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boxwood
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 44
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Probe head of board after commission loses objective (4)
(COM)mission= objective) + B(oard) |
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AngryVocab

Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 32
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Just noticed that in my 'initial letter' offering above I had erroneously put in 'Roster' rather than 'Rooster'. Corrected now for what it is worth. |
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penfold_61

Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 98
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| Come on 7dNigePun, Cuckoo, Feathers & twigusa - get your entries in!!! |
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7dNigePun

Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 54
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Another late one. It's the best I can do!
Look hard at leaving the fight (4)
COMB(at) |
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7dNigePun

Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 54
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Scan radio that's out of order (4)
CB (radio) outside OM |
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penfold_61

Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 98
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like this is all we're going to get so I guess it's time to announce the winners.
I was looking for convincing surface, clever wordplay and originality.
This was tough to judge as there were a lot of excellent treatments but nothing that stood head and shoulders above the rest.
Which leaves me with two runners up and a winner:
Runner up 1 : Anax - Business openings for metal buckets? Order mop! (4)
The usual quirky definition from our Anax. Could have been a winner but the surface didn't quite sound 100% feasible.
Runner up 2 : Anax again with Amateur radio hosts honour Hair choreographer (4)
Very clever once again in terms of both the definition and the use of hosts but in terms of surface reading "Amateur radio hosts" sounds slightly awkward and Hair choreographer is probably a bit of a stretch as a def.
And the winner is:
Boxwood with Probe head of board after commission loses objective (4)
Utterly convincing surface which just swung it for me.
Thanks to all who entered, over to you boxwood to set the next challenge. |
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anax The Gorgeous One

Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 221
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well done Boxwood - much deserved!
And on a personal note, I'd just like to say it's great to get honourable mentions but not top spot; taking part in the challenges is far more satisfying than waiting in the wings! _________________ Start every day with a smile and get it over with. |
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boxwood
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 44
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you, penfold_61 and anax.
I agree that the taking part is everything, but it is quite satisfying to occasionally eat the sickly icing on top of the cake.
Using penfold_61's numerical formula, we have now reached #011. The word I have chosen is:
YACHT
Good luck to you all |
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