| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
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| 1 | N Anantakrishnan | Air borne pathogen ultimately spreads - that's obvious. | 43 | 20 | (air borne n)* |
- Sad, but true. - Smooth anagram find! |
| 2 | Textrous | In bar, one ordered drop of rum and piece of cake (2-7) | 26 | 17 | INBARONE* + R (drop of Rum); Def: piece of cake |
- "Drop" is a bit out of place in the surface, maybe "some"? - I don''t really see "cake" as something ordered in a bar, but I like this. |
| 3 | Aaron Riccio (@thatcrypticguy) | Criminal near Robin: the Scarecrow, perhaps? (2-7) | 23 | 12 | The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz can be jokingly described as a NO-BRAIN(er); he's also a Batman (& Robin) villain, with "criminal" as an anagram indicator. |
- The Robin - Scarecrow connection seems to show a good amount of creativity! |
| 4 | amrita majumdar | Woman refused a bite of nice, rich brownie crumble for a piece of cake ( 2-7) | 19 | 11 | (A N R + BROWNIE )* -W, A PIECE OF CAKE - DEF |
- Should be "bites of" since the first letter is picked from more than one word |
| 5 | Satyen Nabar | Sad loner in bar needs a little love! That's obvious (2-7) | 19 | 10 | (LONER IN BAR)* - L; sad= anag ind, needs= deletion ind, a little love= L |
- I think this is "needs" as in "lacks" or "hasn''t" but it reads as "you need to add"; also, "little love" doesn''t indicate L as well as "a little of love" (which is awkward) - A cute little clue |
| 6 | Manish Jhaveri | Spiderman finally swinging, airborne in breeze (2-7) | 18 | 11 | N + airborne* (swinging is anagrind). Def = breeze |
- Clever find! - “Spiderman finally airborne, swinging in the breeze” would have been better. Here the anagrind falls in between parts of the wordplay. - Very well constructed! - just "in" as a filler might be a bit misleading but don''t think it takes away from it |
| 7 | VENKATESAN P | Fixing iron bar around center of knee is not rocket science (2-7) | 14 | 11 | Definition: Not rocket science; Anno: (IRON+BAR)* around (NE). Fixing=Anagrind; Centre of knee=NE. |
- Does sound like rocket science! "Around a corner" would have read a lot better - Odd surface? Centre of knee? Iron bar is a potentially good beginning, but maybe a better surface for "ne" can be thought |
| 8 | Gayathri Viswanath | Jellyfish, perhaps, reborn in a new form (2-7) | 14 | 10 | Def - Jellyfish, perhaps , anagrind - new form , fodder - reborn in a | |
| 9 | @LowdownCryptic | Easy choice before final in Qatar: Ronaldo's ultimate supporter wearing striker's traditional jersey number (2-7) | 13 | 8 | N(O+BRA)INE+R: before R (final in Qatar), O (Ronaldo's ultimate) and BRA (supporter) wearing NINE (striker's traditional jersey number) = easy choice |
- Great surface! - A lot of thought seems to have gone behind this, smooth and topical |
| 10 | @qpheevr | It hardly calls for Einstein reborn in a new incarnation (2-7) | 12 | 8 | (REBORN IN A)*; new incarnation = anagrind; it hardly calls for Einstein = def. | |
| 11 | Sreelakshmi | middle of snow (2), beginnings of breeze (2), middle of hail (2) and ends of sunshine (2), right(1)? what kind of a clue is this? (2,7) | 12 | 7 | {NO}{BR}{AI}{NE}{R}. Definition: what kind of a clue is this? |
- Points for making me laugh! - A classic, with the obviousness redeemed by the definitional reveal! - 😂😂 |
| 12 | Cast reborn in a kid's play | 10 | 7 | Anagram of ''REBORN IN A", Anagrind: CAST, Def: KID'S PLAY |
- Def here is an adjective - it should be a noun |
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| 13 | Are inborn flaws something that's easy to accept? (2-7) | 8 | 8 | [Are inborn]*. Flaws = anagrind. Def = Something that's easy to accept |
