Thanks to Textrous for hosting the contest.
The most dominant URBAN LEGEND involved Greenland which figured in as many as 7 clues., three of which made it to the Top 10. Two clues used a very neat charade construct using singers (Keith) URBAN and (John) LEGEND. Several Leg+End combinations were also popular.
The most innovative was one that took the head out of a turban. Great selection of clues but ultimately it was a drunk nun that took away the Gold!
Top 10
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Drunk nun bared leg? That’s a dubious story (5,6) | 44 | 16 | (nun bared leg)* indicated by “drunk”. Def. on the right. | – Godsent funny |
| 2 | ALP | Many believe that Trump’s focus on “developing” Greenland will net billions (5,6) | 39 | 14 | ~U~, *GREENLAND, netting B[illions] = many believe that. It’s all about the minerals, obvs. | |
| 3 | Manish Jhaveri | Leaders of USA bought Greenland? Rubbish! This is unbelievable! (5, 6) | 22 | 8 | (UB Greenland)*; rubbish is the anagrind. Definition: This is unbelievable | |
| 4 | @LowdownCryptic | Trump's central position on transforming Greenland takes a bit of bravado – it's not based in fact (5,6) | 16 | 8 | Trump's central position = U; transforming (GREENLAND)* takes (containment) a bit of bravado = B; it's not based in fact = def | |
| 5 | Nathan Townshend | Angel with burned wings….. a likely story! | 16 | 7 | ANGEL + BURNED* wings = grind; a likely story! = sarcastic def; Also &lit? | – Not &lit at all, not even semi&lit — I would know. |
| 6 | Ganesh Raman | False name and age blunder resulting in a kind of fake narrative | 16 | 7 | Anagrind FALSE; Fodder: N (Name) + AGE BLUNDER; Def : A Kind of fake narrative | |
| 7 | Abhay Phadnis | Singers Keith and John appearing together? Oft-repeated story – but it’s not true! | 16 | 6 | Charade of “singers” “Keith” URBAN and “John” LEGEND “appearing together”; definition: “Oft-repeated story – but it’s not true!“ | – Very nice |
| 8 | Satyen Nabar | Romped nude right outside bar with member? It's just not true (5,6) | 14 | 5 | (NUDE+R)* around BAN + LEG; romped= anag ind, right= r (abbrev); outside= cont ind, bar= ban, member= leg; def= it's just not true | – “Romping” would work better as an anagrind |
| 9 | Nilesh Parmar | Endless blue and green creating a myth | 14 | 5 | (Blu+and+green)* | – Very nice, a winner |
| 10 | VENKATESAN P | Fighting Ugandan rebel ignores a gossip (5,6) | 13 | 6 | Definition: Gossip. Anno: (UGANDAN+REBEL-A)*. Ignores – Deletion Indicator. Fighting – Anagram indicator. |
Congrats to the toppers and all those who participated.
Over to Kalyan Bandyopadhyay for the next contest.
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