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Unusual and new coined words are doubtless an evil; but vagueness, confusion, and imperfect conveyance of our thoughts, are a far greater.

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Th e y e a r 2 0 1 8 h a s b e e n another impressive one for the Australian Crossword Club. We

have continued to host and manage our website and furnished you with Australia's best crossword puzzles & quizzes. Thanks to the healthy renewal of subs and the generosity of member donations we will ensure that the ACC is the best place for great crosswords &

quizzes in 2019.

In this edition of Crozworld you will find a number of prize and bonus puzzles compiled by the "Australian Crossword Club family": those people who work at the coalface and also in the backroom. Plus there are many puzzles by our highly capable compilers, including Zythum, St Jude, Zinzan, Bogeyman, Pentangle and KA. And it all starts off with a puzzle by Stroz.

We sincerely thank our marvellous compilers who compose the puzzles to the high standards of our Club. Many thanks to the organiser of the Clue of the Month competition, to those involved in our first-rate quizzes, whether in setting, adjudicating or testing them, and to those responsible for the continual development and operation of ACCOLADE: Roy Low and Rob Moline. We sincerely thank those who adjudicated all the puzzles and quizzes during 2018. The Club could not function without your valued assistance. We are confident that 2019 will again bring out the best in our compilers and will provide an unending source of delight and challenge for all ACC members. Thank you all for a job well done!

A special thank you to our hard-working Secretary/Treasurer Bev Cockburn who has made an outstanding contribution to the success of the Club. And our sincere thanks to Ian Williams for his sterling work as the Club's masterly Puzzle Editor and to Patrick Street for his valued assistance in formatting and publishing Crozworld each month.

Finally, the Executive Committee of the ACC extends to all members and their families the Peace and Joy of Christmas and prosperity and success in the New Year. Happy Crozworlding! —Patrick

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GENERAL: Considering the short time frame, a good number of entries appeared. It seems the ACCOLADE effect makes it much easier to do an entry. There was a pretty healthy

number of candidates for the Slots 1-5 prize which is a good sign. I hope your ACC year has been excellent and your 2019 is better.

Slot 1: The biggest problem for all Slots was here in Slot 1 with HARMS. Henry Balms probably doesn’t exist (not commonly via Google at least) so is no good. Henry abbreviates to H in Chambers – a good one to remember.

Slot 2: Most errors were very close but seemed careless ACCOLADE input. The only multiple error was ENTICES for EXCITES. I would’ve thought the ‘ten’ would demand an X somewhere.

Slot 3: A Jesso puzzle always opens a little time capsule on cryptics. They have a distinct style and an unusual set of answers. You may not solve for SCOPOLAMINE, HOLLERITH and CHAMBERS PILLAR ever again. Seven separate errors probably reveal nothing for us.

Slot 4: This Slot had plenty of COTM but also many different errors. XMAS for XIAN was the worst of it. On the right track but to the wrong destination.

Slot 5: One error made me chuckle: FUNNEL instead of FINGER. It reminded me of the classic ABC newsreader’s mistake where a news story included the victim being “bitten on the funnel by a finger-web spider”. Pure gold. There were other errors but not nearly so nostalgic.

COTM: Many, many clues received a nomination. In 3rd place was BANANA REPUBLIC from Slot 2 and TIMES from Slot 1. In 2nd place was HOOK-UPS from Slot 4 with 6 votes. The eventual winner with 8 votes was BICYCLE also from Slot 4 (not to mention five other nominated clues in Slot 4). Well done, Valkyrie. —Andrew Patterson

Prizewinner: December 2018 Slots 1-5: Robyn Caine, Congrats

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Slots 1-5: Jean Barbour, PO Box 290, Wonthaggi Vic 3995.email: jeanb1405@gmail.comClosing mail date: Friday 25 January 2019.

Slot 6: Brian Tickle, PO Box 955, Taree NSW 2430.email: brijoy@tpg.com.auClosing mail date: Friday 8 February 2019.

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Across 2 A turn since (3) 4 Tone of church worker (5) 7 Assist with a wager (4) 8 Approaching at (2) 9 Privileged publican! (5) 10 Left not even (3) 12 A party fuss (3) 13 Put on boy (3) 14 Beth takes mil about sewer cover! (7) 16 Ship's officers are pairs (5) 18 Fruity bird from New Zealand (4) 19 Development of coach (5) 20 London banker from England (6) 23 Split the last word (3) 25 Song of Christmas girl! (5) 26 Destiny of a crowd (3) 27 A male party animal! (4) 29 Lower dairy producer (3) 31 Prosecute female (3)

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Down 1 Old girl to go back (2) 2 Old flame with tree (3) 3 Come clean with topless dress (3) 4 Prime minister produces furniture (7,5) 5 The end of Lear flat well laid out (5,3) 6 Stain needlework! (6) 9 Measure of almost a nip (4) 11 Motored bullocks! (5) 14 Street can be a cricketer! (6) 15 Breathe for time out (4) 17 Come across spy (3) 21 Bowler is overhead! (3) 22 Health resort is well (3) 24 Happy pill of vesper (7) 28 Employed with dues (4) 30 Judicious YY (4)

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GENERAL COMMENTS:• Many thanks Patrick for the cheque and calligraphy which arrived earlier. I enjoy both enormously! Robyn Winbush• Thank you for my prize for October Slot 5. It is always a nice surprise to win something. Claire McClelland• Many thanks Patrick for all you do to keep our great club running smoothly. Very time consuming and much hard work, and you always sound so positive. How many cats have you been through!!! I hope you, your family and all the club members have a wonderful Christmas and a healthy and peaceful 2019. Eileen O'Brien• Many, many thanks for my prize for Slot 1, November. My first win in a long time has rekindled some enthusiasm! Arthur Barrett• Thank you so very very much for my Slots 1-5 prize in October. It was a complete surprise and a great thrill. Betty Siegman• Still working on Slot 4. Merry Christmas now in case I don't get it done. Norma Heyes• Thanks to Ulla for Quiz No 10 and the ACC for providing the prize. Now another year of cruciverbalistic torture ahead. David Procter• A big thank you to Patrick and all the dedicated team who have provided such enjoyable puzzles all year. Have a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Laurence Kennedy• Thank you for the November Slot 5 prize – a great early Christmas present! Tony Dobele• A wonderful surprise to get the prize for slots 1-5 last month. Many thanks. Ro Ducker•Found this month’s puzzles difficult! Didn’t manage slot 5! Cheryl Wilcox•As usual the puzzles were of a very high standard and really tested the brain matter. Jean Evans