- at first wasn''t sure about "flaws" as anagrind, but looked it up and it''s good! (intransitive verb: to become defective) - Surface grammar issue? flaws is plural but something is singular - Smooth and deft anagram clue! |
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| 14 | Pretty simple invertebrate, maybe? | 8 | 5 | Cryptic DD: Standard def: pretty simple, CD: invertebrate, maybe |
- This clue seems to require a bit of brain to solve, atleast for me |
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| 15 | "Erin no bra"? Mistranscribed by Mrs. Malaprop, possibly. (2-7) | 7 | 5 | Anagram of "Erin no bra". / Anagram indicator: "Mistranscribed". / Definition: "Mrs. Malaprop, possibly" [as an example of a foolish person]. / The OED gives "A foolish or unintelligent person or action" as one of the definitions of "no-brainer." / Surface refers to the Irish slogan "Erin go Bragh." / Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism#Examples_from_fiction |
- Amazing malapropism, with the right surface for it, too! |
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| 16 | The obvious choice for Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz? (2-7) | 7 | 5 | D & CD def - the obvious choice CD - Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz | ||
| 17 | After retirement, working with support at home, Elizabeth makes a piece of cake (2-7) | 7 | 4 | Working = ON, after retirement is the reversal indicator. Support = BRA, At home = IN, Elizabeth = ER. NO<< BRA IN ER. Def: A piece of cake |
- Outstanding in every sense. |
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| 18 | Without daughter and sweetheart, debonnaire prepared recipe for cherry pie (2-7) | 6 | 4 | Daughter: d; sweetheart: e; prepared: anagrind; recipe: r; Cherry pie: Definition; (Debonnaire - d, e)* + r = No-brainer |
- How is cherry pie = no brainer? - I''m not familiar with "cherry pie" as a definition for "no brainer." I think maybe "easy as pie" could get there, but I can''t take that next step. |
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| 19 | Here’s an easy question - what is a sea sponge? (2-7) | 6 | 4 | Double definition |
- Love the idea, but I think the grammar is slightly off in that the question isn''t really a definition (what a sea sponge IS) - Is a brain sponge a no-brainer? |
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| 20 | A breeze crashed in over a barn uprooting primarily, all vegetation (2-7) | 5 | 4 | Def - A breeze , crashed - anagrind, in+over+a+barn-av(primarily, all vegetation)=no-brainer | ||
| 21 | Tear nine bras or forgo sex Initially? - easy decision to make ! (2,7) | 4 | 3 | (Ninebras or)* - s. Anagrind indicator: tear | ||
| 22 | It’s obvious why the protesting women’s libber needs support! (2-7) | 3 | 2 | DD - one punny, It’s Obvious - Direct definition, The rest of the clue (why…support) - Punny def for “NO BRA IN ‘ER” |
- Only thing that gives me pause is that wasn''t the women''s lib movement largely about burning bras? (As in that''s not why they need support.) - Need an indicator for the Cockney accent to remove H? - Very few people wear bras internally - Interesting attempt for sure...just wondering about fairness |
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| 23 | Breeze and rain bore new distress (2.7) | 3 | 2 | (rain bore n)*; to bear meaning to bring// Breeze as an expression to mean a simple decision or no-brainer |
- would be better as "Breeze and new rain bore distress", imho |
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| 24 | Kid stuff exploded near Robin | 2 | 2 | *nearRobin, exploded is anagrind. Definition: Kid stuff | ||
| 25 | Obvious conclusion of ‘Bust down reason?’ (popular clue at last, right?) | 2 | 2 | def=obvious conclusion. bust down reason=NO BRA. popular=IN. clue at last=E. right=R. Reference to very famous/lauded clue for BRAINWASH | ||
| 26 | Er... no, Brian ...Bloody easy clue! | 0 | 4 | ERNOBRIAN* |