| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
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| 1 | Ananth Srinivasan | Fuel ran out? That's the last thing you need! (7) | 40 | 18 | (FUELRAN)* - Def: The last thing you need (literal defn) That's - connector |
- Best of the "fuel ran out" wordplays - NL: Superb clue! |
| 2 | Raj Jayaram | Final journey made, lacking in joy (7) | 34 | 15 | Final journey = fodder, made = anagrind, lacking in joy = remove IN JOY (FAL URNE will remain), whole clue = definition |
- Very nice - Very nice - maybe some other anagrind would have made it even better - Very elegant. - NL: Sensational clue |
| 3 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Fuel ran out for the final journey (7) | 26 | 12 | (Fuel ran)*, out is the anagram indicator; Definition: the final journey (to afterlife) |
- NL: Very nice clue |
| 4 | Textrous | Amusing time at the beginning of life or a time of sadness at the end of it? (7) | 24 | 13 | Amusing=FUN, time=ERA, the beginning of life=L, def: a time of sadness at the end of it |
- Nice! |
| 5 | Dave Williams | Event for which somebody always arrives late | 23 | 15 | CD |
- Best of the CD''s - An old chestnut idea. |
| 6 | @LowdownCryptic | Sad occasion even if sunnier, really (7) | 23 | 14 | Def on left, “even” letters of “iF sUnNiEr ReAlLy” |
- Even as letter selection indicator doesn''t work, it does not imply picking of even letter - NL: Brilliant clue |
| 7 | @usharameshnj | Channel replaced news with queen’s last rites | 21 | 10 | channel FUN(-n)EL replaced news (-n) with queen (+ER) def: last rites FUN(-n)(+ER)AL |
- Very nice - Error in anagram - Doesn''t specify which N to replace, and replacing second N with ER would give FUNEREL - Wouldn’t ‘news’ = NN? - Great surface and idea. I’m not sure that ‘news’ = n. - NL: unfortunately ''news'' plural would replace both the ''n''s. |
| 8 | Satyen Nabar | Hunk removes clothes in wild farewell function (7) | 19 | 11 | (-h)UN(-k) in FERAL |
- NL: Lol. Hilarious clue. |
| 9 | Manish Jhaveri | Flare lit to engulf body trying to find peace (7) | 16 | 7 | Flare* with lit (as in drunk as anagrind) engulfing UN (= body trying to find peace). Extended Def |
- I like the wp very much but a flare that it lit is one that’s up in the sky to mark a location / call for help etc so it doesn’t work in the surface. - NL: Marvellous clue |
| 10 | @qpheevr | Major international organization involved in wild ceremony (7) | 15 | 10 | F(UN)ERAL: wild = FERAL; major international organization=U(nited) N(ations); involved in = containment indicator; ceremony = definition |
- NL: Haha. Nice clue! |
| 11 | William Snow (@ContoCrosswords) | Playtime precedes pupil’s last assembly, at which friends bid farewell (7) | 15 | 9 | Play = FUN / time = ERA / pupil’s last = L / assembly, at which friends bid farewell = definition |
- NL: Excellent clue |
| 12 | Mournful rite disrupted real fun (7) | 14 | 10 | anagram (“disrupted”) “real fun”; def. = “mournful rite” | ||
| 13 | Peacekeepers in wild celebration of life (7) | 13 | 8 | Peacekeepers = UN, wild = feral, celebration of life = f(un)eral |
- Funeral is not really a celebration of life |
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| 14 | Someone's late for this occasion | 12 | 8 | Cryptic Definition |
- An old chestnut idea. |
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| 15 | Burial ground near foul surroundings lacks oxygen (7) | 9 | 7 | Defn: Burial ; Ground is anagrind for {NEAR}* in {FUL} = Foul - O |
- Ground as anagrind should be after the fodder - NL: not convinced by ''surroundings'' following word as a containment indicator. ''with ... surroundings'' yes. |
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| 16 | Lauren loudly cries at cremation (7) | 8 | 4 | Defn is cremation, Anag of Lauren f(loudly) |
- Is "cries" the anagram ind? - A couple of things: better surface grammar would be ‘cries loudly’; I think ‘loudly > f’ in anagram fodder is indirect; ‘at’ isn’t a connector. ‘Cries’ isn’t an anagram indicator.. - NL: how is ''cries'' an anagram indicator? |
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| 17 | Fuel ran out for cremation (7) | 7 | 5 | {FUELRAN}*. Anagrind - out. Def - cremation. |
- NL: Great clue |
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| 18 | Fine old queen buried again in fairytale ceremony (7) | 6 | 3 | F (Fine) + UN(+ER-RE)AL ER (old queen) replacing RE (again) in UNREAL buried -Sub. indicator |
- Great surface. I cannot find ‘fairy tale’ = ‘unreal’ in any reputable thesaurus. - NL: very picky but ''....queen *getting* buried...'' might prevent surface being misinterpreted as a reburial. |
