Paul's Clue Competition Archive

Results W/E 08/11/09    Back to archive >>

Many thanks for a bumper collection of entries this week.

Here are this week's commended clues, in no particular order as ever:

Beth Bebbington, Cambridge: Safeguard European Community? No doubt about it (6) SECURE

Robert Brown, Sheffield: It's for French climes I'm leaving - and iron my pants! (8) NORMANDY

Duncan Robertson, London: Bremner once was, perhaps - vague after note on untuned fiddle (8,7) MIDFIELD GENERAL

Robert Brown, Sheffield: Actress blinked and history got rewritten (5,9) SYBIL THORNDIKE

Kieron Dineen, Newport: H is for haemorrhoids! (11) PREPARATION

Robert Brown, Sheffield: Intent on wiping out the population of Iceland? Go in disguise (9) GENOCIDAL

Philip Kerridge, Bodmin: Island has love and hot band dancing in the street, backing The Contours (9) ISOTHERMS

Kieron Dineen, Newport: Series presented at end of meal? (3,4) THE BILL

Robert Brown, Sheffield: Annexe of harem - overcrowded shed (6) REMOVE

Duncan Robertson, London: Dry moment (3) SEC

Sil van den Hoek, Cambridge: Time to invite church people with a mission (4,5) TASK FORCE

And this week's winners:

BRONZE: Sil van den Hoek, Cambridge, silliness and a fine definition too (and I've learnt a new word) with: Song about a tiny little dog being shot (9) CHATOYANT

SILVER: Another talent, in Neil Walker, from Barrow in Furness, with the fun clue: Discovery, perhaps, of mushy peas with chips (9) SPACESHIP

AND THE WINNER!

GOLD: For a new approach to clueing the wunderkind, from Duncan Robertson, London: Composer of music broadcast ditches craft (6) MOZART

Thanks once again for all your efforts this week, and keep them coming!

All the best,

John (Paul)