| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
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| 1 | Textrous | No more time glitches when one's set off | 44 | 19 | &Lit, Nomoretime* - i, glitches (as an intransitive verb) is the anagrind and set off is the deletion indicator |
- Is set off a deletion indicator? - Nice! |
| 2 | Manish Jhaveri | Timely reminder or memento perhaps (9) | 35 | 21 | def (slightly cryptic) = timely reminder; ormemento* |
- A lovely, uncomplicated clue. - Nice surface sense |
| 3 | Sowmya Ramkumar | Old timer satisfied working in city (9) | 27 | 14 | Anno: MET + R(ON)OME |
- A lovely, straightforward clue. - Neat |
| 4 | Ramki Krishnan | It helps musician play modern tempo, without percussion drums, primarily (9) | 20 | 9 | Def = It helps musician, play = anagrind, (MODERN TEMPO - P D)* = metronome. Extended def since a metronome can help one play without using beat (percussion) instruments |
- Lovely! |
| 5 | anand ranganathan | Watch dwarf in conversation near subway | 20 | 8 | METRO + (G)NOME |
- Nice but watch feels like an incomplete def |
| 6 | Bhalchandra Pasupathy | One measuring pulse one more time, that's not considered odd (9) | 19 | 12 | ONE MORE T(i)M(e)*; def=one measuring pulse (beat in music) |
- Great clue! - Nice misdirection towards food. - prefer that is for i.e.; and it works here |
| 7 | Veera Raghavan | Time keeper encountered knight in chamber at the back of castle (9) | 18 | 12 | Def: Time Keeper Anno: MET RO(N)OM E | |
| 8 | Madhusudan H | Clock that is not working one more time (9) | 17 | 9 | Clock - Defn , that is not -{IE}, working - anagrind , ONE MORE TIME - anagram fodder |
- Nice but clock doesn’t feel like a complete def - The surface doesnt quite work. - Well put together |
| 9 | AMRITA MAJUMDAR | Unusual memento discovered from musician's assistant (9) | 17 | 8 | {MEMENTO + (-F) RO (-M) }* DEF -musician's assistant |
- Better as “uncovered from”? - The surface doesnt quite work. Unusual memento from musicians assistant discovered would be better syntax but obviously that doesnt work for a cryptic clue. |
| 10 | Satyen Nabar | Leaving fine memento for versatile musician's assistant (9) | 16 | 11 | (MEMENTO FOR)* - F; defn= musician's assistant |
- I think it should be fine leaving which doesnt work for the surface. |
| 11 | Watch me and model Monroe dancing (9) | 15 | 8 | Def - watch. ME T(model) (RONOME)* |
- Cute, but def feels incomplete |
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| 12 | It beats back possession by demon or temptress (9) | 14 | 7 | Hidden ("possessed") in reverse ("back") within dEMONORTEMptress. "It beats" is the def. | ||
| 13 | Lemon or tempeh served up to indulge a time-keeper | 13 | 8 | Reversal + container clue; Served up as reversal indicator; indulge as container indicator; def: timekeeper |
- Great clue. You could omit a. |
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| 14 | TikTok maker’s viral video about silly cartoon missing a child (9) | 13 | 7 | Viral video = Meme, silly cartoon missing a child = (-c-a)rtoon*, hence: Me(trono*)me. Cryptic def: TikTok maker (a metronome makes a tick tick sound) |
- Creative definition - Memes are not necessarily viral. - Nice def and related wp (meme), but missing a child marred the surface story! |
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| 15 | I'm out of memento mori. Somehow, I mark time. | 13 | 5 | Definition: I mark time. (MEMENTO MORI - IM)*, anagrind: somehow |
- Clear and succinct. |
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| 16 | Dated European city has turned on time-keeping device (9) | 8 | 5 | MET(Dated) ROME(European city) around (has) ON<<(turned). Def: Time-keeping device |
- I dont think date and meet are synonymous. |
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| 17 | City star's love for a steady tempo | 8 | 4 | Metro name -a +o |
- Great surface. Unfortunately steady tempo doesnt equal metronome. |
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| 18 | Tremendous perhaps, chant replacing American Dollar for a device of constant Tempo (9) | 8 | 3 | (TREMENDOUS - USD + OM)* |
- I think it would be better with some other anagram indicator and have it as the first element of the clue. Some will say that USD and OM need their own anagram indicators because those letters dont appear in that order in the original word / solution. - Surface is off |
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| 19 | Maestro left as extreme number of musicians experimented with a device(9) | 5 | 3 | Defn= a device, Maestro-as= metro, extreme= acrostic indicator for n o m e |
- Great surface. I think maestro left as means as minus maestro which isnt what youre aiming for. |
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| 20 | Musician's assistant is possessed by demon, or 'temperamental' from another perspective (9) | 5 | 3 | Reverse hidden. Hidden indicator = possessed by. Reversal indicator = from another perspective. dEMON OR TEMperamental.Definition = musician's assistant |
- Nice! |
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| 21 | Demon or tempter from below pockets timekeeper | 5 | 3 | dEMON OR TEMpter from below (reversal indicator) pockets (telescopic indicator) timekeeper = metronome | ||
| 22 | Swinging old timer taking train to hen party held back | 5 | 2 | Swinging old timer (Defn) - (Metro) + (No men)-n |
- I think hen party > no men is a bit vague and unfair. - Nice def! Hen party = No men is a bit of a leap though |
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| 23 | Underground banker using Tik Tok? Sounds like it (9) | 4 | 2 | Metro = Underground; (g)nome = (Swiss) banker; Tik Tok = the sound made by a metronome |
- How does gnome change to nome? - Need hp indicator for gnome -> nome. Nice def! |
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| 24 | Train drivers in a mix up to help a conductor beginning midday? | 3 | 1 | , traindriver motormen, beginning midday - m. mix up - motormen+m - metronome |
- Dreaded indirect anagram :) - Indirect Anagram - Lovely surface. I cant follow the annotation. |
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| 25 | Beat around moon changed timer (9) | 2 | 1 | METRONOME = {METR{MOON*}E} |
- What does the surface mean? |
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| 26 | Everyman with out-of-tune trombone lacks beat primarily and a way to measure it? (9) | 2 | 1 | everyman ME with out-of-tune (anagrind) trom(-b)one* lacks beat (-b) TRONOME and def: a way to measure it? (? Unclear def) |
- Great surface. How does everyman > ME? |
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| 27 | Timekeeper takes Paris underground to Alaska gold rush site (9) | 1 | 1 | Timekeeper (def) METRO + NOME |
- I would think “to” as juxtaposition indicator may not work. Nice clue otherwise |
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| 28 | Ran into Australian runner Clarke running out front of house: a pacesetter, perhaps (9) | 1 | 1 | Def: pacesetter, perhaps; MET RON (Australian runner Ron Clarke) (-H)OME (run in three different senses in surface) |
- I think Clarke > Ron is a bit vague and unfair. |
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| 29 | Endured endlessly in capital as time keeper (9) | 0 | MET (as in experienced a situation) R (ON, as in continuation of an action) OME// Definition: Time keeper. Endlessly is a possible misdirection. |