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| 19 | Late service ? | 6 | 3 | CD |
- This seems more like an American crossword clue than a cryptic (imho). - An old chestnut idea. |
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| 20 | "Wake Father up now !", exclaimed raging aunt Lalita initially. | 5 | 4 | Def - Wake: (F)ather (U)p (N)ow (E)xclaimed (R)aging (A)unt (L)alita - initially - 1st letter indicator - Funeral | ||
| 21 | Late ceremony ? (7) | 5 | 2 | CD FOR FUNERAL |
- This seems more like an American crossword clue than a cryptic (imho). - An old chestnut idea. |
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| 22 | Refusal, perhaps to accept Queen's end after son leaves ceremony (7) | 4 | 4 | Refusal * + N - S |
- NL: the first part is beautiful but don''t understand ''after son leaves ceremony'' in surface |
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| 23 | None initially in charge to take up artist’s cremation (7) | 4 | 3 | Anno: N(one) in FUEL(charge) over RA(artist). Def: Cremation |
- Lovely surface. I don’t think ‘none’ = n. - NL: being picky but ''take up artist''s cremation'' sounds a bit unusual ''to house''? Also the double containment is not so elegant. |
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| 24 | leaf urn used for burial (7) | 4 | 3 | (leafurn)* used anagrind |
- What is a ‘leaf urn’? - NL: what''s a leaf urn? |
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| 25 | Real fun out but its is grave (7) | 4 | 3 | Realfun* anagram, grave is the definition |
- I think you simply needed to proofread the clue prior to submission. - NL: surface? |
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| 26 | Wake up ensign Ro after half four. (7) | 3 | 2 | A down clue. Definition: wake. Reversal of Laren (ensign Ro from ST:TNG) after "FU" which is half of the letters in four. |
- Half as an indicator asks one to take either the front half or the latter half; I don’t follow the rest of the clue. - NL: not a fan of half four = fu sorry. Cool idea to reverse Laren. |
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| 27 | Happiness, ecstasy as Lara mostly returns for final farewell | 3 | 2 | FUN (happiness) E (ecstasy) RAL (Lare mostly returns). Definition: Final farewell |
- What is the purpose of ‘as’ in the cryptic construction? - NL: ''mostly returns'' doesn''t make sense to me in the surface. |
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| 28 | Tearful arrangement in November taking out time for cremation(7) | 2 | 2 | def: cremation; fodder : (tearful +n -t)* |
- ‘In’ has no purpose in the cryptic construction. - NL: Great concept but ''in'' doesn''t quite work in the wordplay. |
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| 29 | Twisted Spanish royal had fun before the final farewell! | 2 | 2 | Def on Right; Final farewell = Funeral. Twisted is anagram indicator for Spanish word for royal "REAL"; add FUN before |
- Indirect anagram - Indirect anagram! - Indirect anagrams are generally not accepted - Spanish royal > real* > eral is an indirect anagram which is taboo. - NL: Indirect anagram |
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| 30 | Fearful head overthrown by new leader collapsed; the end! | 1 | 1 | Fearful head: f; new leader: n; N replaces f in fearful (indicated by overthrown by); collapsed: Anagrind; anagram of nearful: Funeral; Definition: The end |
- NL: not convinced by ''head'' or ''...; the end'' in the surface |
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| 31 | Mourners spent real fund without a touch of despondency | 1 | 1 | spent is anagrind for "real fund"- d, Def: Mourners |
- Spent is not an anagrind - I don’t think ‘mourners’ = ‘funeral’. - NL: what does ''real fund'' mean in the surface? |
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| 32 | Another tearful model leaves for November first dress parade(7) | 1 | 1 | Anagram fodder: ((-t)(+n)earful)*; Anagrind: Another; Definition: Dress parade |
- You don’t need ‘first’ seeing as N is November in NATO alphabet. Also leaving out ‘first’ allows a better surface if you put ‘s at the end of November. Another tearful model leaves for November’s dress parade - NL: Cool clue |
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| 33 | No real fun at the death ceremony! (7) | 0 | FUNERAL for ‘death ceremony’ anagram of ‘real fun’; anagram indicator .. ‘No’ |
- ‘No’ isn’t an anagram indicator. |
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| 34 | 0 |
- NL: My favourite clue by far! I will award it 10 invisible points also. - You don’t say! |