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Across 2 Deploy rope for rats – they make holes (11) 9 College recess (5) 10 Curse wrecked beer show, missing middle of October (7) 13 Disturbed rest once not long ago (4) 15 Creature possibly seen retreating in summit eyrie (4) 16 Direction following recurring events: no cars here (8) 17 Dignity of old king plus regret in retrospect (8) 18 Best team out of consideration (5) 19 De Sade, crazy, with a bitter depression (4,3) 20 Nightshade – look for sour fruit (7) 25 Three-way trial removed in the future (5) 28 A pretty little thing, posh female gets prison

sentence (8) 29 The scene: unaccompanied male with sweetheart,

small and French (5,3) 31 Fleece or leather perhaps (4) 32 Some whiskeys? Ring leader agreed (4) 33 Idols out of order, no good for Roman coin (7) 34 Predators seen in Upnor Castle (5) 35 Soldier ants seen around second of April and

beginning of August; natives of China (5,6)

Down 1 Mobile spy mails got participants in

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2 Jailbirds with offspring missing become investigators (6)

3 Cause to recall signs of nocturnal activity occupying start of dreams (6)

4 Precipitate mob reported (4) 5 Opposition leader barked out loud, but followed orders (6) 6 Resource chaotic or missing in aid mission (6) 7 A sequence of events in Middle Eastern Hotel:

Russian, English and African leaders died (6) 8 Go for another shot, appropriate after

crew stripped (6) 11 Sad ways war ends in childish perversity (11) 12 Flightpath that might lead to heaven? (8) 14 'Twas Saki corrupted ancient symbol (8) 21 Duty from return on investment after a month (6) 22 Border at the crease, sneak a bit closer! (4,2) 23 Punishment increased for dodgy work (4-2) 24 Poem starts to serenade special accommodation in

Ukrainian city (6) 26 Silly seaman's upstart redhead daughter (6) 27 Heather and other girls (6) 30 Crack onto Jessica Rabbit? (4)

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I entering warehouse in China (7) 13 To do for lodge and castle (9) 15 Heard old assigned code word (4) 17 Expulsion: Exodus by connecting passage (15) 21 Refuse drink shout for money (4) 23 Nearer cab makes deviation (9) 26 Bolt from fight (7) 27 Most spirited bigot takes drug (7) 28 Short appendix number added (6) 29 List of saints dervish recited (8)

Down 1 Perhaps Hamish and Iain find florins in Pretoria (9)

2 Sister about to advance pound to gossiper (8) 3 Teeter totter on something smooth and cylindrical (6) 4 Come face to face with swarm returning (4) 5 Pulseless pixy has a circulation (8) 6 Smallest corner store is not right (6) 7 Shuffle guard (5) 10 Cut down some preappointments (4) 14 Bird swallowed by sled dog (3) 16 Create or ask why to create a catalogue (9) 18 Extravagant penguin (8) 19 Resentment of some admirers (3) 20 Insinuation you whispered when going into pub

interior (8) 22 Grants old radio maker document signed by king (6) 23 Fit and clever (4) 24 Noise maybe heard on the tennis court? (6) 25 Clumsy team turned back (5) 27 Trip over near ditch (4)

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ImponderablesPonder on these imponderables for a minute:• Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?• If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?• If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?• Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?• When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?• Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?• Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?• Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?• 'I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. • Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence?• If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted,

cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?• I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered if Chinese mothers use toothpicks?• Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the postmen can look for them while they deliver the post?• No one ever says, 'It's only a game' when their team is winning.• Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?• If four out of five people suffer from diarrhoea, does that mean that one out of five enjoys it?• Why if you send something by road it is called a shipment, but when you send it by sea it is called cargo?

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A Overwhelming sudden arrival of grandparents with a new Porsche, mostly covered up (9)

B Passing on magistrate's small matter during hearing (11)

C Will supplement of fish, rice and milk be discovered? (7)

D Tabloid header taken down, re-edited as "The Devil in Seville!" (6)

E Old instrument twice tapped to remove a catheter possibly (8)

F In the UK, 28.41 millilitres that is container for egg tart (7)

G Drink on a broadcast has got around a particularly difficult problem (7,4)

H Which people carry out a scam on hearing of inexplicable bad luck? (6)

I Zinzan slammed Atkins Diet as missing a collection of typical characteristics (9)

J An unknown law backed by judge, first used in King's Cross inappropriately (7)

K Spooner's very amusing coat suggesting northern sea gull (9)

L Mill around lake, it's said to attract attention most

of the time (6) M Be comfortable with upper-class in a variety of social

settings (7) N State of hearing aid unfortunately had been

overlooked (7) O Hormone makes attractive female disposed to action

on a regular basis (8) P Favourite child hugs everybody in bed (6) Q One has little stomach to acquit terrorist cell (7) R Violent game of football decided finally by

one point (4) S Low sounds made by this underdog? (9) T Book for two thirds of a year? (8) U Ultraviolet energy – it's a problem for the eyes (7) V Mostly unaffected spinning around, I remove

hydrated chromium sesquioxide (8) W A cry of excitement as jockey sticks to weight (5) X Ideal places constituted by a country in Africa

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Crossword News November 2018Note from Derek Harrison (UK)"Last month our Prize Puzzle was Flowers by Flowerman (Ian Thompson). The theme was the Murray-Darling Basin in south-eastern Australia, and the two main features were the rivers after which the basin was named. Mighty is the alliterative adjective for Murray. To depict the two rivers showing relative lengths (the Murray is about 70% longer than the Darling) as well as the broad-scale changes in their course, one line is to be drawn over MIGHTY MURRAY and another line over DARLING. This was one of our most difficult puzzles."

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Another Memorable Sydney Get-Together! On Sunday 25 November, sixteen ACC members and spouses and significant others assembled at William Ryan's Harold Park Hotel for our annual get-together. We were delighted to meet up with the Learned William again and he kindly made his very attractive hotel location available to us. Patrick, our President was there and he welcomed those who were in attendance. Our Brilliant secretary Bev Cockburn was with us again and produced an outstanding Quiz for us. Thanks to Bob Hagan and Patrick Street who provided a couple of cruciverbal challenges to take care of. There was a significant number of crosswordy books which were given away as prizes and William made some wonderful drinks for us to enjoy with the tasty food that he makes available in such an impressive manner. Our thanks go to William for allowing us to use his ideal premises and we look forward to seeing more of you there at our next luncheon in 2019.

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Across 1 Lumps of ore to carry on board (5) 4 Transport announced as having well-proportioned

driving compartment (6,3) 9 Blueprint, perhaps, for novel nodular GNP (6,4) 11 Men to cut away deck (5) 12 Mass gold in back part of car (7) 14 Statesman, unheard in confusion, missing ad (5) 15 Make aware of beer transmission (5) 16 Conservative with jeans to pin (6) 21 Steel constituent found in ripe teal pie (8) 22 Alien president first to tweet toot? (7) 24 Organ stuck close but not caught (4) 25 Incursion rendering initial assistance (4) 27 Censure for agent taking cover for building (7) 28 Pillaging is mad when holding silver (8) 33 Large kill for raptor (6) 34 Small patch of land is rented out (5) 35 Police force dragoman mistranslated, missing Monday (5) 37 Ideal time around object of adoration (7) 38 Beginnings of a new journey over unexplored French

province (5) 39 Gives notice of return of rescue organization, taking it

to priest and lawyer (10) 40 Cross in short court (9) 41 Street tree provides secret store (5)

