1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#435 - ACT OF GOD
Total Clues: 29 Total Voters: 31
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Textrous | Natural disaster got a doc worried about the onset of fatalities (3,2,3) | 33 | 18 | Def: Natural disaster, GOTADOC* about F | --- |
| 2 | @LowdownCryptic | Piece of glass in processed cat food is a hazard (3,2,3) | 29 | 18 | Def is hazard; G (piece of glass) in CAT FOOD* (processed) | --- |
| 3 | Ratna Rao | Tsunami perhaps , primarily affecting coastal towns, often fierce, getting overly destructive (3,2,3) | 24 | 12 | Acrostic clue , tsunami perhaps is def | --- |
| 4 | Lakshmi Vaidyanathan | Cat food scattered around entrance of gate. It's a disaster (3,2,3) | 20 | 12 | Def- it's a disaster, scattered- anagram indicator for cat food, around- containment indicator for g , entrance of- 1st letter picking indicator for g from gate | --- |
| 5 | Satyen Nabar | Terrible fog at dock - largely unexpected natural event (3,2,3) | 18 | 12 | anag of FOG AT DOC(-k); terrible= anag ind, largely= last letter deletion, defn= unexpected natural event | --- |
| 6 | @qpheevr | E.g., a landslide exactly in the middle of westbound trail (3,2,3) | 16 | 8 | Def.: “e.g., a landslide”. “exACTly in the middle” = ACT; “of” = OF; “trail” = DOG (verb); “westbound” = reversal indic. (in an across entry) | --- |
| 7 | Anjali Vaidya | Leaders of all communities together organized festive gatherings on Diwali ,making it a divine event (3,2,3) | 15 | 11 | Defn : divine event. Leaders of indicates first letter of every word “all communities…..Diwali” | --- |
| 8 | Veera Raghavan | First of all, approach concerned town officials for guidance on day of natural disaster (3,2,3) | 15 | 9 | Acrostic clue. |
- good clue..but ''of'' seems to be extra..(also w/p of def) |
| 9 | Suyash Roongta | Ordered CD with endless footage of Katrina, for one (3,2,3) | 14 | 10 | Anagram of CD + FOOTAG (endless footage). Anagrind - ordered. Def - Katrina, for one. Katrina - hurricane (and also famous Indian actor). |
- not sure if ''of '' works as a connector between wordplay to def |
| 10 | N Anantakrishnan | Mix of cat and dog? An accident of nature! (3,2,,3) | 14 | 10 | (Of cat dog)* Mix (verb) - anag ind. Def - an accident of nature | --- |
| 11 | --- | Perhaps, Katrina Kaif got OCD treatment by spending 1K (3,2,3) | 12 | 7 | Defn by example (Katrina) ; {KAIF GOT OCD}* - {I K} |
- 😀 - nice clue...but after fodder, ''treated'' works as anagrind. |
| 12 | --- | Extract of "Godot" reveals an unexpected disaster (3,2,3) | 12 | 7 | Exr(ACT OF GOD)ot, "reveals" is the containment indicator, "an unexpected disaster" is the definition. | --- |
| 13 | --- | Cat food cooked with a bit of garlic is, naturally, a disaster! (3,2,3) | 11 | 8 | Cat food = fodder; cooked = anagram indicator; with: connector; a bit of Garlic = G; naturally a disaster = definition of ACT OF GOD = (CAT FOOD G)* | --- |
| 14 | --- | Wild cat and mad dog escorting old fellow? It's a miracle!(3,2,3) | 10 | 7 | Defn: Miracle. Anno: (CAT*)(O)(F)(DOG*). Wild and Mad are anagrinds. Old: O. Fellow: F | --- |
| 15 | --- | His work is creating cat, dog, even wolf (3,2,3) | 10 | 6 | Definition: His work; Anagrind: creating; even wolf: of; (cat dog of)*: Act of God | --- |
| 16 | --- | Damages from floods perhaps part of contract of godowns (3,2,3) | 8 | 5 | Definition by example (damages from floods is an example of 'act of god'), hidden word (contrACT OF GODowns) | --- |
| 17 | --- | Changing tailless cats for dogs is a catastrophe | 7 | 3 | Anagram of CAT(s) FO(r) DOG(s) | --- |
| 18 | --- | Cat pounded old female hound on its head - what a tragedy! (3,2,3) | 6 | 5 | CAT*(pounded) O, F, DOG(hound)<<< (on its head reversal Ind in a down clue) Def: What a tragedy ! | --- |
| 19 | --- | Natural consequence of cat and dog fights? (3,2,3) | 6 | 5 | Def: Natural consequence? Punny Def. Anno. OF CAT DOG* | --- |
| 20 | --- | Rotten German cat food causes disaster (3,2,3) | 4 | 4 | Def - disaster, rotten - anagram indicator, cat+food+g(German) = act of god | --- |
| 21 | --- | Blurry footage , almost entirely about compact disc is a disaster (3,2,3) | 4 | 4 | (FOOTAGE-E +CD)* |
- i think CD would have to be together, for this to work |
| 22 | --- | Contaminated cat food besieging government in a state of emergency | 4 | 3 | Anagram of CAT FOOD containing G (GOVERNMENT); Anagrind: CONTAMINATED; Container Indicator: BESIEGING; Def: A STATE OF EMERGENCY | --- |
| 23 | --- | Good fact about Sachin Tendulkar's century, say (3,2,3) | 3 | 3 | Good fact* + CD (maybe??) | --- |
| 24 | --- | Good cat food swept away by Biparjoy, say(3,2,3) | 3 | 3 | Defn is Biparjoy say, Anagram of g cat food | --- |
| 25 | --- | Heartily eats food with grated cheese on top. Apparently it's a disaster (3,2,3) | 2 | 2 | Heartily eats - e(AT)s, grated cheese on top (G,C), Apparently - Anagrind indicator, Disaster (Defn) - (AT + FOOD + GC)* | --- |
| 26 | --- | Divine shaming? (3,2,3) | 1 | 1 | CD. | --- |
| 27 | --- | Miraculous fact, good fortune! | 0 | 3 | Defn: Fortune; fodder: fact good; anagrind: miraculous | --- |
| 28 | --- | Strangely good fact: nobody was responsible. | 0 | 3 | Anagram. Definition on right. | --- |
| 29 | --- | Miracle and doing by Bhagwan | 0 | 0 | DD |
- I think that for a DD to be really satisfying, the two Ds need to be more different than this |