The clue-writing competition for ANGELIC received 26 clues.
In 5th place, with 12 points from 6 voters is PunMadMan for “Nice gal! Sorted and ethereal”
In 4th place, with 19 points and 9 votes, is Ramesh Ss for “Orange lichee extract is delicious”
Securing 3rd spot, with 26 points from 9 voters, is @LowdownCryptic for
“Like a church choir sings scales to loosen up, but without the sopranos”
2nd on the podium, with 35 points from 13 voters, is Satyen Nabar for “Cocktail of gin and ale, cold and divine”
And the winner of this round, with a whopping 41 points from 15 voters, is Aashirwad for
“Lovely gal with nice bust”
Aashirwad, all yours!
Top 10
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aashirwad | Lovely gal with nice bust (7) | 41 | 15 | Definition = lovely. Anagram of GAL+NICE. Think of “bust” as in “broken” for the anagram indicator. | |
| 2 | Satyen Nabar | Cocktail of gin and ale, cold and divine (7) | 35 | 13 | (GIN + ALE)* + C; cocktail of= anag ind, cold= C, def= divine | – Great clue, but I hope nobody ever mixes gin and ale – 66 – sounds gross! – This cocktail sounds like it would kill me! |
| 3 | @LowdownCryptic | Like a church choir sings scales to loosen up, but without the sopranos (7) | 26 | 9 | (sINGs sCALEs)* anagrind is “to loosen up” (s = soprano abbr.); def is “Like a church choir” | – Very nicely done! – nice! |
| 4 | Ramesh Ss | Orange lichee extract is delicious (7) | 19 | 9 | Or(ange lic)hee def: delicious | – Nice surface, but I’m not buying the definition – Good wordplay, but I don’t think delicious = angelic – Nice telescopic, but I’m not sure about ‘delicious’ as a def.—something like ‘heavenly’ or ‘divine’ would be better, while still working with the surface reading – Extract from/of orange lychee would be better |
| 5 | PunMadMan | Nice gal! Sorted and ethereal (7) | 12 | 6 | (NICE GAL)* with ‘Sorted’ as the anagram indicator, and ‘ethereal’ as the definition, | – I would like to meet this girl – Why would a nice gal be ethereal? |
| 6 | Polslaw | Eerie clang, i.e., something otherworldly (7) | 12 | 5 | Anagram CLANG + IE. Def: ‘something otherworldly’ | |
| 7 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Saintly upright character captivated by wandering glance (7) | 12 | 5 | I (upright character or letter) inside (captivated by) anagram (wandering) of GLANCE. Def: Saintly | – I love the idea of “upright character” but think it’s too loose a def. |
| 8 | Shobha Nayak | Heavenly glacier destroyed after capital of Russia moved to North | 12 | 4 | R (Capital of Russia) becomes N to give ‘glacien’, Anagrind = destroyed, Definition = heavenly | – Moved =/= changed |
| 9 | @qpheevr | Renewed vigilance after loss of sixth innocent (7) | 12 | 4 | (vi)GILANCE*: ‘renewed’ = anagrind; ‘after loss of sixth’ = indicator to drop VI from fodder; ‘innocent’ = def. | – VI = six or sixth? – Beautiful headline-style clue |
| 10 | Nitish Asthana | Mainly agreeable, naturally gorgeous, exceptionally loving, incredibly charming and divine? | 11 | 4 | Acrostic suggested by mainly; definition divine. | – mainly is a standard last letter deletion indicator – bit of a stretch to use it for acrostics! |
Congrats to the toppers and all those who participated.
Over to Aashirwad for the next contest.If you have any comments or feedback on the contest or the new 1ACCWC app. or any suggestions, please leave a comment and I shall try and incorporate it.
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