Top 10
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampath Srinivasan | Furnish ID to participate in show (7) | 30 | 15 | Container clue; def = furnish; ID in PROVE (show); to participate in = containment indicator | – Ok take 2 points. (Pundit JEE) |
| 2 | Abhay Phadnis | Outfit for daughter participating in contest (7) | 30 | 13 | Definition: outfit (as a verb); charade of PRO (for) + VI{D}E (daughter "participating in" contest) | – Of would have been better suited here as connector than For. (Pundit JEE) |
| 3 | @qpheevr | Put on LGBTQ+ celebration showcasing boundless love (7) | 25 | 10 | PR(OV)IDE: “LGBTQ+ celebration” = PRIDE; “boundless lOVe” = OV; “showcasing” = containment indicator; “put on” = def. | – There is so much Identity politics in this clue. (Pundit JEE) |
| 4 | Srivathsan S | Furnish Aadhaar perhaps in evidence (7) | 21 | 9 | PROV(ID)E | – Sadly the scam that is Aadhar, is that it is a convenient KYC and not ID per se. Try claiming citizenship on basis of Aadhar, and see for yourself. Try your passport for that matter. Apparently we don't have ID anymore in India, only id. (Pundit JEE) |
| 5 | Textrous | Offer publicity video in a new form (6) | 20 | 9 | Def: Offer; publicity: PR, video in a new form: OVIDE* | – Great surface, not a single extraneous element (Abhay Phadnis) – Ok take 2 points. (Pundit JEE) |
| 6 | Shobha Nayak | First deadly sin around naked love offer | 20 | 7 | Def= OFFER, first deadly sin = PRIDE around naked love – OV | – Excellent wordplay, terrible definition match. (Pundit JEE) |
| 7 | VENKATESAN P | Arrange for video playing after Press Release (7) | 15 | 7 | Definition: Arrange for. Anno: (PR)(VIDEO*). Press Release – PR. Playing – Anagrind | – Very Nice, says my friend Borat. (Pundit JEE) |
| 8 | Ramki Krishnan | Supply a lot of eggs to feed group of cats (7) | 15 | 6 | Def = supply, a lot of eggs = OV(-a) inside PRIDE (group of cats), a lot of = last letter deletion, to feed = insertion ind | – Not all cats are lions, and a cat may look at the king. (Pundit JEE) |
| 9 | PunMadMan | Capital of Rhode Island loses leaders of natural clean energy supply (7) | 14 | 6 | Capital of Rhode Island = Providence; loses = deletion indicator; leaders of natural, clean, energy = n, c, e; supply = definition; => PROVIDENCE – NCE = PROVIDE | – Love the construction, but I think specifying Rhode Island is too much of a giveaway. Something like "New England capital" or "Northeastern capital" would conceal it a bit more. (Matthew Bender) – same root (@qpheevr) |
| 10 | Amrita Majumdar | Supply priest with pirated video (7) | 12 | 6 | Supply -def, PR + VIDEO* | – Not sure I like pirated as an anagrind (Peejay Adams) |
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