| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Trump possibly shot? Come again? (9) | 44 | 19 | (Come again)*, anagram indicated by shot. Definition by Example (Trump possibly) | |
| 2 | Veera Raghavan | He boasts of playing casino game without a bit of skill (9) | 27 | 18 | (casino game-S)*. Definition : He boasts | |
| 3 | Avtaar | Arab in jail rebuffed braggart (9) | 19 | 13 | OMANI (Arab) in CAGE(Jail)<<(rebuffed). Def Braggart | |
| 4 | Gayathri Viswanath | A mega icon became a narcissist (9) | 19 | 12 | Definitely - narcissist; a mega icon* | |
| 5 | N Anantakrishnan | For example, on reflection, NaMo basically is another classic narcissist (9) | 19 | 10 | EG (OMAN) << I A C Def - narcissist |
- I think NaMo should precede "on reflection". |
| 6 | VENKATESAN P | Self-seeker builds an image embodying love with a bit of cunningness(9) | 14 | 10 | Definition: Self-seeker. Anno: (O) in (AN+IMAGE*)(C). An image - Fodder. Love - O. Builds - Anagram indicator. Embodying - Container indicator. A bit of cunningness - C. | |
| 7 | Nathan Townshend | I once worked with MAGA, and him who thinks he's god | 14 | 8 | worked = anagrind; I ONCE+MAGA = fodder; him who thinks he's god = def | |
| 8 | Satyen Nabar | Outrageous mega icon, a narcissist (9) | 13 | 11 | (MEGA ICON A)*; outrageous= anag ind, defn= narcissist | |
| 9 | Say, I am basically obsessive, narcissistic, craving attention desperately (9) | 10 | 6 | EG (say) + anagram of (I AM O N C A), desperately is anind, whole clue is extended def of EGOMANIAC | ||
| 10 | Say, a man primarily concerned...obsessed...mad about self (9) | 10 | 6 | Say – Eg, (A MAN)(C….d)(O…..d), Self – I, Mad – Anagram indicator, EG {AMAN(I)CO}*, &Lit clue | ||
| 11 | Clown performs a-one magic (9) | 7 | 5 | Def - clown, performs - anagrind, a+ one + magic = egomaniac | ||
| 12 | Self-centered Arabian imprisoned in high cell(9) | 7 | 5 | Definition is self- centered, Arabian = Omani, cell = cage<, eg omani ac |
- How is "high" a reversal indicator? - Self-centered is adjective, egomaniac is noun - Not sure how high is a reversal indicator |
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| 13 | They’re totally into themself, e.g. after surgery, in a coma (9) | 6 | 4 | Def on left (singular “they”); E.G. + INACOMA* (anagrind is “after surgery”) | ||
| 14 | Come again by arrangement, I'm self-obsessed (9) | 5 | 4 | (COME AGAIN)* | ||
| 15 | Swellhead to come again afresh (9) | 3 | 3 | def: Swellhead; anagram fodder (come again)* ; anagram indicator = afresh | ||
| 16 | “Lego Man I” a cinema about a narcissist (9) | 2 | 2 | Def: Narcissist, Hidden in L{EGOMANIAC}INEMA | ||
| 17 | Self-centered, always crazy about myself. | 0 | 1 | definition = self-centered, crazy = maniac; myself =ego; annotation: maniac<=>ego, egomaniac |
- Wordplay doesn''t work well, and neither does definition (self-centered is adjective, egomaniac is noun) - What is the role of "always"? |