Abhay Phadnis
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1ACCWC #560 – INDETERMINATE – Results
Of the 27 clues for INDETERMINATE, 22 clues (including the entire top ten!) contained anagrams. Interestingly, though there were a few understandable repeats, the anagrams showed quite a variety, demonstrated beautifully by the top 5 clues having unique sets of anagram fodder. • Karol S asks us to enjoy “crumble” “AT DINNERTIME” with “E(cstasy)” •
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1ACCWC #559 – HONOUR – Results
This week’s 1ACCWC received 31 clues, with good participation from regulars and irregulars alike. The majority of clues went with a wordplay of HONOUR = ON inserted in HOUR, with several setters opting for surfaces referencing the TV show “60 minutes”. On the flip side, a few of setters tried to use unique cryptic devices
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1ACCWC 543 – RELOCATING – Results
Abhay Phadnis hosted the previous contest and here’s my summary on his behalf since he is actually relocating. We got a good response for 1ACCWC 543 with clues from 24 setters. 28 people had voted although two of the participants did not cast their votes. At 5th place is Gayathri Viswanath for “Broken down car
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1ACCWC 542 – BROADCAST – Results
Textrous hosted the previous contest and here’s his summary of the results. The cryptic clue writing competition for BROADCAST saw participation from 21 setters. I’d have hoped for a few more but can’t complain with a turnout of a score and more. At 6th place is Sowmya Ramkumar for “British actors terribly bored by commercial
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1ACCWC 530 – IMPROPER – Results
Abhay Phadnis hosted the previous contest and here’s his summary of the results. We closed this week’s contest with 19 clues – 1 more than the previous week. In Fifth place is CrypticBlah with ‘Off the cuff comedy mostly saucy timeless and rude (8)’ In Fourth place is Sitter with ‘This setter’s right and wrong’