Down 1 Frustrate volunteer appearing at Crufts, say (6,7) 2 Magnificent meandering yellow road we missed (6) 3 Dance to jazz – love in small wood (6) 4 Most significant broadcast joke by actor Grant (6) 5 Life symbol having coil top to bottom (4) 6 American gangster putting job first – with no time for

marriage (7) 7 Macho in beach suburb, we hear (5) 8 Extreme Eastern Incarnation coming up for liqueur (8) 10 Massage fleshy butt – rub plant with purple flowers (9,4) 13 Reform – no nod for undercover trickery (7) 15 Short sailor takes game with point (6) 17 Choosing to work with sound (6) 18 Old king having drug in throat (6) 19 Blind zeal for significant attempt following the first of

October (7) 20 Peg for mixing 17 with change of pole (6) 23 Warning, perhaps, for Pole taking a wild animal track! (4,4) 26 Wild animals' noise to turn leaders of expedition

scared (7) 29 Bird has intelligence of supreme being (6) 30 Historic instrument is secure in collection (6) 31 Enthusiasts could be partners after protest (6) 32 Crystal rock cavity inspires Earth mother's poem (5) 36 US military organisation found in parrot cage (1,1,1,1)

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hardwoods to see travelling entertainment (8) 10 Scots wander aimlessly when the Australian

indigenous openers face endless overs (6) 11 Swimmer is womanly and feminine inside? (8) 12 Reconsidering erasing the unfinished recolouring (8) 13 Initially you always used to irrigate any tropical

plant (6) 14 Birds skinned most victims (7) 17 Conceited person caught in robbery after

the start (7) 20 Gathers together fine hair (6) 22 Spoke briefly – always left out deserters (8) 25 Treat with contempt misplaced love leading to break

up (8) 26 External parasites bring about relapse of a duck

with speed and energy (6) 27 Distracted art dealer disregarding a serious

warning (3,5) 28 Timber not being returned to South Australian

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Down 1 Right to consume unopened meat on time (6) 2, 23 He asked Nina to arrange events with sound (6,6) 3 Bitterness created when European fails to get a start

in a densely populated area (8) 4 Rewrite your log to show treatment of

waterworks? (7) 5 Cry head off after money gave out (3,3) 6 You! You said Crufts mongrel would provide

life rent! (8) 7 Chipmunks almost slip into Muslim markets (8) 15 Salmon that is cooked by Hollywood actor (3,5) 16 Type of transport Little Richard observed travelling

around Hungary's capital (8) 18 Increased speed to a hot place in NSW (8) 19 French city makes an effort to extend initially (7) 21 Precious metal I exchanged with love for you (6) 23 See 2 24 Heard you sound horn briefly to call for attention (6)

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Internet or Internot?Given the wider access of our members to the internet than in earlier days I was interested, as puzzle editor, as to the sources of words in our puzzles that members would find acceptable. I posed the question in June 2018: I won’t detail it here, but it’s in DEEF (simply click on the button on our website) for those interested. While our members are happy to comment on individual puzzles, there seems to be less enthusiasm for addressing basic issues. So it is that the topic on DEEF has been viewed nearly 1400 times but only 3 responses have been recorded. One said “anything goes” another said “it's the setter’s responsibility to make a fair and clear clue. It's okay to go beyond the standard, but the setters have to step up their game.”. In contrast, our most successful professional setter suggests a more cautious approach and comes down broadly on the side of standard references.

Clearly, three responses from a membership of over 200 do not constitute a quorum, so I won’t be suggesting a change to current policy on this basis. The wealth of words in Chambers gives setters a wide variety of normal and unusual words, and has traditionally been accepted as THE dictionary for solutions in quality crosswords. However, where words are archaic, found only in Spenser or Shakespeare or similar or in dialect, it is only fair to solvers to indicate that this is so. Macquarie is up-to-date, and contains many Australianisms and a wealth of proper nouns relevant to our history and geography. If setters go beyond this wide range of available words, even in themed puzzles, it is their responsibility to write a fair and clear clue and my responsibility to ensure fair play for the solver.

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December 1-2018: A Bardic Puzzle by Crowsman (Len Colgan)• The clue for SCIENTIST was one of the best-constructed anagrams I've seen for quite some time. Brian Tickle• Made me 'brush up my Shakespeare"! Judy Ferguson• Another great puzzle from Crowsman! Ann Millard• Thanks Len. Took me right back to the Leaving Certificate and Henry IV Part 2. Good memories. Robyn Wimbush• Thankfully I have a Complete Works of Shakespeare! Nea Storey• Glad I can still read the tiny print in my Complete Works of Shakespeare! Robyn McKenzie• Good fun. Ulla Axelsen• Liked TIMES, HARMS, and EXPECTS. Max Roddick• Loved this puzzle: brought back wonderful memories of schooldays. Pat Lord • Once again, I found this hard for a slot 1. Anne Simons• My Shakespeare knowledge was severely tested. I’m amazed you could fit so many characters in! Julie Crowe• What a piece of work is (Crows)man! Most enjoyable...23dn took me ages so I hope is correct. I enjoyed 5dn & 9dn. Kathy Horadam• We've learnt more about Shakespeare since joining the ACC than we ever did at school! Richard Skinner• I thought I knew enough Bard lore to breeze through this, but had to check quite a few. Kath Harper• Back to schooldays! Cheryl Wilcox• That copy of The Plays of Shakespeare that I picked up at a second-hand book fair finally came in handy! Lynn Jarman• Great puzzle with very good clues. I especially liked 6 and 19dn. Joan Smith• I like these Slot 1 puzzles with a theme for the across clues. It gives added interest instead of having fairly unchallenging straight clues. Robyn Caine

December 2-2018: Cryptic by Pentangle (Brian Tickle)• 5dn, 14dn are great clues. However, none of my references show E = England. A better clue for 11ac would be "Organise English guns' return (5)". Len Colgan• Lots of good clues as is the norm with Pentangle. Ian Thompson• Some difficult clues. Not sure how many I got right! Judy Ferguson• Some great clues. I liked BAWLS for 1dn, and others. Ann Millard• Clever clues with good surfaces, enjoyable puzzle thanks Pentangle. Tony Dobele• BACKSLASH was clever. Nea Storey• Amenable?? Jenny Madden• Had a few question marks next to clues but I eventually worked them out. This was more difficult than slots 3 and 5. Ulla Axelsen• Some very good clues. Anne Simons• 12ac was clever. Richard Skinner• Liked ELIJAH, LET UP and NOOSE, but I'm not comfortable with AMENABLE – to me the meaning "legally responsible" is American usage only. Max Roddick• I found this harder than the other slots. Some clues were great: BANANA REPUBLIC, BACKSLASH and LOCUM, for example, but others were guesses. Kathy Horadam• A tough one. A few I'm not entirely sure about. Joaquim Pinto• A good selection of (mostly) terms of today. Thanks Pentangle. Lynn Jarman• Fav clues 1; 27ac, 5 and 24dn. Joan Smith• I liked 8dn; such a good clue for "used cars”. Robyn Caine

