The ballots have been tabulated, and the winner of PCWC 69 is
Mark Brader.  Mark has agreed to host PCWC 70. [A note on the 
numbering: I had originally numbered the bonus clues beginning
with 101, not realizing that this would cause the scoring 
program to hang terribly.  To fix it, the bonus clues (and 
everyone's comments) were renumbered starting with 18 and 
following consecutively.  So while I thought Keith Engers had
a good idea on this, don't do it if you are using the UNIX
script.]  General comments of judges follows, then the results
on individual clues.  

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Good word choice enabling lots variation in cryptic devices. 
I was going to put my initials on my remarks as per the 
growing trend, but I realised that because I try to comment on every
clue except my own then my own clue could be identified. This I don't
want in case it really bombs.  Therefore, I am remaining anonymous 
(for this time at least),but ,as always, will try to be constructive
with my comments. 


PWM: I have prepended all my comments with my initials so 
that people have the option of a) responding to me directly;
or b) ignoring my comments completely; or c) launching a more
personalized attack in the public forum.  :-)  I encourage
others to do the same (use their initials, not launch a 
personal attack...<g>).    Pete Mitchell <pwm@mv.mv.com>.


First time in a while, that I've had the time to vote, but I
thought I'd try. My brief comments are marked by (LM),
- Lee McGinty

Too many good clues. I was quite pleased with mine but it will be
lost under all those I have given top marks to :-)


A great word chosen by the moderator, and a high quality bunch of
entries for a change! 


A good word that led to some great clues and an interesting variety
of definitions. Im a newbie to this group, so I dont know if any
policy has been hammered out in the past about culture-specific  
clues. As this is an international competition, I knocked off
points for clues which required knowledge of cricket or baseball.
Cricket  references are very common in UK cryptics, but I dont 
think they are fair in this forum; and I didnt know what a *base
hit* was.\

I found the word deucedly difficult to define. I have followed Jake 
Bergmann's example in PCWC 68 and am tagging my comments. It makes me
a bit more constructive with criticisms (but not much) - Phil Rose [pvr]


so-so word.  expected more double-defs & hidden words.  expected more
defs to be more "hidden". best clue might've been one of the bonus clues.

there were also two apparently anglocentric clues (one of them a bonus)
that might be worthy of a score higher than i gave to any other clue.


I thought the word had a lot of possibilities, but I never thought
anyone would try a homophone!  There were some fairly iffy anagram
indicators.  And is it only I (me) who thought that the best clues
were to be found amongst the bonus entries?   My comments are signed
with (ke) (Keith Engers)

Comments that are marked (jb) below are mine -- Jake Bergmann.
In general, I hated the arbitrary appearances of Glen,
but on the whole these clues were of very high standard.

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1st place (score 76.33%) - clue 14
>From Mark Brader <msb@sq.com>

    Pressing legal case for unmarried status (6)

Votes (normalized): 21 50 56 60 60 65 80 86 91 100 100 100 100 100

Not sure what the surface means but I liked 'case for' as a container
indicator.

PWM: Decent hidden word clue.  Okay surface.

<case for> is a really nice container phrase; especially as it fits
seamlessly into the surface sense.

Pretty good clue all-around.

Yes a good indicator. Another solid clue.

Nice hidden word, but although I agree that "case" is a container,

I"m not sure it's an INDICATOR, with an "is" preceding.

Do I detect a hint of semantic sophistry in this clues         
explanation? Its a shame because I liked *case for* as a       
container indicator, and the surface reading is very nice. It   
would be great if *unmarried status* meant *single*. But it     
doesnt.  

Nicely disguised hidden-word clue. No problems about the conflict
on type of speech - this time [pvr]
surface needs tweaking; cryptic grammar unconventional (in that the
cryptic half doesn't produce the word directly).  i still kinda like
this clue; tied for first place.

