Paul's Clue Competition Archive

Results W/E 15/03/09    Back to archive >>

Ladies and gentlemen,
There’s a lot of talent out there, evidently, and I’m very lucky to receive such fine clues.

Here are this week’s commended clues:

Len Colgan, Adelaide, for: Vehicle has both sides closed (9) LANDROVER

Neil Walker, Barrow in Furness, for: Any on-screen cavorting for actor? (4,7) SEAN CONNERY

Paul Kilbey, Malvern, for: Eleaborate bedroom containing not me, but (shortly) you and I (7) BOUDOIR

Richard Saunders, Dagenham, for: One can swim easily or struggle helplessly! (8) FLOUNDER

Eileen McKellican, Leicester, for: Timely warning troubled Archimedes before – what? (6,3,4,2,5) BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH

David K, Whitstable, for: It could be Spam that made me keel over and fall ill (5) EMAIL

Two from Sil van den Hoek, Cambridge: Warning in building completely surrounded by water? On the contrary! (5,5) FALSE ALARM And his: Libertarian overmastering it, not Rover (10) ENIGMATIST

Kieron Dineen, Newport, for: Cool place might crumble (10) PHLEGMATIC

Barnaby Page, Harwich, for: Regional idol (Muslim) strangely has all the answers (7,11) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Nick Lancaster, Essex, for: Timeless fashion for the elder son, as seen in The Sound of Music (10) LEDERHOSEN

AND THIS WEEK’S WINNERS:

Some weeks I’m decisive; others I dither. This was a dithering week.

BRONZE David K, Whitstable, for a cute clue for a simple word: Lied about lying about (4) IDLE

SILVER: Neil Walker, Barrow in Furness, for putting me off my Corn Flakes with: Serving at The Fat Duck, some time after partners become ill (5,8) SNAIL PORRIDGE

AND THE WINNER!

Geoff Evans, Bury, for his very neat anagramming: It’s not provided to orphaned strays (10) PARENTHOOD

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

Do all have an enjoyable day, keep the clues coming, and see you next week.

Best wishes,

John (Paul)