December 3-2018: Cryptic by Jesso (Noel Jessop)• I'm beginning to wonder how many puzzles Noel left for us to rack our brains over. Brian Tickle• I don't think this is one of Jesso's best. Tricky Kipling reference in 2dn. Roy Taylor• I enjoyed the phrases in the clues. Robyn McKenzie• Will be interested to see explanation for 9dn providing I have it correct of course. Ulla Axelsen• Loved it! Judy Ferguson• Reading Jesso's clues is always a pleasure. LIMPOPO made me smile. Max Roddick• I enjoyed LIMPOPO and MOO; thanks to Jesso for a neat puzzle. Kathy Horadam• Classic Jesso. Kath Harper• So nice to get a Jesso puzzle; I never have any queries with his clues even though I don't always get a dot. Joan Smith• How lovely to see a Jesso puzzle again. References to the “Just So” stories, “The Wind In The Willows” and “Reach For The Sky” brought back many happy memories. Robyn Caine

December 4-2018: AJ by Valkyrie (Ulla Axelsen)• I’m all shook up! Jenny Madden• A fine AJ, with the H clue my favourite. Len Colgan• A very good, relatively difficult AJ. Ian Thompson• Always a favourite but if you get a clue wrong, it can create a lot of rubbing out and starting again. Hopefully it is correct now! Ann Millard• What a great challenge: loved this! Tony Dobele• Well, this took a bit of thinking. Love bicycle. Thank you Valkyrie. Robyn Wimbush• It was a toss-up between BICYCLE and SIX-PACK for my vote for COTM. Nea Storeylots of new learning here for me and I loved the HOOKUPS! Robyn McKenzie• PIGEON WING gave me a lot of grief. KLUDGES & TUNICLES were new to me. HOOK-UPS & BICYCLE are guesses. Anne Simons• The "come back to it afresh" approach got a lot of use. YODELS for COTM. Max Roddick• KLUDGES is my new favourite word! Kath Harper• Some excellent clues eg HOOKUPS and MYTHICAL. The clues for W (WALLOPS vs WALLOWS) and F (tribunal?) didn't quite seem to fit so here's hoping! Kathy Horadam• Slot 4 challenged me. Lynn Jarman• A great puzzle from Ulla. I gave my COTM to “bicycle” but also loved “six-packs”. Robyn Caine

December 5-2018: Cryptic by Flowerman (Ian Thompson)• Typical classy puzzle from Flowerman. Len Colgan• This was a challenge, but most enjoyable. Ann Millard• Some good clues. I liked 10ac IPHONE and 23ac CONTESSA. Tony Dobele• A challenging puzzle, Ian, with some very tricky clues. Thank you. Robyn Wimbush• RAFTERS was a good clue. Nea Storey• Liked this one, lot of tricky clues. iPhone clever. Roy Taylor• Many fun anagrams. Ulla Axelsen• Great fun! Judy Ferguson• CREST, SEN and LET were neat removals. I struggled with the sense of 12ac and 11dn. Kathy Horadam• Difficult to choose the best of these well-constructed clues – perhaps CREST, for its brevity. Max Roddick• Some very well hidden anagrams plus sneaky synonyms. Had a lot of trouble parsing 1dn and still not entirely clear about it. Richard Skinner• So many great clues that I might have to use a blindfold and a pin to pick a COTM! Kath Harper• Some very good clues as usual from Ian. 26ac had me thinking of Eric Idle as was no doubt intended. Robyn Caine_______________________________________________________________

PLAYING CARDSThe Chinese invented playing cards in AD 1000.Some interesting facts and observations about "Playing cards":• Did you know that the Traditional Deck of the Playing Cards are a strikingly coherent form of a Calendar?• There are 52 weeks in the year and there are 52 Playing Cards in a Deck.• There are 13 weeks in each Season and there are 13 cards in each suit.• There are 4 Seasons in a Year and 4 Suits in the Deck.• There are 12 Months in a Year so there are 12 Court Cards (Those with faces namely Jack, Queen, King in each suit)• The Red Cards represent Day, while Black Cards represent the Night.• If you let Jacks = 11, Queens = 12, and the Kings = 13, then add up all the sums of 1 + 2 + 3 + ...to 13 = 91. Multiply this by 4, for the 4 Suits, therefore 91 x 4 = 364, Add 1 that is the Joker and you will arrive at the number 365 being the Days in a Year.Is that a mere coincidence or a greater intelligence?• Of interest is the sum of the letters in all the names of the cards, e.g., add up the letters in "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Queen, King" = 52!• The Spades indicate ploughing or working.• The Hearts indicate Love thy crops.• The Clubs indicate flourishing and growth.• The Diamonds indicate reaping the wealth.• Also, in some card games 2 Jokers are used; Indicating the Leap year.There is a deeper Philosophy than just merely Playing Cards.The Mathematical perfection is mind blowing.

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November 6-2018: Cryptic by Crowsman (Len Colgan)

Entries: 76. Correct: 69. Success rate: 91%.

Prizewinner: Jan Wood — Congratulations!

Adjudicator’s Comments: Following the article on reverse anagrams in the preceding month, it was not surprising that this puzzle contained six 15-letter answers involving them. However, from comments received, it appears some members either did not go through that article, or missed its significance to this puzzle. ‘American hypocrite’ implies the SEPULCHER spelling, together with ‘Goddess of Pop’ = CHER.

Explanations: Six of the eight 15-letter answers involve “reverse anagrams”, where the anagram indicator is in the answer rather than in the clue. Across: 1 FLAT + WEARS*, 6 W + HELM, 9 SETTING* = testing, 10 IS (LEAR<) I, 11 PAGO pago + SAD<, 12 N + EARS, 13 LICE + SEEN*, 15 EXPLOIT* + L, 16 HOT in D(elh)I, 18 ICE + BLUE, 19 RIG< in DOLL*, 20 NINETIES* = Einstein, 21 dd, 22 EVENS + ON + GameS. Down: 1 DESIGNER* = resigned, 2 FUEL* = flue, 3 W(HIT)ED + PULSE* + CHER, 4 A(frican) in NIGER<, 5 PONY< in (SS IS), 6 HEADEDNESS* = "ended ashes", 7 EVIL* = vile, 8 MINI + S(Turnbull)ERIALISTS, 14 H in DELAYED*, 17 cd NO VICE.

