| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suyash Roongta | Panicking, accused takes left into blind alley (3-2-3) | 36 | 18 | (ACCUSED + L)*. Anagrind - panicking. Def - blind alley. |
- Good clue, simple, technically accurate and to the point |
| 2 | Veera Raghavan | Accused, running, kidnaps student in blind alley (3-2-3) | 25 | 14 | ACCUSED* over L. Running: anagrind | |
| 3 | Ramki Krishnan | Accused criminal without bail, finally - it's the end of the road (3-2-3) | 20 | 14 | ACCUSED* around L (bail, finally), def = it's the end of the road | |
| 4 | Satyen Nabar | Case could deteriorate without oxygen, resulting in inescapable situation | 20 | 14 | (CASE COULD)* - O; deteriorate= anag ind, without oxygen= delete O, defn= inescapable situation |
- It is possible to escape from a cul-de-sac by turning 180 degrees and going back the same way that it was reached |
| 5 | Nathan Townshend | Church regularly adopts dodgy deals; one of these won't get you far | 19 | 10 | Church regularly = CUC; adopts = containicator; Dodgy deals = LDESA; one of these.... = def |
- Definition is also dodgy |
| 6 | Amrita Majumdar | There is no way out of here when accused criminal is seen holding the butt of pistol (3-2-3) | 17 | 11 | There is no way out of here- def , ACCUSED * around L (butt of pistol) |
- There is no way through a cul-de-sac, however there is a way out: I.e. back the same way it was entered |
| 7 | Abhay Phadnis | Showcased Lucerne's revolting centre - no way out but back! (3-2-3) | 17 | 11 | "Revolting centre" (central portion backwards) of "showCASED LUCerne". Defn: "No way out but back" - to exit a cul-de-sac, one has to leave by the way one entered. | |
| 8 | Sparsh Sinha | Twisted clause in the beginnings of contract document resulted in a deadlock(3-2-3) | 17 | 9 | Def - deadlock, twisted - anagrind, clause + cd(beginnings of contract document) = cul de sac |
- "...in the beginnings of contract document" suggests an anagram of clause between the letters c and d. - The in is extraneous |
| 9 | Ganesh Raman | Wrongly accused student in a situation from which it is impossible to escape | 14 | 10 | Anagram of ACCUSED L (student); WRONGLY as Anagrind; Def on the right |
- It is not necessarily impossible to escape from a cul-de-sac - Won''t student = L make it an indirect anagram? |
| 10 | Adman_i | Perplexing clues ! A Chief Detective reaches a dead end (3-2-3) | 14 | 9 | Perplexing - Anagrind, A dead end (definition) - (CLUESACD)* | |
| 11 | Unconventional clue : "A C_ _ D_ S_ _ is a dead end" (3-2-3) | 13 | 7 | Unconventional - anag ind. (Clue A C D S)* |
- Too easy - A cryptic clue with a much easier clue inside it! |
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| 12 | Secluded space to turn around, not speed! (3-2-3) | 11 | 9 | &lit (SECLUDEDSPACE)*-SPEED, anagrind "to turn around", whole clue conveys answer (quiet residential street with circle at end for turning around) |
- Only semi&lit |
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| 13 | Poorly clued, setter’s awkward crossword heads for a blind alley (3-2-3) | 10 | 9 | (CLUED)*+S+A+C; poorly = anagrind; heads = acrostic indicator; a blind alley = def. | ||
| 14 | Learner, accused unfairly - it's a dead end (3-2-3) | 9 | 7 | (L (learner) + ACCUSED)*, unfairly as anagrind. | ||
| 15 | Cryptic clues initially confuse all, describing dead-end. | 9 | 5 | (CLUES + C + A + D)* (being initial letters of 'confuse all describing'); Cryptic is the anagram indicator. Definition: Dead-end | ||
| 16 | Blind spot close to Kodaikanal checked by accused criminal (3-2-3) | 6 | 5 | (……..)L inside ACCUSED*(anagrind criminal). Def: Blind spot |
- A cul-de-sac is a blind alley, not a blind spot |
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| 17 | Misleading clues about daughter's couple of acquaintances reached dead-end (3-2-3) | 6 | 5 | Misleading is anagrind/clues*/ about daughter is container/ couple of acquaintances is AC/ DEAD-END IS DEF | ||
| 18 | Accused criminal scouts around pound - one with no way out (3-2-3) | 4 | 3 | ACCUSED* around L (Pound, currency, in the surface - pound is used to mean prison) |
- A cul-de-sac does have a way out - What is the role of "scouts"? |
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| 19 | Dead end as Leading cruciverbalist clued cryptically (3-2-3) | 4 | 2 | Definitely - Dead end, (as+C+clued )* | ||
| 20 | Cryptic clue about dead-end place endlessly loops back to dead-end (3-2-3) | 3 | 2 | Cryptic: anagrind; CLUE: fodder; around: containment indicator; dead-end: D; place endlessly: CAS(-t); loops back: reversal indicator; dead-end: definition | ||
| 21 | "Blind Alley" clued wrongly by leading setter Basch often (3-2-3) | 2 | 2 | Definition: Blind Alley. Anno: (CLUED*)(S(-etter))((-B)A(-S)C(-H)). Fodder=CLUED. Anagrind=Wrongly. Leading setter=S. Often=Alternate letter selection indicator | ||
| 22 | Clued about leading States' and Cities' blind alley | 2 | 2 | Clued*+SAC Definirion- Blind alley | ||
| 23 | Pilots for Kolkata deals heartily in this one way trip | 1 | 1 | Pilots for Kolkata CCU deals heartily anagram indicator cul de sac |
- This one doesn’t work for me: “pilots for” to indicate “airport code for”; “heartily” as an anagrind; rough surface |
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| 24 | This is close to France and England (5-2-3) | 0 | 1 | Double meaning for close |
- Enum is wrong and definition is dodgy |