1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#566 - ANATOMY
Total Clues: 25 Total Voters: 27
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramki Krishnan | Head of Academy forced many to study (7) | 33 | 12 | Def = study, A (head of Academy) + anagram of MANYTO, forced is anagram indicator |
- Nice smooth surface |
| 2 | Nitish Asthana | In case of autopsy, chop up man to study | 30 | 12 | Anagram of \'man to\' inside \'ay\' (case of AutopsY); def\'n- study | --- |
| 3 | Textrous | Criminal may not hide a body (7) | 24 | 10 | Def: body, Anagrind: Criminal, MAYNOT* around A |
- “X hiding Y” or “X hides Y” are grammatically correct ways for saying “X contains Y”. “X hide Y” is grammatically incorrect. - Lovely surface, but I think parse requires "hides" or "hiding". I also used *MAYNOT, similar issues: it needs a verb like put, set or cut (infinitive = participle) |
| 4 | @LowdownCryptic | An elemental unit with unknown structure (7) | 23 | 9 | AN + ATOM (elemental unit) with Y (unknown); Def: structure |
- anatomy and atom have the same root |
| 5 | Aashirwad | Nuke NATO may build (7) | 19 | 8 | Anagram of NATO MAY, with “nuke” as the anagrind. “Build” is the definition. “Nuke” means to bomb or to microwave something. Both those meanings indicate some level of transformation that is required of an anagrind. Clue clinic lists “blast” as an anagrind in the imperative form, and “nuke” has a very similar meaning. |
- Very nice although the def is borderline |
| 6 | @qpheevr | Senator Klobuchar accepts military alliance framework (7) | 17 | 6 | A(NATO)MY: Senator Klobuchar = AMY; military alliance = NATO; framework = ANATOMY (in an abstract or metaphorical sense) | --- |
| 7 | Manish Jhaveri | Analysis of bodies found in a moat running through city | 15 | 7 | Definition: Analysis of bodies; [found in] is the connector; anno: A MOAT* (anagram indicator is running) going through NY (city) | --- |
| 8 | Karol S | Composition studies for organ scholars? (7) | 14 | 6 | Cryptic def. Musical surface reading (Oxbridge college organ scholars studying composition) but for “scholars of organs”, composition studies = anatomy |
- Interesting misdirection with the cryptic definition - Neat! |
| 9 | Guy Norman | First sip of alcohol may not upset your tummy etc. (7) | 14 | 5 | A (First sip of alcohol) + anagram MAYNOT (may not upset) = definition \"your tummy etc.\" |
- “First sip” doesn’t mean first letter |
| 10 | Nathan Townshend | Cutter's course from Guyana to Myanmar? | 13 | 5 | Cutter's course = def (hopefully surgeons study anatomy) from = hiddendicator |
- Nice cryptic definition |
| 11 | --- | A toy man remodelled for study of structure (7) | 12 | 5 | Definition: Study of structure. Anno: (A)(TOY+MAN)*. Remodelled - Anagrind. |
- A technically sound clue with an implausible surface. |
| 12 | --- | Some nurses saw a revolting dissection (7) | 11 | 3 | AN(MOT+A<)Y = dissection Mot = pithy saying (Collins, Chambers, etc), i.e. “saw” |
- Very clever clue |
| 13 | --- | Study a cat in a vacant nursery (7) | 10 | 4 | Study-DEF, A TOM inside A NY |
- Neat but a strange surface |
| 14 | --- | Male cat housed in an extremely airy physical structure (7) | 8 | 4 | [ANA(TOM)Y] = TOM ("male cat") "housed in" AN+A--Y ("extremely AirY"); definition: "physical structure" | --- |
| 15 | --- | Body make-up to many a doctor? (7) | 7 | 3 | Anagram (doctor) of TO MANY A, ‘Body make-up’ is a cryptic/ punny definition (indicated by ?) for Anatomy |
- Grammatically the anagrind is a verb in the imperative form, therefore it should be used as if asking the setter to perform the action. Therefore, “doctor [fodder]” is a grammatically correct way to use this anagrind. “[fodder] doctor” is incorrect. It is not enough to simply place an anagrind next to the fodder. The grammatical link between the two should make sense. - lovely idea but "doctor" only works as an imperative at the front of the fodder (i.e. "doctor this"), I believe - 'Doctor' needs to be before the fodder - To work as an anagrind, “doctor” needs to precede the fodder - Doctor should be before fodder - "doctor" as imperative anagrind has to be before the fodder. |
| 16 | --- | Analysis of a particle in new laboratory gets done (7) | 6 | 2 | Analysis (Defn) - (A)(N)(ATOM)(laboratorY), Particle - ATOM, New - N, Gets done - Final letter (Y) |
- “Laboratory gets done” for Y is not a valid final letter selection indicator - not sure how "Gets done" selects the Y - “X gets done” for “final letter of X” doesn’t work for me - Anatomy and atom share the same root |
| 17 | --- | Lost to a man with ultimately brawny physique (7) | 5 | 3 | (TO A MAN)* + (brawn)Y, lost= anag ind, ultimately= tail sel ind, def= physique |
- Nice clue but 'ultimately' weakens it |
| 18 | --- | Structure found in human atom years | 4 | 2 | Telescopic |
- Unfortunately, 'human atom years' are not a thing - The surface doesn’t make much sense - The surface sentence / phrase seems incomplete |
| 19 | --- | In trouble, Madam Tonya calms down for dissection (7) | 3 | 1 | Dissection = Defn; (MADAMTONYA - MAD)*; In trouble = Anagrind; Calms down => stop being mad at something => drop 'MAD' |
- “Calms down” for deletion of the letters MAD makes this an indirect anagram, which is widely considered to be not kosher - “Calms down” as an indicator to delete MAD is far too indirect - The wordplay to drop MAD is too indirect. |
| 20 | --- | Analysis of articles too odd, blimey (7) | 2 | 1 | Def: analysis. AN A articles TO odd letters of too MY blimey |
- “Too oddly” is grammatically correct for indicating the letters TO. “Too odd” is not correct. It’s not enough to simply place your intermittent selection indicator next to the fodder. The grammatical link between them must make sense. |
| 21 | --- | Medically speaking, find this beyond dismal in both the UK and US? Watch and learn! | 0 | 0 | ANATOMY goes after GREY'S and GRAY'S (UK and US spellings) meaing "dismal" to make a medical TV show you can watch, and a medical textbook you can learn from, respectively. |
- Interesting device, but the average solver may struggle to deduce the clue - WTF? |
| 22 | --- | Managed a toyman to get a frame | 0 | 0 | Frame(def.) managed=anagrind, (a toyman)* | --- |
| 23 | --- | Without aid, primarily, may not build structure (7) | 0 | 0 | A in Anagram of MAYNOT. Build: anind. Definition: Structure |
- Grammatically the anagrind is a verb in the imperative form, therefore it should be used as if asking the setter to perform the action. Therefore, “build [fodder]” is a grammatically correct way to use this anagrind. “[fodder] build” is incorrect. It is not enough to simply place an anagrind next to the fodder. The grammatical link between the two should make sense. |
| 24 | --- | Building structure to a man, based on chromosome? (7) | 0 | 0 | &lit, down clue (based on), anagram (bldg structure) ANATOM + Y (chromosome) | --- |
| 25 | --- | Tan novelist pens international organization’s fundamental structure (7) | 0 | 0 | Def: fundamental structure. A(NATO)MY |
- To be grammatically correct, your clue should read “novelist tan” - AMY = “novelist Tan”, but a “Tan novelist” would be a writer who’s been spending time in the sun |