Paul's Clue Competition Archive

Ladies and gentlemen,
Many thanks for another exceptional week of cluemanship.

This week in the commended category are the following:

Walter’s in a state – the wife’s flipped (2,2,4) DE LA MARE by Adrian Beard, Newcastle.

Pompous? Lofty? I flaunt exceptionally! (11) HIGHFALUTIN by Kieron Dineen, Newport

Material that can be taken to the cleaners (7) WORSTED by Stephen Clarke, Sydney

Vomit loudly behind the pub (4) BARF by Margaret Thrift, Sydney

Follow round greens or meet halfway? (7) APPEASE by Tom Latter, London

Bad film followed by short nap is most inadequate (9) FLIM/SIEST by Doug Abercrombie, London

And the super winners are:

BRONZE Kieron Dineen, Newport, for his neat effort: Can a PC re-elect another? (10) RECEPTACLE

SILVER Garry Knight, Liverpool, for his well-spotted fishy idea: Snapper or huge fish, no thanks! (3,3) MAN RAY

AND THE WINNER!

GOLD Well, I’m trying to wean myself off long anagrams, as solvers often say they spoil a puzzle, but this one stands out as particularly special, from Neil Walker, Barrow in Furness: Neil Armstrong on moon said: “a safe planet, ‘n’… film kept breaking up (3,3,5,4,3,3,3,5,4,3,7) IT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.

And please, no letters about whether it’s ‘one small step for man’ or ‘one small step for a man’! Thank you!!

Have a great week, everyone, and keep the clues coming.

Best,
John (Paul)