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September 2006 CANTANKEROUS (12)
Your task for SEPTEMBER is a STANDARD CRYPTIC CLUE to CANTANKEROUS by the closing date of SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER.
The prize of a copy of BRADFORDS CROSSWORD SOLVER 6th EDITION for the winner is STILL ongoing - so good luck!
Please send your clue and a brief explanation (one that will be accommodated easily within the NOTES to CLUES) to toots@tinyworld.co.uk.Ultimately only one clue per entrant, but by all means change, polish, hone, amend, scrap and/or resubmit within the given time period.
As is usual, we regard The Chambers Dictionary (2003 edition) as our primary reference, but you may, if you wish use another dictionary or source, BUT PLEASE STATE SO IN YOUR CLUE'S EXPLANATION.
To remind you - entries, please, by MIDNIGHT GMT SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER.
JANUARY CLUE WRITING COMPETITION - KATZENJAMMER (12)
1st...Tim Moorey...In America, it's brouhaha and amazement with JK Rowling's
first novel
2nd...Richard Saunders...With amazement joker, not even drunk, gets a
hangover
3rd...John Tozer..."Freaking Kmart, man? Jeez, it's a racket!" says
American
4th...Margaret Irvine...In corrupt market, religious sect spot racket
5th...Joe O'Farrell...Feline's reported energy state before top breaks off
striking mechanism? Headache for Schrödinger, perhaps
RUNNERS-UP
Don Manley; Dave Williams; Dave Parfitt; Mike Warburton; Richard Morse; Ian
McGilloway
FEBRUARY CLUE WRITING COMPETITION - SPIKE (5)
1st...Pete Milne...What's the betting American president's a prick?
2nd...Wil Ransome...clue 6...Device for piercing ear
3rd...John Tozer...clue 64...What's the point in railing? This ear isn't
listening
4th...Rod Harling...clue 28...Lavender: squad's original Stupid Boy?
5th...Mick Hodgkin...clue 29...Make shooter more or less effective
RUNNERS-UP
Daphne Titus-Rees; Tim Moorey; Dave Williams; Jack Cook; Steve Bartlett;
Jim Walker; Niall MacSweeney.
MARCH - TAKE THE BISCUIT (4, 3, 7)
1st...Richard Saunders...Using wrong bus ticket I hate to go too far
2nd...Richard Morse...This Buick Estate convertible is going to be the best
3rd...Chris Jones...Dress a cub - the kit's tie and cap
4th...Mary Kelly...Having broken teeth, I suck a bit and ironically have
unexpected success!
5th...Ken Dunn...Steal a kiss, maybe go too far!
RUNNERS-UP
Judith Lindley; Roly Piggott.; Dave Parfitt; Mike Warburton; Nigel Lack;
Pete Milne
APRIL - MAYDAY (6)
1st...Brian Douglas...You might take it off, or wear it in an emergency
2nd...Paul Boorer...SMS message: -Its a d8-
3rd... Wil Ransome...Married - yes; daughter - yes. Hence appeal of
mistress?
4th...Don Manley...Now there are special dangers I need help!
5th...John Tozer...Listener's produced a worders' feast
RUNNERS-UP
Chris Lancaster; Pete Milne;Richard Morse; Dave Parfitt
MAY - OVERLAPS (9)
1st...Mick Hodgkin...Done with race divisions, finds common ground
2nd...John Tozer...Hannibal's route making a left turn outflanks defenders
3rd...Richard Saunders...When disturbed Pa's lover covers up a bit
4th...Don Manley...Doctored rams (not male) love keeping quiet - they don't
butt
5th...Brian Douglas...Closed circuits: they encroach on the neighbours a
bit
RUNNERS-UP
Ken Dunn; Pete Milne; Dave Parfitt; Dave Williams; Mary Kelly
JUNE - GODFATHER (9)
1st...Dave Williams...Play 'The Frog' da capo
2nd...John Tozer...What Mercury is to pop, James Brown is to soul
3rd...Richard Saunders...Gang leader arranging for death?
4th...Chris Jones...He'd got far in organisation
5th...Joe O'Farrell...He might order death for gangland leader
RUNNERS-UP
Ian Harper; Wil Ransome; David Crooks; Brian Douglas; Mark Goodliffe; Dave
Parfitt
July - LITAS (Printer's Devilry)
1st...Teyrnon Powell...Witnesses of theft from shop window calm as hand grabs
trike
2nd...Tim Moorey...What in loo quickly caused a stink was loose minor
coupling
3rd...Chris Jones...Spa usage could be a healthy idea
4th...Peter Cargill...Blair appeals to Bush, ''We should calm army
situation.''
5th...John Tozer...Holding a massive bust-up? You can't calm all bravery
easily
RUNNERS-UP
Michael Hodgkin; James Williams; Ian Harper; Ken Dunn; Brian Douglas; Roger
Dickinson
August TERMINAL (8)
1st...John Tozer...Fatal mauling of lion-tamer leaving ring
2nd...Dave Parfitt...The gremlin nearly put out every other
workstation
3rd...AJ Moore...Good beginning of Zola novel develops into tense
ending
4th...Margaret Irvine...Final duck keeps runs to minimum
5th...Brian Douglas...What's it mean with left & right drawn together
roughly? -Curtains, probably!
RUNNERS-UP
Peter Cargill; Chris Jeremy; Joe O'Farrell; James Williams; Julian McIlroy;