| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
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| 1 | Satyen Nabar | Boxer's last two vertebrae injured in ring (11) | 45 | 16 | -box(ER VERTEBRAE)*; boxer's last two= ER (last 2 letters of boxer), injured= anag ind, defn= ring | |
| 2 | Textrous | Go back close to cave to capture wild bear's echo (11) | 24 | 13 | Def: ECHO; Go back=REVERT, close to cave=E, to capture=containment indicator, wild BEAR = BERA* => REVER(BERA)TE |
- (Nice misdirection on “close”!) |
| 3 | Arjun Mukerjee | Ring of vertebrae formed after rattlesnake’s head touches the tail (11) | 22 | 10 | R E (VERBERATE)*: def: "ring", anagram fodder "vertebrae", anagram indicator: "formed", after R(-attlesnake) touches (-TH)E |
- Nice visual! |
| 4 | Thejaswi Udupa | Revere art, be creative, have a prolonged effect | 21 | 9 | (revere art be)*, anagrind - creative, def - have a prolonged effect |
- Hmmm..almost half the answer -(the 1st 5 letters), is in the same order in the clue |
| 5 | Sowmya Ramkumar | Ring for fresh beer offered to minister and judge (11) | 13 | 7 | Def: Ring, BEER* inserted in REV+RATE |
- Definition for Wordplay is not usually considered correct cryptic grammar |
| 6 | Veera Raghavan | Introduction to rhythm: always beat properly without hesitation to resonate (11) | 11 | 5 | R EVER B(ER)ATE*. Properly: anagrind. Def: resonate |
- not sure properly works as anagrind. improperly maybe. |
| 7 | Suyash Roongta | Concerning! Damaged vertebrae continue to pulsate. | 10 | 8 | Concerning = RE. Damaged VERTEBRAE = VERBERATE. Def - continue to pulsate. | |
| 8 | @qpheevr | Echo Regina and constantly criticize (11) | 10 | 7 | echo = def.; Regina = R; constantly = EVER; criticize = BERATE | |
| 9 | Amrita Majumdar | Perhaps, Spooner at Emergency Room with abnormal, irregular heart beat and pulse (11) | 10 | 6 | Spooner= REV + ER + hEaRt beat* , PULSE-DEF |
- E R from heart is still regular |
| 10 | Avtaar | Ring woman entering posh car with judge carrying case of booze (11) | 9 | 8 | EVE (woman) in RR(posh car) +RATE(judge) around carrying B(.)E. Def: Ring | |
| 11 | @LowdownCryptic | Spooner, and others like him, orchestrated beer price ring (11) | 9 | 4 | REV (Spooner, and others like him [i.e. Rev.]) + ERBE (orchestrated beer) + RATE (price) = REVERBERATE (ring) |
- “and others like him” suggests a plural (REVS?); “or someone like him” would be better. (I do like the use of “Spooner” for something other than indicating a spoonerism, though!) - Just ''spooner perhaps'' would have sufficed? And others like him = reverends |
| 12 | Resonate with basically electric RRR beat, viewed regularly all over the place (11) | 6 | 5 | Resonate - Def. [ e RRR beat v(i)e(w)e(d) ]* All over the place - anag ind. Surface reference to the Naatu Naatu song. |
- Nice song |
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| 13 | Vibrate without current? Components used to throb (11) | 6 | 5 | Components of the letter bank VBRATE (VIBRATE - I (current)) used to make the word; Definition: to throb |
- Innovative to try a "modified letter bank" clue, although some may consider this too much of a stretch |
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| 14 | Resonate with calamitous rare bet ever! (11) | 3 | 2 | Resonate = Definition ; Anagram of RARE BET EVER (RARE BET EVER)* Calamitous = Anagrind RARE BET EVER = Fodder |
- What is the surface reading supposed to mean? - "ever" usually goes with the superlative form. e.g., best/worst/rarest bet ever. |
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| 15 | Bishop caught the first woman beater, ordered: "Play the drums!" | 3 | 2 | Anno: (R(EVE)R)(BEATER*); Bishop=RR; The first woman=EVE; Caught=Containment indicator; Beater=Anagram fodder; Ordered=Anagrind; Definition: Play the drums. |
- Not sure about “play the drums” as a definition for “reverberate”. Is it meant as an allusion to the hearer’s eardrums? |
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| 16 | Upset breve in rare composition at the end of drum | 2 | 2 | *breve in *rare + t+ e, Def: drum. upset and composition are anagrind for breve and rare respectively. at the end= te |
- Needs to be "ends" to select both t and e |
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| 17 | Resound, on receiving double note, with echoing toll? (11) | 1 | 1 | R(BREVE<<)E+RATE. "on" = RE. "receiving" = containment ind. "double note" (music) = BREVE. "with echoing" = reversal ind. "toll" (as in tariff) = RATE. Semi-&lit? | ||
| 18 | Reflect, only to condemn after worship (11) | 1 | 1 | Def: reflect, Charade: REVER+ BERATE |
- What does “only” contribute? And how do we lose the final E from REVERE? - What does REVER mean in the charade? - worship = REVERE, not REVER. - worship is revere |
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| 19 | Short of respect, reprimand echoing repeatedly (11) | 0 | 4 | Definition to the right. Respect=Rever(-e) Reprimand=berate. |
- “echoing repeatedly” implies that the answer should be “reverberating” rather than “reverberate” - Echoing repeatedly = Reverberating - Short of respect means lacking respect, right ? I think “of” changes the indicator |
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| 20 | Echo on any animal with backbone leaving its heart confused; so missing first bar (11) | 0 | 1 | Definition: Echo; on - RE, any animal with backbone - VERTEBRATE, confused - AnagrInd, its heart - EB* = BE, missing first T (bar) RE. VER[-t](BE*)RATE | ||
| 21 | Have less regard, scold but will it rebound? | 0 | 1 | Less regard- Rever(e). Scold- berate. Def. is Rebound= Reverberate |
- Role of “Will it”? |