1ACCWC - Results
1ACCWC#572 - DRIBBLE
Total Clues: 24 Total Voters: 26
✓ Contest Closed - Final Results
| # | Name | Clue | Points | Voters | Anno | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Textrous | The Spanish-born winger is back to manoeuvre the ball (7) | 39 | 14 | def: to manoeuvre the ball; The Spanish: EL, born: B, winger: BIRD (in the surface, winger refers to the soccer position), is back: reversal indicator => ELBBIRD <- |
- Elegant clue with a smooth, realistic surface (@LowdownCryptic) |
| 2 | Satyen Nabar | Drool as extremely beautiful bride dances (7) | 38 | 15 | [B(eautifu)L BRIDE]*; dances is anag ind, def is drool | --- |
| 3 | Karol S | What footballers do during matches for a leak? (7) | 27 | 11 | Double definition | --- |
| 4 | Anne de Pimodan | Brazil’s top winger shown up by the French winger’s skill? (7) | 23 | 8 | B~+BIRD< + LE = winger’s skill? Dribble: act of dribbling (noun, Chambers) |
- Yeah, well done, good def, topical football surface, accurate grammar - what's not to like. Take maximum points. (Pundit JEE) |
| 5 | Mona Sogal | Seepage from fractured rib bleeding (7) | 21 | 9 | Telescopic clue/ Seepage is the def/ from is the telescopic indicator/ embedded word in the fodder | --- |
| 6 | @LowdownCryptic | Dancing bride has extremely beautiful flow (7) | 16 | 7 | Def: flow; BRIDE* (dancing) holds BL (extremely BeautifuL) |
- This is a lovely clue, but I think flow is not definitive of dribble, nevertheless I am giving points for bravery of not compromising on superficial beauty (surface related pun). This clue word was all about managing an elegant surface and you did it. There are many who got the def right, but the surface was not worth it. And in democracy, we must also vote for outliers to move the central limit towards a more desirable distribution skew. (Pundit JEE) |
| 7 | Nathan Townshend | Run like Messi... run messily! | 15 | 6 | Def1: Run like Messi Def2: run messily! |
- Inspired! (@qpheevr) - Punny (Aashirwad) - I love it - making an adverb of Messi is genius! (@LowdownCryptic) |
| 8 | Nitish Asthana | Be the lead in Larry Bird's dancing mavoeuvre | 15 | 5 | Anagrind (indicator dancing) be-L- Bird (the lead in Larry is L). Def- manoeuvre. | --- |
| 9 | Shobha Nayak | Trickle from bad rib bleed | 13 | 5 | Telescopic, Def= Trickle |
- Can bones bleed? (Aashirwad) |
| 10 | Manish Jhaveri | Touch bruised rib (bleeding somewhat) [7] | 10 | 4 | Telescopic clue - bruiseD RIB BLE eding; somewhat is the telescopic indicator. Definition: Touch |
- Technically, dribbling in sport is the act of moving while making slight touches to the ball. I don’t think “touch” itself can be used as a definition for “dribble”. (Aashirwad) - . (Aashirwad) - Well take points for being brave, with extremely high risk appetite, to make a telescopic clue for this word, and being conscientious and honest enough not to make a double definition for this. Not for anything else. (Pundit JEE) - Disregard my previous comment about the definition - I looked it up and it’s fine! (Aashirwad) |
| 11 | --- | Drool over football skill (7) | 7 | 3 | Double definition |
- Football skill would be 'dribbling' (Nathan Townshend) - It’s a good double-definition, though one feels the surface could be made more compelling by adding a subject, like “drool over footballer’s skill” (Aashirwad) |
| 12 | --- | Soaring bird starts to become less energetic and fall a little at a time (7) | 6 | 3 | BIRD reversed (‘soaring’, in a down clue) to DRIB + B+L+E (starts to ‘Become Less Energetic’); def. ‘fall a little at a time’ | --- |
| 13 | --- | Drivel from Democrat upsets libber (7) | 6 | 2 | Drivel - Defn; Democrat - D; upsets - anagrind; libber - fodder. So, D(LIBBER)* | --- |
| 14 | --- | Dumpling roast for starters - topping! Take a small bite and drool (7) | 5 | 3 | Def = drool, D R (acrostic) + NIBBLE (take a small bite) -N (topping is indicator to delete first letter) |
- Hmm. Ok. Take points. I have some extra ones to give. And your clue doesn't offend me. (Pundit JEE) |
| 15 | --- | Flyer returned to billet regularly for leak | 5 | 2 | Flyer=BIRD<< + BiLlEt (regularly), definition: leak | --- |
| 16 | --- | Boy's Brigade riled about footballer's action on the field (7) | 4 | 2 | BB +RILED* |
- Boy's for B and B for brigade are not supported by dictionary entries (Avtaar) |
| 17 | --- | Slaver from drunken idler consuming bits of bubblegum and benzodiazepines (7) | 4 | 2 | Definition: Slaver. Anno: (IDLER") around (BB). Drunken - Anagrind. Bits of bubblegum and benzodiazepines = BB. Consuming - Container indicator | --- |
| 18 | --- | Primarily daring daughters leave pass for boys to run with the ball (7) | 2 | 1 | Primarily daring D + BB boys replace DD duaghters in RIDDLE pass. Definition is to run with the ball. |
- How does ‘pass’ = RIDDLE? (@qpheevr) |
| 19 | --- | Rib breaking, bled after wounding in run (7) | 2 | 1 | D(RIB)BLE*. Breaking is insertion indicator. Wounding is anind for bled. Definition: Run | --- |
| 20 | --- | Flow of river kept in check by landscaping apparatus (7) | 2 | 1 | DIBBLE (landscaping apparatus) around R (river), with “flow” as definition. A dibble is a gardening tool used to make holes in the ground. | --- |
| 21 | --- | A small amount of earth left by black heron, say, in retreat (7) | 0 | 0 | (E,L,B, BIRD)<<. Def: A small amount | --- |
| 22 | --- | Riled badly accomodating a bullet breach say and drool (7) | 0 | 0 | Anagram of riled accomodating a BB short for bullet breach - (RILED)**+BB --> DRIBBLE |
- I can’t make any sense of the surface. And is BB a common abbreviation for “bullet breach” (whatever that is)? (@qpheevr) - I’m not sure what the role of “say” is in the clue. (Aashirwad) |
| 23 | --- | Filter and distill | 0 | 0 | DD | --- |
| 24 | --- | After drinking in Belgium and Luxembourg, addled bride sees some action on a pitch (7) | 0 | 0 | Insert B & L into anagrammed BRIDE => DRIB(BL)E. Def: “some action on a pitch”. | --- |