1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#558 - ANGELIC
Total Clues: 26 Total Voters: 25
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | 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! |
| 11 | --- | Pious man avoiding malignance in action (7) | 9 | 4 | Def = pious, Anagram of (MALIGNANCE -MAN), in action = anagram ind (No second anagram indicator required since the letters of MAN appear in the same order in MALIGNANCE) | --- |
| 12 | --- | Lovely international pin up popped into party in Cape Town (7) | 9 | 3 | I+LEG< in ANC = lovely |
- Interesting wordplay - Would make my shortlist if a fifth choice were allowed! |
| 13 | --- | Potty cleaning without beginning to nag, like a heaven-sent helper | 7 | 3 | CLEANING* delete N rest is def |
- excellent! as a parent I approve |
| 14 | --- | Reverse writing with a pencil, e.g. Nataraj, without any silly mistake (7) | 7 | 2 | Reverse hidden word (apenCILEGNAtaraj)<< ANGELIC = without any silly mistake |
- The surface is good but the definition isn’t hitting the mark - The definition seems tenuous to me - Never heard of this def for angelic |
| 15 | --- | Heavenly bang elicited under cover? (7) | 6 | 3 | b_ANG ELIC_ited; "under cover?" to indicate the hidden |
- I feel the hidden indicator is not quite right grammatically |
| 16 | --- | Elgar, naked, with niece, baring bottom – naughty or innocent? | 5 | 3 | (e)LGA(r) + NIEC(e), anagrammed (naughty). Innocent = angelic |
- Yikes! The imagery… - The construction seems forced. Why not just \"Naked Elgar\"? - Baring should be barring, no? I like the idea! - Baring means showing, not hiding |
| 17 | --- | Gentle turning leg breaks, I can work out (7) | 5 | 2 | LEG<< inside (breaks) ICAN*. Def: Gentle | --- |
| 18 | --- | Lovely Alice danced chewing bits of nuts and gummies (7) | 4 | 2 | Definition: Lovely. Anno: (ALICE*) around (NG). Bits of - First letter selection indicator. Danced - Anagrind. Alice - Fodder. Chewing - Container Indicator | --- |
| 19 | --- | Align odd bits of each moulded sweet (7) | 3 | 2 | Anagram of ALIGN+EC (“odd bits of EaCh”); anagrind: “moulded”; definition: "sweet" | --- |
| 20 | --- | Divine messenger incharge | 3 | 1 | Angel + IC |
- Some would say this clue has a root issue - bit same sidey - Building ‘angelic’ from ‘angel’ plus IC isn’t cryptic—it’s just suffixation! - Angel and angelic have the same root - Shared root on \"messenger\" and IC for \"in charge\" is weak. |
| 21 | --- | Celestial lon's head gets smashed in cage | 2 | 1 | Definition: Celestial. Anagrind is 'gets smashed' L IN CAGE = ANGELIC |
- There seems to be a typo in the clue - The cryptic grammar doesn\'t work for L to become part of the anagram - Was “lon” meant to be “lion”? |
| 22 | --- | Ludicrously energetic, like a headless chicken, running rings around setter - very good! | 2 | 1 | MANIC is "ludicrously busy or energetic" per Chambers. If MANIC is like a headless chicken it loses its head = ANIC. Running rings around = containment indicator; GEL (e.g. in hair) is a thing that sets ergo a setter. Definition "very good". |
- Several bridges too far IMO! |
| 23 | --- | Allegiance wanting ale rattled to become cherubic | 0 | 0 | Cherubic=angelic (definition). Wanting=deletion ind. Rattled=anagrind. (Allegiance-ale)* |
- The surface reading doesn’t make much sense |
| 24 | --- | Adorable with genial, composed carriage basically (7) | 0 | 0 | ANGELI* C. Composed as anagrind. Definition: Adorable | --- |
| 25 | --- | Endlessly pounds ruins from the heavens (7) | 0 | 0 | [-B]ANG[-S] (pounds without ends) + [-R]ELIC[-S] (ancient artefacts without ends); DEF: From the heavens; A comment on the senseless bombing of Isfahan | --- |
| 26 | --- | Sweet to arrange licentious engagement! (7) | 0 | 0 | Hidden word indicator - engagement; def = sweet |
- I’m not convinced by this hidden word indicator |