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May 2004
Your Mission for April is a MISPRINT CLUE to CRICKET (7)
A MISPRINT clue contains a misprint of one letter in the definition part
of the clue. The definition in your clue MAY consist of MORE than one word,
but only one word of that definition is to be misprinted. As an example,
here is the winning clue from the last time we had such a competition.
WHOOPEE CUSHION
Wild sounds made by this band in tiny pad
The misprint in the clue is "wild" - so that when the misprint is spotted, WHOOPEE CUSHION is seen to be defined as "wind sounds made by this" (the subsidiary indication is HOOP in WEE CUSHION, by the way). Hope that all makes sense, if you need any further clarification, please contact me directly.
Please send your clue and a brief explanation (one that will be accommodated easily within the NOTES to CLUES) to toots@tinyworld.co.uk and NOT to the group as a whole. Ultimately only one clue per entrant, but by all means change, polish, hone, amend, revamp, scrap and/or resubmit within the given time period, before declaring your final submission by MIDNIGHT GMT MONDAY 31st MAY.
January 2004
1st...John Tozer...Clue 31...44pts - The reverse of cool in America
2nd...Tony Percy...Clue 17...43pts - Horlicks lovers retire with class
3rd...Margaret Irvine...Clue 11...42pts - Disorder created by returning United
supporters
4th...Phil Turner...Clue 30...41pts - Sunday feud regulary causes chaos
5th...John Guiver...Clue 1...38pts - A quintessentially confused mess
Runners Up
Peter Cargill...Clue 5...34pts; Richard Palmer...Clue 20...33pts; R.E.Boot...Clue
12...24pts; Sarlo Camas...Clue 10...19pts; Paul Boorer...Clue 28...19pts
February 2004
1st...John Guiver...Clue 27...52pts
Nothing's mo/ister than a dense London fog
2nd...Eddie Young...Clue 3...49pts
Being an old charmer, didn't Head o/gle girls?
3rd...AJ Moore...Clue 10...42pts
Dealers in metals ha/ve stint in market
4th...Richard Palmer...Clue 30...41pts
Prof Pillinger is going - spa/ce probe disappeared on Mars
5th...Margaret Irvine...Clue 19...34pts
I can't see! The Spi/ce Girls next door planted leylandii
Runners Up
Brian Douglas...Clue 46...32pts; Roger Dickinson...Clue 38...29pts; Paul
Coulter...Clue 13...25pts; R.E.Boot...Clue 8...22pts; Mark Oshin...Clue
48....20pts
March 2004 - SCUPPERNONG (11)
1st...Peter Brooksbank...Clue 37...58pts
Sweet wine could make nuns grope PC
2nd...Nick Smith...Clue 25...54pts
Put paid to non-German plonk
3rd...Paul Boorer...Clue 30...51pts
Second prize for an Australian prune wine
4th...Margaret Irvine...Clue 39...42pts
What makes do for a drink around noon?
5th=...John Guiver...Clue 18...25pts
North Carolina sponger possibly drinks up this wine
5th=...Mark Goodliffe...Clue 46...25pts
Wine: serve cold during evening meal, drongo!
RUNNERS UP
John Tozer...Clue 5; Judith Lindley...Clue 10; Nic Pursey...Clue 43; Richard
Grafen...Clue 1; Gez Connolly...Clue 15
April 2004 TAPA (4)
1st...Brian S Douglas...clue 2...90pts
A pat on its head will produce a bark or maybe a bite
2nd...Mark Goodliffe...clue 32...44pts
Terriers put outside before a meal bark
3rd..Dave Parfitt...clue 9...39pts
Bug with a modest bite found in Iberia
4th...John Guiver...clue 22...38pts
Savoury feta pastry wraps
5th...John Tozer...clue 11...36.5pts
Don Juan's 'bit on the side' returns a caress
RUNERS UP
Judith Lindley...clue 33; Margaret Irvine...clue 18; R.E.Boot...clue 7; Edward
Halliwell...clue 1