Other members’ comments:• Great play with anagrams again! I loved the ‘naughty nineties’ (not that I was there!) Robyn Caine• Loved it! Margaret Pyc• Having just read about reverse anagrams, I was pleased to find a few here. Roy Taylor• Very clever. The variety you produce never ceases to amaze me! Ann Millard• Whited Sepulcher was a new expression for me. Always enjoy Len's challenges. Trish McPherson• Another masterpiece from Len. So many fifteen-letter solutions with that unusual clue construction. What are they called? Reverse anagrams? DIY anagrams? Great fun to solve. Brian Tickle• Your piece about Reverse Anagrams earlier was well timed since Slot 6 was full of them! All were so really clever words fail me! Truly brilliant! Bev Cockburn• Thank you Len, this was fun. The anagram self-references are very clever. Kathy Horadam• Well done, Crowsman. It was a remarkable effort to provide so many 15-letter answers AND to provide reverse anagrams for most of them. Ian Thompson• I enjoyed the reverse anagrams once I caught on! The American spelling made 3dn more complicated. Re 1ac, can FLATWARE be used in the plural? Nea Storey• Very good – some great clues. Jim Fowler• Thank you Len for a great puzzle; loved all your clues but my favourite was NOVICE which was my last answer. Joan Smith• Diabolically clever concept! Do you lie awake at night tossing ideas around? Keep them coming, please. Eileen O’Brien• I really enjoyed completing this.... thank you. There were so many interesting clues using an anagram indicator in the answer ... naughty, alternative, fashion, disposition… clever! Maureen Blake• Very clever – after I caught on! Corryn Anderson• Slot 6 not available in the 'Choose Slot’ section. Judy Ferguson• Late into solving this and tearing out my hair I remembered an explanation in a previous month about this kind of puzzle. Your inventiveness never fails to amaze me! Robyn McKenzie• Very tricky, learned some new terms and usages. Stephen Matthews• Thanks Len. 3dn threw me off for a bit until I put on my

American hat. Robyn Wimbush• Only puzzle in November I was able to complete without too much referencing. Of course Len's article on Reverse Anagrams in October was a big help. Ulla Axelsen• I really like 2dn; so obvious when you think about it. Betty Siegman• A wonderful set of clues. I loved the "backward" anagrams, in which the instruction is to be found in the answer. Thanks, Crowsman! Caroline Mackay-Sim• Just in time! Richard Skinner• Sepulchre/sepulcher? I had difficulty with the spelling but could find no alternative for 21ac! Cheryl Wilcox___________________________________________________________

Explanations for December 2018 Slot 1-5 grids

Note:cd=crypticdefinition;dd=doubledefinition;revor<=reversal;homophonesarenotedas"homoph"andwordsfromwhichtheyarederivedmaybeshowninquotes;anagramsasanag.ifstraightforward,or(NNNN)*."Heads"orTails"arefirstorlastlettersofpartofaclue;lettersformingsolutionsarenormallywrittenascapitalsandremovalsaslowercase;hwor hidden = hidden word. Explanations provided by individual compilers may vary from this format.

Slot 1 Crowsman. Down: 1 EXPECTorationS; 2 (ETRURIA IS)*; 3 OEDIPUS*; 5 A + POLLY + ON; 6 SC(ALl)ENE; 7 A + GIST; 8 FILM SET; 9 homophone of ‘flocks’; 16 (INSECT + ITS)*; 17 SUN* + ADDLE; 18 RE(TIRe)AL; 19 L + IN(COL)N; 21 palindrome; 22 IS in BOOTS*; 23 H + ARMS; 25 dd.

Slot 2 Pentangle. Across: 1 BAN + (ARENA)* + PUBLIC, 9 dd, 10 (CATCHES)*, 11 GATS< + E, 12 (STARTED IN)*, 13 (LIE)* + HAJ<, 15 (TEAM)* + (A TAD)<, 18 AMEN + ABLE, 19 (HEll PASS)*, 21 (SAT[HE-MAn]AN)*, 23 LEg + PUT<, 25 EP + IST + L + E, 26 (SET + IC(X)E)<, 27 (UN[ACC]USEDMOTTO)*.Down: 1 SL(W)AB<, 2 RAN< + RA(TI)VE, 3 SOON< + E, 4 ROT(dATa)E, 5 PACK + pAGES, 6 (LACKS)* inside BASH, 7 lINER + T, 8 rUSEs + (CARDS)*, 13 (SET A NAME)<, 14 A + PATH + CITE<, 16 A(M[P]UTATE)D, 17 FLAMe + BEAU, 20 A + SCENT, 22 A(LIE)N, 23 (CLUbroOM)*, 24 Hidden.

Slot 3 Jesso. Across: 1 cd, 10 HUM (OUR) S, 11 LOW + DOWN, 12 MOOn, 13 (O + LAMe + IN) in SCOPE, 14 (P + ECHO)*, 16 IN + A + CL + INCH, 18 anag, 20 NICE + Race, 22 anag, 25 S + OH, 26 LU (baLLet + I) NG, 27 (LOW MERE)*, 28 cd. Down: 2 LIM (POP) O, 3 dd, 4 anag, 5 (ALSO + V)*, 6 NEW + FALL + mEN, 7 EROS + ION, 8 anag, 9 reversal + ARe, 15 HOLLER + IT + H, 17 A + BS + (INTENT)*, 19 PAP (ILL) A, 21 C + AS + SOCK, 23 A + G + GR + O, 24 anag.

Slot 4 Valkyrie. A (LAIC SCHOOL)*, B Homoph "two tyred", C ROOK inside DEC<, D (RICE BLEND IS)*, E EP<>HODS, F F+RO(N)TA+L, G GR+O+WON<, H ALL SHOOK UP - ALL, move S to end, I INN + A +TELLY - L, J J+UKE+BOX, K (eDGEs) in SULK<, L LETTER+PRESS, M MY + eTHICAL, N N(AUS)EA, O O+RALLY, P PIG + EON + WIN + G, Q QUE (gNoCcHi) ER, R Double, S Double/pun, T (UNIT)*+COLES - O, U UND+E+RAGE, V Hidden, W WAL<+LOPS, X X+IAN, Y "dough yells" - YO DELS, Z Z+ET+A.

Slot 5 Flowerman. Across: 1 L in (IS MEANT)*, 5 RT< in SEAM, 9 (10 RESULT)*, 10 (HIP)* + ONE, 12 LAUGHING + STOCK, 15 CRESTfallen, 16 (EARL LOVED)*, 17 M(PORT)AN in IT, 19 homoph "beetle", 20 N in (LEFT A GASTRIC)*, 22 dd, 23 hw<, 25 c(omm..)OLDEST, 26 idlE + STRANGE. Down: 1 (POLICE CAPTAIN)* - (AI maN), 2 LEgiT, 3 E + (THE in PoInTs), 4 (ANgUS RAN STORY)*, 6 TAP(I + O + C)A, 7 (KLEENEX TO O...S)*, 8 dd, 11 O + S(TEN)TATIOn + US, 13 U + (X + PLAIN) in NEED, 14 ADULT + ER + ATE, 18 R + AFTER + S, 19 BOL(S)TER, 21 mA(FR)O, 24 SENtry.

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Solutions begin with the given letter.

Place them in the grid jigsaw-wise, where they fit.

