| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramki Krishnan | Show plan where President is Republican (7) | 31 | 18 | Def = show, CONCEPT (plan) with P becoming R | |
| 2 | N Anantakrishnan | After a great deal of anguish, time for harmony (7) | 28 | 15 | CONCERN (-N) +T | |
| 3 | Mona Sogal | Brief anxiety to get tickets at first for Cold Play, say (7) | 20 | 12 | Brief anxiety is concer(-n) + t (tickets at first) Cold Play say is def by example | |
| 4 | Sowmya Ramkumar | Performance in bed's better after one skips (7) | 20 | 10 | Def: Performance, CO{N(-)CER}T, Better - Nicer, One skips - deletion of I, Inserted in COT (Bed) |
- lol |
| 5 | Textrous | Show pic on certain covers (7) | 17 | 12 | Def:Show; piC ON CERTain, "covers" being the containment indicator | |
| 6 | Maya Sharma | Criminal beginning to charge exorbitant rates to pop show(7) | 14 | 11 | Definition is pop show, criminal is con, c e r t( first letters) |
- "Starts to" would work better than "beginning to" |
| 7 | Debasmita Basu | Engagement most worry about ultimately | 14 | 10 | Def: engagement Worry=concern, most worry=concer(-n) about ultimately=T | |
| 8 | VENKATESAN P | Clumsy crone entering court for performance (7) | 12 | 7 | Definition: Performance. Anno: (C(CRONE*) T). Fodder: CRONE. Anagrind: Clumsy. Court: CT. Insertion indicator: ENTERING. | |
| 9 | Samit kallianpur | Show formerly seen in an old TV perhaps? (7) | 12 | 7 | ['Once' in CRT]. Formerly = once. Seen in = container ind. An old TV perhaps = CRT [Cathode ray tube (by example)]. Def = Show | |
| 10 | Recontracted organization to cancel trade show (7) | 11 | 7 | (RECONTRACTED)* - TRADE; anagrind = organization; def = show | ||
| 11 | Composer's first cornet arrangement heard here? | 11 | 6 | C + CORNET* arrangement = anagram indicator; &lit | ||
| 12 | Show concentrate that is diluted, not neat (7) | 9 | 6 | Show (Definition), Concentrate - fodder, that is diluted (or adulterated, anagrind), not - del indicator, (CONCENTRATE-NEAT)* |
- Excellent clue, but needs an anagram indicator for neat too IMI - "Diluted" does not work as anagrind IMO (adulterated does) |
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| 13 | Public show for harmony (7) | 7 | 5 | DD (Public show, Harmony, ref: Collins) | ||
| 14 | Union in concrete building, no entrance at the back (7) | 7 | 4 | (CONCRETE-E)*. Anagrind: building. Definition: Union | ||
| 15 | Musical performance in perfect harmony | 4 | 3 | DD ("musical performance" and "perfect harmony") |
- Same root? |
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| 16 | Fraud by surety in agreement (7) | 1 | 1 | CON+CERT (short for certainty) | ||
| 17 | Jam already filled old TV part (7) | 1 | 1 | "Jam" = CONCERT (per M-W.com thes.); "already" = ONCE (per thesaurus.com); "old TV part" = CRT (abbr. for cathode-ray tube, per M-W.com); Jam = C(ONCE)RT | ||
| 18 | Concealed silicon, certainly, is a show | 0 | 1 | Telescopic; show - definition; concealed - indicator |
- Should be "Concealed in" |