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ASCWC 269: Clue LEADER by Jan 14
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Duke
Jan 6, 2022, 1:29:45 PM1/6/22
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Happy New Year, and many thanks for Mark Iredell for running the last ASCWC. For this one, let us look to January's leadership of the year, in a sense, and set a clue for the word
LEADER (6)
by January 14th, 11:59 p.m. your time.
Have fun,
Duke
LEADER (6)
by January 14th, 11:59 p.m. your time.
Have fun,
Duke
Luciano Ward
Jan 7, 2022, 11:34:02 AM1/7/22
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LEADER:
In recital, a collection of Schubert's compositions is the making of a conductor (6)
Luciano
In recital, a collection of Schubert's compositions is the making of a conductor (6)
Luciano
David A
Jan 7, 2022, 9:06:06 PM1/7/22
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Column number one (6)
Luciano Ward
Jan 7, 2022, 10:17:29 PM1/7/22
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LEADER:
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
Luciano
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
Luciano
Duke
Jan 12, 2022, 1:16:13 PM1/12/22
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Make up those clues and write write write!
Steve = : ^ )
Jan 12, 2022, 6:34:28 PM1/12/22
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On Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 5:16:13 am UTC+11, Duke wrote:
> On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 10:29:45 AM UTC-8, Duke wrote:
> > Happy New Year, and many thanks for Mark Iredell for running the last ASCWC. For this one, let us look to January's leadership of the year, in a sense, and set a clue for the word
> >
> > LEADER (6)
Electrical cable connected to ageing royal's pacemaker (6)
> On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 10:29:45 AM UTC-8, Duke wrote:
> > Happy New Year, and many thanks for Mark Iredell for running the last ASCWC. For this one, let us look to January's leadership of the year, in a sense, and set a clue for the word
> >
> > LEADER (6)
Bob Nichols
Jan 12, 2022, 6:48:35 PM1/12/22
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The best of us are led astray (6)
and a couple of bonuses:
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
Look around commercial van (6)
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and a couple of bonuses:
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
Look around commercial van (6)
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Duke
Jan 19, 2022, 6:53:14 PM1/19/22
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Here are the clues for LEADER. I think I've figured them out, but I've been wrong before. Comments welcome before I undertake the task of judging.
From Luciano:
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
Anagram ("newborn") of hERALDEd; def. is "luminary"
From David A:
Column number one (6)
Double def.: the "number one" in a column of soldiers, say, would be the leader; also the "leader" in a newspaper might be found in column number one
From Steve:
From Bob Nichols:
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
LEAD before ER; def. is "maybe the king"
Look around commercial van (6)
LEER around AD; def. is "van"
From Luciano:
In recital, a collection of Schubert's compositions is the making of a conductor (6)
Homonym ("in recital") of "lieder"; def. is "conductor"
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
From David A:
Column number one (6)
Double def.: the "number one" in a column of soldiers, say, would be the leader; also the "leader" in a newspaper might be found in column number one
From Steve:
Electrical cable connected to ageing royal's pacemaker (6)
LEAD connected to ER; def. is "pacemaker" (as in "pace setter")
From Bob Nichols:
The best of us are led astray (6)
Anagram ("astray") of ARE LED; def. is "the best of us"
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
Look around commercial van (6)
Duke
Jan 24, 2022, 4:45:56 PM1/24/22
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Thanks to four entrants for producing a uniformly strong set of clues for LEADER. The winner is, as is customary, revealed at the end.
From Luciano:
In recital, a collection of Schubert's compositions is the making of a conductor (6)
Homonym ("in recital") of "lieder"; def. is "conductor"
Great surface that keeps the music theme all the way through. Nice
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
Anagram ("newborn") of hERALDEd; def. is "luminary"
Neat find with a slightly Christmas-y surface.
From David A:
Column number one (6)
Double def.: the "number one" in a column of soldiers, say, would be the leader; also the "leader" in a newspaper might be found in column number one
Good one. I like "number one" as an adjectival phrase. The two meanings of column overlap but aren't identical.
From Steve:
Electrical cable connected to ageing royal's pacemaker (6)
LEAD connected to ER; def. is "pacemaker" (as in "pace setter")
Another very nice one, with "pacemaker" a good definition that fits perfectly.
From Bob Nichols:
The best of us are led astray (6)
Anagram ("astray") of ARE LED; def. is "the best of us"
Straightforward but verrrrry smooth. Nice.
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
LEAD before ER; def. is "maybe the king"
I think the verb should be "comes" since "came" seems to me to give "led." But the editor would have caught that. With that, another good clue.
Look around commercial van (6)
LEER around AD; def. is "van"
"Commercial van" is a sweet phrase here. Very good clue.
And the winner is...Bob, for his van inspector. He put those last two in as bonuses, but under recent rules we've been taking up to three clues per player, so there you have it. Congratulations!
I hope you enjoyed ASCWC 269.
Duke
From Luciano:
In recital, a collection of Schubert's compositions is the making of a conductor (6)
Homonym ("in recital") of "lieder"; def. is "conductor"
Luminary, heralded, appears unswathed, newborn (6)
Anagram ("newborn") of hERALDEd; def. is "luminary"
From David A:
Column number one (6)
Double def.: the "number one" in a column of soldiers, say, would be the leader; also the "leader" in a newspaper might be found in column number one
From Steve:
Electrical cable connected to ageing royal's pacemaker (6)
LEAD connected to ER; def. is "pacemaker" (as in "pace setter")
From Bob Nichols:
The best of us are led astray (6)
Anagram ("astray") of ARE LED; def. is "the best of us"
Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
LEAD before ER; def. is "maybe the king"
Look around commercial van (6)
LEER around AD; def. is "van"
And the winner is...Bob, for his van inspector. He put those last two in as bonuses, but under recent rules we've been taking up to three clues per player, so there you have it. Congratulations!
I hope you enjoyed ASCWC 269.
Duke
Steve = : ^ )
Jan 24, 2022, 5:11:04 PM1/24/22
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On Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 8:45:56 am UTC+11, Duke wrote:
> From Bob Nichols:
> The best of us are led astray (6)
> Anagram ("astray") of ARE LED; def. is "the best of us"
> Straightforward but verrrrry smooth. Nice.
> Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
> LEAD before ER; def. is "maybe the king"
> I think the verb should be "comes" since "came" seems to me to give "led." But the editor would have caught that. With that, another good clue.
It's not a verb. A came is a piece of lead used to frame a pane of glass in a leadlight window.
> From Bob Nichols:
> The best of us are led astray (6)
> Anagram ("astray") of ARE LED; def. is "the best of us"
> Straightforward but verrrrry smooth. Nice.
> Maybe the king came before the queen (6)
> LEAD before ER; def. is "maybe the king"
> I think the verb should be "comes" since "came" seems to me to give "led." But the editor would have caught that. With that, another good clue.
Duke
Jan 24, 2022, 6:52:49 PM1/24/22
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