Paul's Clue Competition Archive

Results W/E 11/01/09    Back to archive >>

This week was jam-packed with clues of a very fine quality. Of all weeks, this was the hardest to judge.

Commended are:

Michael Kennedy, Figtree, Australia, for: Putting clothes on, this can be saucy too (8) DRESSING
Jonathan Harwood, Somerset, for: Immature deity puts out fire (5,7) GREEN GODDESS
Stephen Clarke, Sydney, for: In case hatter goes mad, finally there's a drug (2,3,6) AT THE CREASE
Dean Mayer, Poynton, for: Brick walls a feature in design (9) MACHINATE
Sil van den Hoek, Cambridge, for: Tools to unlock problems of Shed and Orlando (11) DOORHANDLES

And the winners:

Bronze: Neil Walker, Barrow-in-Furness, for having fun with this famous bit of cricket commentary: Howler by host, England/WI test, balls, eh? I'm cracking up! (3,7,7,3,8,6) THE BOWLER'S HOLDING, THE BATSMAN'S WILLEY

Silver: Dean Mayer, Poynton, for the lovely anagram: Awful news records death of king (6,3,9) EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

AND THE WINNER!

Gold: Stephen Clarke, Sydney, for his neat effort: Bowler comes from boundary to get the tail (10) SIDEBOTTOM

And thanks once again to you all!

John/Paul