A Gambit I once used to hide desire (8) A Country where one Academician held party with the Bishop (7) A Judge Jenny? (6) B Spiritual boss lied badly (8) C Unconvinced, I'll assent to include diacritical marks (8) D Integrated circuit is indeed defrosted (2-4) E Educated Buddhist is with people of fashion in Canadian city (8) E Tempted to be part of potent ice delivery (7) E Constructs vertical section (6) F Make room for Pacific tree in northern country (3,2) G French pop singer making comeback following first gig (6) H Bush surrounds English sergeant in cage (7) I Representative of architectural style around college (6) I Install inside southern gallery (7) J Girl with money for classic British car (6) J Marijuana for the knees perhaps? (6) K I leave dog at river for Northern Islander (6) K Massages confused, sad, Ken (6) L Traditional knowledge includes island river (5) M The helmet always contains steel (5) N Places where pleasure resort's holding drug? (6) O Poem about Saint in theatres (6) O Herb for soldiers with endless pain (5) P Assumptions about some real estate (8) Q Landing place around empty gulag is boggy (6) Q Prison holds the first two terrorists, it is said (6) R Spots Rector with remains (6) S Linen for ropes (6) S Produces square pieces (6) S Tension for lover losing note (6) T Work with European material (5) T À bientôt – Tierney will keep the child (6) U Artist following peacekeepers is ruined (6) U Dishearten a French male (5) V A turncoat lover embraces returning physicist (5) W State breaks tie with scientist (5) X Crazy Nilot in grip of curse returned to rock (8) Y North European in garden told tales (6) Z Country tree without name contains vitamin (6) Z Colonial organisms found in fish in menageries (6)

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Quiz No 1/2019. Back to Front by KA (Karl Audrins).

Words are reversible. Answers are the second definition, and are in alphabetical order. Example: Crazy mother (3) Answer: Dam.

Send your answers to Karl Audrins, 10 Elizabeth Parade, Charlestown NSW 2290. email: karlishane@optusnet.com.au

Closing Date: Friday 8 February 2019. Prize $75.

Results of Quiz 11/2018. Paired letters by Crowsman (Len Colgan).

Entries: 31.

Winner: Marian Procter. Congratulations!

Results: 26: P Abbott, K Audrins, U Axelsen, R Caine, B Cockburn, J Crowe, J Evans, P Garner, B Glissan, R Gooderick, D Grainger, B Hagan, D Jones, J Leigh, P Lord, C McClelland, T McPherson, A Miles, A Millard, E O’Brien, J Pearce, S Pinder, D Procter, M Procter, A Shield, A Simons, J Smith, N Storey and R Wimbush. 25: M Potts and B Siegman.

Answers: 1 appearer, 2 appeases, 3 arraigning, 4 Berber, 5 Caucasus, 6 couscous, 7 horseshoer, 8 hotshots, 9 intestines, 10 millième, 11 murmur, 12 natant, 13 notionists, 14 pawpaw, 15 pull-up, 16 reappear, 17 redder, 18 sestet, 19 singings, 20 swing-wings, 21 teammate, 22 Titicaca, 23 tom-tom, 24 tromometer, 25 tsetse, 26 tuk tuk.

Setter’s Comments: The style of the answers with all paired letters is very restrictive, reducing the likelihood of wrong answers. The issue was finding them, with NOTIONISTS and TROMOMETER apparently being the most elusive.

Other Solvers’ Comments: • What an interesting idea! As far as I could see there was no way to cheat with internet searches on multiple letters. Thank you for the challenge. Julie Leigh• Some of these were quite challenging to find, especially Notionists. Andrew Miles• Thank you for another marvellous quiz. Took me a long time to get #24. David Grainger• A lot of fun and a bit of frustration doing this. I took ages to get ‘notionists’ and ‘tromometer’. Robyn Caine• Thanks for enjoyment and some head scratching and lots of bad vibes winging their way to SA on account of no.13 (intentionally that number?). Where do you get ‘em? Eileen O’Brien

• I greatly enjoyed this quiz, a mixture of easy and not so easy. #13 fell in the latter category. Ulla Axelsen• Thank you as usual for two very interesting puzzles. Jean Evans________________________________________________________

1 Instrument to touch (4) 2 Story about rulers (4) 3 Plate for beast (6) 4 Opera singer is greedy (4)5 Plain poet (4) 6 Impale mammals (4) 7 Ignore bread (4) 8 Grape skins to study (4)9 Dug up material (5)

10 Emphasised sweets (8) 11 Recompense artist (6)

12 Enclosure for cart (4) 13 Exclude old magistrate (5) 14 Game to beat (4) 15 Canine run (4) 16 ID of bouncer? (7)17 Comfortable arms (4) 18 Streamlined barges (5) 19 Drive off outcast (5)20 Space to anchor (4)21 Amaze enthusiasts (4) 22 Review racehorse (5)

23 Hit friends (4) 24 Break containers (4) 25 Tie together bits (5)26 Change feet (4) 27 Cork puzzle (5) 28 Money for apple (6)29 Reels for boats (6)30 Bridges over breaks (5)

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An amazing 2 letter English wordA reminder that one word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition. UP. Read until the end ... you'll laugh. This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv.], [prep.], [adj.], [n] or [v]. It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car. At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. and this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost ¼ of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, the earth soaks it UP. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is UP! Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night? U P! That one crack you UP? Don't screw UP. Send this on to everyone you look UP in your address book . . . or not . . . it's UP to you. Now I'll shut UP!

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November 7-2018. Tact by Betelgeuse (Gillian Champion)

Entries: 47. Correct: 28. Success Rate: 60%.

Winner: Bob Hagan. Congratulations!

Adjudicator’s observationsIt was a pleasure to adjudicate Gillian’s clever puzzle. Literally a handful of non-ACCOLADE solutions this month! Most identified the perimeter paraphrase “Tact is knowing how far we can go too far”: where solvers entered it in their comments it has not been repeated. A few experienced problems in deriving IANTHINE in a rather cunning subtractive anagram, but far and away most errors occurred in 4-down, where solvers submitted NODULES instead of the required adjective NODULED – (definition “lumpy” not eg “in lumps”) (NO (DULsE) D) – the D coming from “Acceptance shown” = NOD eating the deficient seaweed). Do please read definitions carefully – they are there to help you. Apart from those issues, not too many difficulties although they combined, so that the overall success rate was disappointing and less than we would normally expect, even from a Betelgeuse. It was good to see that at least one member is using spell check. ACCOLADE will not let you enter an incomplete grid (the bane of adjudicators) but it won’t stop the typo that prevents you gaining your dot. With a few clicks and keystrokes the spell check will! —Kay Williams

ExplanationsThe original phrase is by Jean Cocteau from his Le Rappel à l’ordre (1926) “Being tactful in audacity is knowing how far one can go too far”.

Explanations. Across: 8 TAR< + TAN, 9 anag, 10 A + TO + M, 11 USA* + (GO + DEGAS)<, 12 rev hidden, 13 F in DEVILISH, 16 O (E + MADE*) S, 17 COL + BOOM*, 20 OFF (SEAS) ON, 22 RE + SAW, 24 TR (A + N+ QUILL) Y, 26 FLEmeS<, 27 hidden, 28 PRO + TEA. Down: 1 (A NICE THING - cg)*, 2 STOMACH (ER) S, 3 K (NOS) P [knit purl], 4 NO (DULsE) D, 5 (NOT A SOVIET - e)*, 6 homoph "while", 7 IO + DO + US, 14 F + LOWERS + WHO*, 15 homoph "karma" + US< + ART<, 19 MOLL + US + C, 21 FAR + IN + G, 23 (EMPLOYER - rel)*, 25 N AA N.

