 5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 41 | Steaming frankfurter? (6) | Double definition. | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 50 | Unlike outdated property, other renovated houses sold finally | OTHER* houses (contains) D (solD finally); def = unlike . . . property (red-hot = new, up-to-date; Chambers online) | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 36 | 22 | Garbage bags emptied, emptied by hand – this is completely new! | ROT outside (E..D + H) | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | 28 | Lenin angry! Creating much excitement | Lenin = red, angry = hot, def. = creating much excitement | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | 25 | Indian may be spotted in cashmere dhoti | Indian (i.e. curry) may be RED-HOT. (Hidden) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 39 | 46 | Torched with coloured emission when lit? (6) | TOR(c)HED*, &lit (anagram indicator = lit) | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 3 | A porridge of thin rolled oats for this dead-cert stallion. | Composite anagram: thin rolled oats <-> redhot stallion. Dead-cert as definition of red-hot (certain to win); porridge as anagram indicator. | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 | 13 | Do the right redact this description of socialist favourite? | (do the r)* | 2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 31 | Painfully throbbed when a gun is fired for being extremely popular | painfully = anagrind, gun = bb gun, fired = removed | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 | 33 | Prime nonsense spouted by Spooner with passion | i.e. prime nonsense = head rot | 2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 34 | Recently received banter with thorn at it's heart | EDH in ROT | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | 51 | Very excited member stuffing Bangalore dhoti | Def: very excited (see Chambers online); "member" refers to the word "RED(-)HOT", which is hidden within "Bangalore dhoti" (an Indian loincloth) | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 | 16 | Extreme is about Lawrence to go backwards. | Extreme is RED-HOT; RE (about) + DH (Lawrence) + OT (to going backwards) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 46 | 30 | On horse in finish before the last at Ascot. It's almost a dead cert! (3-3) | On= Re , horse= h in"do"= finish = Re(d(h)o) before the last at Ascot = t + definition | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 | 32 | Prime bread, very warm and fresh (3-3) | direct = fresh. red = prime letters (2,3,5) of bREaD. hot = very warm. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 46 | 47 | Tore down the inner structure on fire (3-3) | (TORE D tHe)*. Definition: On fire. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 52 | Very fashionable metallic colour used in branding? | Ref: branding irons | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 | 54 | Violent revolutionary activist wanted by police. | Def: violent; revolutionary activist = red; wanted by police = hot | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 52 | 27 | Left tap's degree code? | &lit – the left is always the hot tap (by regulation) – degree code (red = hot) | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | 8 | Being extremely popular as leader could deteriorate, according to Reverend Spooner? | Spoonerism..Red Hot = Head Rot…Head/Leader..Rot/Deteriorate | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 9 | Caught up in a bunch of flames.(3,3) | Red-Hot would be the flames would look in a fire. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | 37 | Sophie is the last Mama to have a seering adjective. | Sophie Tucker was the last RED-HOT Mama | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 39 | Spooner's chief waste is candy? | HEAD ROT = "chief waste". When Spoonerized, HEAD ROT becomes RED-HOT. Red hot is a type of candy . | 0 | 0 |