Satyen Nabar hosted last week and here’s his summary of the results.
The contest turned out to be a two-horse race between Kaustav Datta and Samit Kallianpur and ended in a thrilling photo-finish. For the 1st time I think, both setters secured equal points and votes — 33 points and 16 votes each.
Since Samit won the last contest and this is Kaustav’s first appearance in 2024 plus young blood etc (not that Samit is old ofc) :), I am awarding the contest to Kaustav.
Gadget carried around by teenager – e.g, a phone (5)
Kaustav Dutta
Time to stop marketing this gizmo? (5)
Samit Kallianpur
In 3rd place is
Secretly wiretap a German electronic device (5)
Kalyan Bandyopadhyay with 15 points
In 4th place is
Stop a German hiding an electronic device (5)
Ganesh Raman with 14 points
In 5th place is
Soft rag used to smuggle little explosive – one that beeps (5)
Sowmya Ramkumar with 13 points
Thank you all for your time, clues and your votes. Over to you Kaustav.
SR: Satyen – Thanks for the diligent hosting and topical word. Congrats Samit. Congrats Kaustav on your seventh win at 1ACCWC, though this one comes after a long time! Your clue is now in our HALL OF FAME.
Here’s the link to the full results
Also Check out the Leader board for 2024.