| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Anantakrishnan | Porch essentially covered with awning at the top | 18 | 9 | Essentially covered= VER AND (with) A(wning) def - Porch/ extended def | |
| 2 | Ganesh Raman | Arrange a van ride to drop one off at a platform | 17 | 8 | Anagram of (A VAN RIDE - I), Anagrind ARRANGE, Def PLATFORM |
- Love a good anagram, and this is really good! |
| 3 | Samit kallianpur | Went through an old scripture in a gallery (7) | 17 | 8 | [Ve(ran)da]. Went = ran. Through = container ind (as in ''in between''). An old scripture = veda. Def = gallery. | |
| 4 | Ajeesh | A roofed platform over and above shelters (7) | 16 | 10 | Hidden in over and above. Definition = a roofed platform | |
| 5 | Ramki Krishnan | After five, enjoy roasted almonds, nachos, dahi aloo for starters in balcony (7) | 11 | 7 | V (five) + acrostic of "enjoy..aloo", def = balcony | |
| 6 | Adman_i | Entrance to very exquisite room with a balcony (7) | 11 | 7 | Balcony - Definition, Entrance - beginning letter selection, With - and, (V..y)(E...e)(R..m)(AND)(A) |
- Should be entrances to indicate multiple letter acrostic IMO |
| 7 | Nathan Townshend | When cycling, Dave ran into a porch | 11 | 6 | DAVE RAN 'cycles' to VERANDA | |
| 8 | Kalyan Bandyopadhyay | Part over and above portico (7) | 10 | 7 | oVER AND Above, hidden word indicated by 'part', definition: portico |
- The pick of the lurkers - Should it not be "part of" for the cryptic grammar to work? |
| 9 | Beaver and armadillo crossing porch (7) | 9 | 7 | Hidden word | ||
| 10 | The queen enters museum gallery | 7 | 5 | ER inside V&A | ||
| 11 | Signed contract to be quiet after wild rave on deck | 7 | 5 | Definition = deck. 'Signed contract to be quiet' = NDA, after 'wild rave'= VERA | ||
| 12 | Vetiver and aloe screening front portion of house | 6 | 5 | "veti[VER AND A]loe" "screening" (containment indicator) "front portion of house" (definition) | ||
| 13 | Victor near dwelling’s front built a porch (7) | 5 | 3 | V (NEARD)*A. Built: anagrind. Def: Porch | ||
| 14 | Stoop over and actively stretch (7) | 3 | 2 | Def: Stoop; hidden as a stretch (section) of oVER AND Actively | ||
| 15 | What's more inside relative's building after removing broken tiles is portico(7) | 1 | 1 | Definition: Portico. Anno: (AND) inside ((RELATIVES*) - (TILES*)). Building & Broken - Anagrinds. Removing - Deletion indicator. What's more - AND. Inside - insertion indicator | ||
| 16 | Region over and above the porch | 1 | 1 | Clue type- telescopic; Porch- definition; region - indicator |
- Should it not be "region of" for the cryptic grammar to work? |
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| 17 | It is over and above enclosure | 0 | Tel. semi &lit: It : Def. holder O(ver and a)bove : Fodder Enclosure : T.Ind. |