1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#438 - PASTIME (7)
Total Clues: 20 Total Voters: 24
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyen Nabar | Team is buckling under pressure in game (7) | 42 | 18 | Down clue. (TEAM IS)* under P; buckling: anag ind, under: placement ind, pressure: P (abbrev), defn: game | --- |
| 2 | Ramki Krishnan | Couple of setters following old crosswords perhaps (7) | 25 | 14 | I + ME (couple of setters) after PAST (old)< def = crosswords perhaps | --- |
| 3 | Raj Jayaram | Perhaps, stamp-collecting, one’s primary enjoyment (7) | 24 | 12 | Perhaps, stamp = anagram of stamp = PASTM; collecting = containing; one = I; ‘s = possessive on the surface, short for “has” in the cryptic reading = connector; primary E(njoyment) = E; definition = &lit, definition by example, with “perhaps” as DBE indicator | --- |
| 4 | N Anantakrishnan | Organising nude campsites is fun (7) | 22 | 12 | [C](ampsite)*[S] Def - fun | --- |
| 5 | @LowdownCryptic | I'm a pest about writing cryptic clues – for all of you, at least! (7) | 22 | 9 | (I'M A PEST)* anagrind "about"; writing cryptic clues is a pastime – for all of you, at least! |
- Well played |
| 6 | Suyash Roongta | Secretary rearranged items for amusement. (7) | 18 | 10 | PA (Secretary) + {ITEMS}*. Def - amusement. | --- |
| 7 | Amrita Majumdar | Pirates at sea kill royal for a bit of money and amusement (7) | 17 | 10 | (PIRATES - R +M)* Amusement-def | --- |
| 8 | Sowmya Ramkumar | Setter's into pets - a new hobby? | 14 | 9 | Def: Hobby. Setter's - I'm inserted in anagram of PETS A*, indicated by NEW | --- |
| 9 | Lakshmi Vaidyanathan | Personal assistant organising items for play (7) | 12 | 10 | Def-play, personal assistant-pa, organising - anagram indicator for items | --- |
| 10 | Ganesh Raman | As a fun activity, set up campsite while college head is away | 11 | 7 | Def on the left; Anagram of CAMPSITE minus C (College Head); Anagrind: SET UP | --- |
| 11 | --- | New campsites uncovered for fun | 8 | 7 | anagram of (-c)AMPSITE(-s); anagrind: New, def: fun | --- |
| 12 | --- | Leading preacher releases article about ‘Passion’ (7) | 7 | 5 | P(reacher) (EMITS A<=). About is reversal indicator. Def: Passion | --- |
| 13 | --- | He, with this activity, can emapthise | 5 | 3 | Composite anagram. (HE + PASTIME)* is EMPATHISE. Can, in it's sense of displacing something, is the anagrind |
- Nice CA but not sure if can works as anagrind |
| 14 | --- | Retrograde politician drinks Italian wine with European for enjoyment(7) | 4 | 3 | Definition: Enjoyment. Anno: (M(ASTI)P<--)(E). Italian wine=Asti. Politician=MP.. Retrograde=Reversal indicator. Drinks=Containment indicator. European=E. | --- |
| 15 | --- | A hobby maybe, is primarily managing a pet (7) | 4 | 2 | A hobby (Definition), Maybe (Anagrind), Fodder (IS + M + A PET), &lit clue | --- |
| 16 | --- | Father's weekly hobby | 0 | 4 | Father's = Pas Weekly =Time (Time magazine) Hobby= Definition (Pastime) |
- Time is now published fortnightly (since 2020) |
| 17 | --- | Games played since the moment play stops within a game | 0 | 0 | Def:&lit ref to recreational/entertainment during break of a game. P:games played, as:since time: the moment (play stops with in a baseball game) | --- |
| 18 | --- | Hobby of dad's period (7) | 0 | 0 | Def: hobby PA dad S TIME period | --- |
| 19 | --- | Say squash meat is beginning to putrefy, having gone off (7) | 0 | 0 | Anagram of MEAT IS P; “beginning to putrefy” = P; “having gone off” = anagrind; “say[,] squash” [the game] = def. by example | --- |
| 20 | --- | Leisure activity involves a endless paste and a headless mime! | 0 | 0 | Leisure activity =def, endless paste =past-(e) + headless mime = (m) ime |
- "A endless" is incorrect. "A" can be removed from the surface to fix it. |