Members' comments• A real pleasure! OFFSEASON and MOLLUSC are great clues. A few new words, as expected from Gillian. I look forward to more of her puzzles. Len Colgan• Dear Gillian. Torturing in life and now in the afterlife! Raymond Gooderick• I really miss Betelgeuse’s brilliant compilations – wonderful to have another. Brian Symons• Another terrific Gillian puzzle. Loved 20ac and 3dn. Julie Crowe• Shouldn't the 7dn definition be "Like I"? [I believe Gillian intended to refer to the colour, so “Like one” or “Like 1” was correct in relating the violet-coloured solution IODOUS to IANTHINE, but “I” as iodine would have done equally well – Adj] Ian Thompson• Some great clues. We will miss you, Betelgeuse, when your puzzles are all completed!!! You have been responsible for many hours of puzzle enjoyment. Ann Millard• The perimeter phrase could equally apply to crossword setting. Gillian knew where to push the boundaries

without going too far. Kath Harper• Thank you for a most interesting puzzle. Robyn Wimbush• As expected, a hard puzzle to solve! Anne Simons• Took ages for the penny to drop with 'iodous', very clever. How I will miss puzzles by Betelgeuse when they eventually run out! Ulla Axelsen• Good fun, thank you! Caroline Mackay-Sim• Well. Did that test out the spellcheck. Which was, I must say, found seriously wanting. Missing you Gillian. Richard Skinner• A challenge made marginally easier by resolving the perimetric question early in the piece. Several words made their debut for me at any rate. A "moisten choiple" puzzle. Ian Mason• I can’t marvel at Betelgeuse’s clever, tricky puzzles now without feeling sad. Roy Taylor• Thanks to Gillian for an interesting and challenging puzzle with many traps along the way. I found the Frenchman’s view on tact great fun! Jean Evans

Solution to November Slot 7 by Betelgeuse

I S K N O W I

R A T T A N O R T H I C O N

N O O D T L D

A T O M S A U S A G E D O G

H A P L V U

F I L C H D E V I L F I S H

N H K D N L

O E D E M A S C O L O M B O

R M M S W R

O F F S E A S O N R E S A W

A S L M R I

T R A N Q U I L L Y S E L F

I A T U O H L

O N D A T R A S P R O T E A

G N A C E W R

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The Oxford Dictionary has chosen its Word of the Year

And that word is TOXIC!The Oxford Dictionary reports that the word “toxic” had a 45% increase in look ups during 2018 and was used so many times that “the sheer scope of its application …. made toxic the stand-out choice for the Word of the Year title.”

And so we are left to reflect on 2018 and to speculate as to the cause of the 45% increase in look ups. Could it be related to the increase in conversations around “toxic masculinity”, or perhaps the dangers of toxic chemicals which have seen a rise in the popularity of the “low tow” lifestyle? Could it be that “toxic” is just the best adjective to describe the current political landscape … or simply the general vibe of 2018? Either way, here’s hoping for a more positive Word of the Year for 2019! (fingers crossed).

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Results of the Clue Writing Competition No 6/2018 Write a clue for NOTHING (7)Adjudicated by Michael Kennedy.

Definition from Chambers (12th edition)n no thing; the non-existent; absence of anything; zero number or quantity; the figure representing it, a nought; a thing or person of no significance or value; an empty or trivial utterance; a low condition; a trifle; no difficulty or trouble. adv in no degree; not at all. adj worthless

Thanks to everyone for your entries and support throughout the year. I look forward to seeing what you can conjure up in 2019.

It’s not often that thanks for nothing can be said as a genuine compliment, but that indeed is the case this month. Plenty of nothings, including one cheeky entry literally parsed as (7). Fortunately, the remaining clues had more corporeal substance to them for analysis. It is definitely a tricky word to clue but rewarding if you can disguise the definition well. The winning clue is a great example of disguise with not just the definition, but all elements of the clue. Well done to Roy Taylor. Lean into Peg for love (7)

The entries are listed in alphabetical order and the definitions, where appropriate, are italicised.

Antitheses may have this in common ***½This first clue involves a little lateral thinking. In fact, it would have been nice to throw a question mark at the end for this one. Antitheses are figures of speech in which there are opposing thoughts, hence, they have nothing in common. Quirky but it works.

Denial of object in space ***½This is a neat charade that is parsed as no (denial) and thing (object). I like the surface reading as it suggests something to do with a UFO.

Do a chum about this **This one had me on my toes. It turns out to be an indirect anagram of sorts. Do a chum becomes much ado, which is a reference to Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing. However, the extra leap required to arrive at the solution is a step too far, particularly as it lacks a definition.

Endless alcoholic drink good after watery trifle ****I was a little surprised that this was the only trifle clue as it’s such an easy definition to disguise. It’s fairly parsed as NO(g),THIN+G. Given the time of the year, perhaps a Christmas or festive drink may have been a good option. Still, this is a fine clue that is eminently solvable.

Goth in Norway lost zip ***I don’t know if zips were common amongst the trousered gothic Norwegians, but if they were then this is not a bad anagram (where N is Norway). I would have gone with something like ‘…somehow finding love’, but probably not as interesting as zip.

Knot hinged partially for nought ***This was the sole hidden clue and is accurately parsed by the use of partially. The surface reading could do with some refinement as it’s difficult to know what the story is here. I can see the opportunity for using love-knot at the beginning of the clue.

Lean into Peg for love ****

This is a clever idea that plays on the definition – love. Here it’s thin inside nog, a type of peg. What I particularly like about this clue is that all the main parsing words (lean, peg and love), are defined differently between the surface rendering and the compiler’s actual meaning.

Love a duck! ***A simple double definition that rolls easily off the tongue. And who doesn’t love a duck?

Love starters of novocaine and oxycodone before night cocktails ***It’s parsed simply enough with the first two letters followed by an anagram of night as indicated by cocktails. The surface reading makes sense, although the compiler may require an intervention.

Oh! You said no night work! **½This clue is surprisingly tricky. While the anagram of no night as indicated by work is simple enough, the definition is meant to be a homophone of oh (i.e. O). However, ultimately the clue is lacking a ‘straight’ definition.

Proverbially ventured? Gained! **½This clue is a play on the proverb, nothing ventured, nothing gained. It’s great to see some thinking outside the square with this non-standard parsing. However, I would have added another definition such as love to add more weight to the clue.

The Void. An abstract? ***This is a double definition with void and abstract. The latter, as indicated by the question mark is no thing (i.e. abstract). I don’t know if this clue is a reference to the famous novel by Georges Perec, in which the most common letter (for the English version – the letter E) is not used, but it’s entitled A Void.

