1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#534 - FACELIFT
Total Clues: 26 Total Voters: 29
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyen Nabar | Truth about life-changing cosmetic procedure (8) | 28 | 15 | FACT around LIFE*; truth= fact, about= cont ind, changing= anag ind, def= cosmetic procedure | --- |
| 2 | Adman_i | Shady cafe with filth, abruptly demolished for renovations (8) | 25 | 13 | Shady, demolished - anagrinds, abruptly - last letter del, Renovations (defn) + (CAFE)*(FILTh)* |
- Def is plural solution is singular. |
| 3 | Binay Patra | Life cycles in reality show improvement | 22 | 11 | Life cycles= elif, reality= fact,, container clue indicated by in,Definition: improvement | --- |
| 4 | @LowdownCryptic | Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8) | 19 | 10 | Def: Renovation; endlessly AFFLICTE(d)* with changes (anagram) | --- |
| 5 | CrypticBlah | Truth about life changing surgery (8) | 18 | 10 | *LIFE in FACT. Def. surgery. | --- |
| 6 | manish jhaveri | Repair and back up portions of corrupt file CA forwarded [8] | 18 | 10 | Rev Tel; <back up portions of> is the indicator; Repair is the definition |
- portions should be portion singular - Nice concept; resorting to an initialism for CA mars the surface a bit, though |
| 7 | Textrous | Information about life-changing cosmetic surgery (8) | 16 | 9 | Def: cosmetic surgery, Information=FACT, life-changing=ELIF => FAC(ELIF)T | --- |
| 8 | Ganesh Raman | Afflicted parties to spend day in restoration work | 16 | 9 | Anagram of (AFFLICTED - D), Anagrind PARTIES, DelInd TO Spend, DAY = D, Def: RESTORATION WORK |
- I can see no interpretation of to party that works as an anagrind. |
| 9 | VENKATESAN P | Females escort naughty Alec touring India on time for cosmetic surgery (8) | 13 | 7 | Anno: F(ALEC* around I)F)(T). Females - FF. India - I. Alec - Fodder. Naughty - Anagrind. Touring - Container indicator. Time - T. Definition: Cosmetic surgery | --- |
| 10 | Abhay Phadnis | In fact, slight re-ordering of life leads to cosmetic improvement (8) | 12 | 7 | “slight re-ordering of LIFE” (ELIF) “in" FACT “leads to" FAC[ELIF]T; definition: “cosmetic improvement” | --- |
| 11 | --- | Shape returning in feature because of this? | 11 | 5 | Shape = FILE; returning in (reversal + insertion) feature = FACT; def = whole clue |
- File and shape are very loose synonyms. |
| 12 | --- | In fact, back log can result in improvement (8) | 10 | 8 | Log: File; back log: elif; elif in fact: fac(elif)t; Definition: Improvement | --- |
| 13 | --- | Brave drunk takes bow off Friar Tuck | 10 | 5 | Face = to brave (the music, say); lit = drunk; bow = front (ship, rowing, etc) => FACE+LI(F)T. Def = tuck. | --- |
| 14 | --- | In fact, got new life with this plastic surgery (8) | 9 | 7 | FAC(ELIF*)T. Definition: This plastic surgery |
- In and got both work as insertions so one must be filler. |
| 15 | --- | Restoration of ruined life, in fact (8) | 8 | 5 | (LIFE)* in FAC_T; def. ‘restoration’ | --- |
| 16 | --- | Renewal is reality about chaotic life ( 8 ) | 8 | 4 | FACT (reality) around (LIFE)*. Def. Renewal | --- |
| 17 | --- | Restoration of corrupt file, actually (4,4) | 7 | 4 | Anagram of file IN FACT, actually = in fact . Definition is restoration |
- actually for in fact is very indirect and at the very least requires a question mark. - indirect insertion indicator |
| 18 | --- | Indeed, life changing new look (8) | 6 | 3 | FACT (deed) (in is the container indicator) around LIFE* |
- fact and deed as synonyms is archaic usage which should be indicated, combining that with the lift and separate makes this clue unfair to the solver. |
| 19 | --- | Information about life changing plastic surgery | 4 | 10 | Def - plastic surgery Information = FACT about LIFE* (changing = ELIF) FAC(elif)T | --- |
| 20 | --- | Brave ride to surgical procedure (8) | 4 | 4 | ‘brave’ = synonym for FACE + ‘ride’ = synonym for LIFT. |
- An odd surface |
| 21 | --- | Rank reflected in reality requires revamp (8) | 4 | 3 | Charade; def = revamp; rank = FILE, reflected is reversal indicator; reality = FACT; in = containment indicator; requires = link word or filler or what have you ! |
- requires is a poor link - I think “requires” has too much semantic content to work as a mere linker here |
| 22 | --- | Life destroyed in incident leading to Operation Sindoor? (8) | 4 | 1 | life*(anagrind - destroyed) in fact (incident) def - Operation Sindoor? |
- I don’t get how Operation Sindoor (even with a question mark) could be called a facelift |
| 23 | --- | Cosmetic treatment of feature camouflaging line in reflection (8) | 3 | 2 | Def: Cosmetic treatment, FAC(ELIF<<)T, Feature = FACT (Chambers), Camouflaging - Containment Ind, Line = FILE, in reflection - Reversal Indicator |
- Not in my copy of Chambers. Facet yes fact no. |
| 24 | --- | Ageless procedure? (8) | 2 | 2 | CD/DD | --- |
| 25 | --- | Makeover from facile surgery between Friday and Tuesday (8) | 1 | 1 | Makeover = Def; surgery = anagrind; facile = fodder; between = containment indicator; Friday = F; Tuesday = T => F (FACILE)* T |
- surgery is not an anagrind |
| 26 | --- | Haul up the disc | 0 | 1 | Disc= face; haul up= lift |
- Def? - Wordplay gives LIFTFACE, and there’s no def |