Paul's Clue Competition Archive

Results W/E 04/01/09    Back to archive >>

Ladies and gentlemen, a very happy new year to you all!

Thank you once again for all your wonderful contributions in 2008. I've been royally entertained by all your clues, as ever, and some of you have really wild imaginations!

Do aim to keep them concise, and the shorter the better, if at all possible.

Commended are:

Alfred Saussotte (address not supplied), for: Bewitch doorway (7) ENTRANCE.
Stephen Clarke, Sydney, for: Picture of Romeo's house university banned (7) MONTAGE
Stuart Reed, from Kibbutz Hulda, for: At home to ten in Rome I acted drunk, drunk! (10) INTOXICATED
Slow movement's key depicted in film (5) LARGO

And the winners:

Bronze: Keeker, from London, for the neatly composed clue: Increase wine in the auditorium for a little improvisation (2,3)

Silver: Sil van den Hoek, Cambridge, for spotting overcast in: Historic place, not sunny, in the heart of Middlesex (5,6) DOVER CASTLE

AND THE WINNER!

Gold:Duncan Robertson, London, for its perfect timing in 2009, and originality: Present toast for early star (3,3) TOM MIX