| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyen Nabar | Pick up succulent celery sandwiches (5) | 28 | 16 | Down clue. Rev hidden word in (succulen)T CELE(ry)<--, up= down clue rev ind, sandwiches= cont ind, defn= pick | |
| 2 | Textrous | Vote for some prominent celebrities to make a comeback (5) | 27 | 17 | Def: Vote for; Reverse telescopic: prominenT CELEbrities <- |
- a minor syntax issue, making would work instead of to make |
| 3 | Veera Raghavan | Choose efficient leaders enjoying community’s trust from the beginning (5) | 25 | 14 | Acrostic |
- I would think “at the beginning” Is better |
| 4 | Suyash Roongta | Choose from some rising internet celebrities (5) | 23 | 16 | Reverse telescopic. interneTCELEbrities <<. Telescopic indicator - some. Reversal indicator - rising. Def - choose. | |
| 5 | Amrita Majumdar | Pick out some succulent celery on the way back (5) | 23 | 15 | Pick out - def , REV t | |
| 6 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Choose to give seats to some who are standing (5) | 22 | 10 | Cryptic Definition | |
| 7 | Nathan Townshend | Now and then we alleycats get picky! | 17 | 12 | Now and then = alternicator; we alleycats = fodder; get picky! = def |
- whimsical indeed - 😃 |
| 8 | Sowmya Ramkumar | Most celebrated characters return to be chosen (5) | 14 | 9 | Hidden in Reverse |
- Missing a hidden indicator |
| 9 | Thejaswi Udupa | Choose to put together with the other hand (5) | 10 | 9 | ERECT (put together) with R replaced by L (the other hand) |
- the wordplay is additive not substitutive |
| 10 | Avtaar | Elite student admitted by institute after scrapping rule (5) | 10 | 8 | ERECT (institute v) +L(student)-R(rule). Def: Elite | |
| 11 | @LowdownCryptic | Best celebrity moonwalking clip chosen (5) | 10 | 8 | Telescopic ("clip") in reversal ("moonwalking") of "besT CELEbrity", def is "chosen" |
- can''t find a dictionary meaning of moonwalk suggesting reversal, picking indicator also not effective |
| 12 | Selector has to choose (5) | 9 | 7 | Def - to choose, has - containment indicator, sELECTor |
- the root problem weakens this clue - Select and elect have same root. |
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| 13 | Executive head destroyed Telco, leaving nothing for affluent clients(5) | 9 | 6 | Anno: (E)(TELC(-O))*. Executive head=E; Nothing=O. Destroyed=Anagrind. Definition: Affluent clients. |
- first letter signalling not ok for me, A head isn''t the same as head of A - Head of executive is correct to pick E |
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| 14 | Pick the man from Madrid,,he's essentially caught (5) | 9 | 6 | The man from Madrid is El, he's essentially is E/ caught is Ct |
- Bit laboured, and can''t see what surface implies |
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| 15 | Choose to get celery chopped and tossed up (5) | 8 | 5 | Reverse Telescopic Clue. Chopped = telescopic indicator. Tossed up = reversal indicator. Def = Choose |
- can''t see how chopped works as a hidden indicator - I am not sure chopped indicates hiding |
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| 16 | Opt for microelectronic core | 6 | 5 | Defn: “Opt for” ; Wordplay: “core” of micro{ELECT}ronic |
- syntax doesn''t work for me, A core is not the same as core of A |
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| 17 | Vote for leader without choice(5) | 3 | 2 | Definition is vote for, choice is select , select -s = elect |
- should be choice without leader not other way round; select and elect come from same root - Select is same root as elect. - "Select" > "Elect" isn''t interesting in terms of wordplay, and "leader without choice" isn''t the same as "choice without leader" |
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| 18 | Vote. Choose. Kick self-aggrandizing leader out (5) | 3 | 2 | Vote (Definition), Choose - Select, Kick out - Deletion ind, (SELECT - S) |
- root issue - "Select" > "Elect" isn''t interesting in terms of wordplay |
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| 19 | Elite East Irish jig | 3 | 2 | Elite-def. E{ast} celt-(Irish) [jig]- anagrind signal |
- Indirect anagram - Indirect anagram - generally not accepted - IA |
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| 20 | Choose the poll but drop the electric charge (5) | 1 | 1 | Choose (def) poll (Election) - electric charge (ion) |
- same root? - Same root. Election is just an extension of elect - "Election" > "Elect" isn''t interesting in terms of wordplay |