Void debt. Left owing? ***This clue is really a double definition with a partial overlap with the word void. While void stands on its own as a definition, it’s also needed for the whole clue – if a debt is voided, then nothing is owing. The question mark does allude to the subterfuge here.

Void in space ***This double definition works from both a surface sense point of view (a black hole maybe) and in regards to the definitions. However, void and space virtually mean the same thing, and a preferable double definition is one in which the two definitions are completely different to one another.

Without their top attackingmidfielder, Nottinghammanaged result of 2-2 **½This sporting clue has a lot going on. Essentially it’s an anagram of Nottingham without the three letters T, A and M. The idea has merit, but it’s just lacking some execution with the initial indicators, particularly for the letter T from their, which is also serving double duty. A word beginning with T really needs to go after top with the other two words designating A and M, to be a fair and solvable indication. I love the definition.___________________________________________________________

Clue Writing Competition No 1/2019For the next competition, please write a clue for the word PATERNOSTER (11) complete with explanation. Note: only one clue per person. Send your clue and explanation to the adjudicator Michael Kennedy, 27 Hennessy Lane, Figtree NSW 2525 or by email to: manveru@bigpond.com Closing mail date: Friday 8 February 2019. Prize $50.

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The Clues:A Very little to study after first course (7) B Lift after the end of daylight robbery (5) C Violate: not in anger (7)D Rifle: not above after peaceful extremes (7)E Left at sea: left and right for starters on table (8)F Stay longer than (or serve better than?) (7) G Poetaster composition provides light entertainment (9)H Capital! But we hear Catwoman doesn’t! (8) I Tear and tear in pieces after material (8) J Repeating to make it rain – get involved (9)K Mouth-watering mixture in a vat Lois concocted (10)L Frustrate the short unpleasant person (6)M Cattle ranches where siestas can be arranged (9)N Fruitcake. Active in May? (6)

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79 37 3 49 100

26 76 53 74 39 17 65

2 46 83 98 28 69 30

47 63 21 101 93 56 40 78

75 102 90 8 27 71 52

89 95 54 25 38 87 29 97 10

33 4 57 64 43 16 70 99

24 9 82 105 58 22 41 68

15 7 81 106 1 91 34 5 73

36 45 50 12 85 59 103 23 18 61

13 80 42 20 55 35

86 66 94 48 72 62 60 31 44

77 6 14 104 96 84

It may assist solvers to place punctuation as follows: Full stop after 55; colon after 86; exclamation mark after 90 and 94. The first letters of the solutions when read downwards give a cautionary message. We regret that this puzzle is not solvable on ACCOLADE.

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Solutions begin with the given letter. Place

them in the grid jigsaw-wise, where they fit. This puzzle may be solved using

ACCOLADE. Solutions available 1 January or

by using "cheats".

A A situation owing to unknown party defection (8)

B Slovenly head of bureaucracy left wife in Australia on the 4th of July (6)

C Letter from abroad opposed to Tuscan product (7)

D Complete lines of free dope served out in small amounts (8)

E One of nine, a model, is ensnared by Cockney idol (5)

F Coast where deviant is taken in by caress (9)

G Mastermind class welcomes writer (6)

H Spring edition folio – alternative wanted (5-3)

I Leaders' arousing summation not ignored (6)

J Takes a shot at judge in front of powerless nobles (5)

K Granulated most of seed, then added a little bit of dill (6)

L Seducer is reluctant to take Australian port (8)

M Ruin main broadcast shelter (7)

N Evidence of damage to organ when Spooner fans desire (9)

O Nonconformist loses out to umpire (3-3)

P Deep, granular shingle ends muddy mire at eastern opening (8)

Q Part assigned to middle of tableau is worth citing (8)

R Former NZ prime minister changed sides for diversity (5)

S French author of The Zealot? (5)

T and W Forenames of contemporaries who together composed lines about steam's warm thrill (6,7,7,6)

U Strange! A French Commander starts to manage our navy! (8)

V Revolve, revolve, revolve - no independence about bullfighter's cape movement (8)

W See T

X Lament, leader is sacrificed for ten amateur, primitive deity images (5)

Y Unproductive centre of flower, buttercup perhaps (6)

Z Once a country song in Zambia and Spain (5)

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1 January or by using "cheats".

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Across

1 Drinks break is announced (4)

3 A football field – it is necessary for this Crossword Club! (8)

9 A forward picket (7)

11 Measure deposit in hail? (7)

12 Arms embrace one in ritual ... (9)

13 ... though quiet (5)

14 Preachers doing the rounds become dirtier somehow in entertainment venue (7,6)

16 Speech-maker has dubious deal screened by statesman (13)

20 Improvise to get doctor out of bed (3,2)

21 The condition of finely granular food creates a row in food hall (9)

22 Hopeful, but missing good medication (7)

23 Carelessly stall a peeved leader – end of

Grand Prix! (4,3)

24 It is supported by all there to decontaminate (8)

25 Reverse trend to censor (4)

Down

1 What one has in summer class (6)

2 Bungled cop raid becomes burlesque (7)

4 For leisurely pleasure – without a doubt, outside work! (14)

5 In Moscow and Istanbul, for example, it’s raised home conditions (13)

6 Course consumed in practice (7)

7 Unwanted bugs head south (8)

8 For example, it fixes manifestos (14)

10 One of similar character to a nice Campari, for example (7,6)

15 Finished with “no bid” in bridge (8)

17 Squeezes hair application taken up to get a Shane Warne outcome (3,4)

18 Miss was first harassed (7)

19 Clues turned up about heroin under a hollow beneath fireplace (3-3)

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Solve the clues and place the solutions in the grid

jigsaw-wise, where they fit.

This puzzle may not be solved using ACCOLADE.

Call centre adjoins clubs accepting unlimited crosses to show great golf scores (11)

Judge has trouble with container holding radical escapee (11)

Almost all able to read begin with the same sounds (10

Australian college on curved street is ever-increasing (10)

Runs away from trial pursuing Swedish group of abbeys (8)

Hated crumbling shortbread without soft edges (8)

Highlighted: 'current centred right away' (8)

Social worker follows commercial project with assisting officer (8)

Company leaves Cairo and makes for forward bases for aircraft in enemy territory (8)

Wrongly arresting characters losing right to draw together (8)

Australia releases kinswomen (7)

Coldly run away behind a toilet (7)

A desire to tack on oddly easy letters (7)

Fairytale woodcutter with short assumed name protecting baby scratching bottom (3,4)

I seek for the most part in conjunction with a flavour (7)

Joins woman and former lovers (7)

Troubled outcast indulges in attention-seeking behaviour (4,3)

A shameless woman – Juliet abandoning Italy in favour of Spain in overthrow of Belize (7)

Jack replaces front of monitor for a woman (6)

Settle even bits of land only (6)

Flowering with a sudden burst of activity around the end of April (6)

Hermit extracting sulphur to make acid (6)

Sails all over the place including eastern passages (6)

Former students died leaving maudlin letters in disarray (6)

Mock fool losing weight (4)

Two women get together for some weed (2-2).