The surface reading isn't bad, and the cryptic construction is fine
by me.  One of the best. (ke)

"pressing legal" *is* case for etc.  Just a small flaw. (jb)

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2nd place (score 73.37%) - clue 13
>From Gareth Williams <gw@fmode.demon.co.uk>

    Carol, the French maiden(6)

Votes (normalized): 29 30 33 50 60 80 90 91 93 98 100 100 100

Excellent clue - my winner.  

PWM: Nice clue.  Good use of "carol" at the beginning
to justify its capitalization in the surface reading.

Clever and efficient.

Nice (the English adjective, not the French town) clue in
all aspects.  Pleasantly deceptive use of "carol"; good
definition.

A carol is always a noun, and sing a verb AFAIK, so I see the
definition a flawed. (LM)

Solid charade, but definition was a little off word form.

Another great clue. I love the concision and the misleading     
definition.

Good well-disguised charade [pvr]

maiden != single  -- right?

I didn't think that "maiden" necessarily meant "single", but my
dictionary confirmed it.  A nice compact clue, and a joint winner on 
my ranking. (ke)

This is very nicely done, especially the definition.
If "Carol" sounded a little more French it would have
been the hands-down winner.  (jb)

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3rd place (score 62.83%) - clue 10
>From Keith Engers <kabe@iafrica.com>

    Scorch around start of lap one (6)

Votes (normalized): 20 20 29 50 50 55 60 64 70 100 100 100 100

Good cryptic part but what does the surface mean?

PWM: Another good clue.  My only quibble would be that
"around" seems to imply a *whole* lap; to go around the
*start* of a lap makes it sound like the track is in
curly-queues or something.  Still...good job.

Solid cryptic, with definition fitted nicely into the surface.
But the surface itself just doesn't work for me:  "scorch",
despite the explanation, doesn't fit in with the rest of 
the clue.

Almost - but one doesn't scorch around the start of a lap

Third and least elegant of the SINGE incl. L clues, primarily from
the lack of a surface meaning.

Great clue. Exciting surface. Sound cryptic part. Dull definition 
livened up by a cunning link to surface.


I got the impression one of the runners stood too close to the starting
pistol - fair charade [pvr]

would've been the flat-out winner, except for the fact that lap one
is the least likely time to be travelling that fast!  :-)
flawless cryptic -- tied for first place.
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4th place (score 62.72%) - clue 9
>From Robin Hosie <robin@cs.curtin.edu.au>

    Isolated base hit (6)

Votes (normalized): 20 29 40 44 50 64 69 70 73 75 82 100 100

My clue.  Be kind.

PWM: Decent double definition.  I would never have read the
surface as you indicated, though I see it now.  As a Red Sox
fan, I naturally saw it as another inept game where we 
came *that* close to being no-hit.  :-) 


An okay clue, although I imagined nothing but a sole one-bagger 
achieved over the course of nine innings instead of the
military connotation you sought.  Not too bad a pair of 
definitions, given that the noun is ultimately derived from
the adjective.


I liked this, concise, simple. Not being into baseball, I've
had to take the definition of single as read, so everyone else
will probably give it a 0! (LM)


Not being a baseball fan, I take the second definition on trust
I think I should find this very hard to crack

Short, simple double def clue.  And dull.

The baseball reference was made easier to swallow because the     
surface reads so well. But it did lose some points because of it. 
Sorry baseball fans!

I have a minor reservation on the baseball definition, but otherwise
a nice double definition especially on rereading it after the little
'hint' in the explanation [pvr]

two problems.  first, i'm not particularly fond of "isolated" defining
"single" (it can be one without the other; if it is both, webster defines
this as "solitary").  second, i like your attempt at hiding the "base hit"
meaning, except, when i read this clue, i read baseball, so it's not as
well-hidden as you might think.  i only saw the other reading when you
described your surface.  however, i wouldn't pause to come up with it
on my own, because i would've solved this clue in a second and gone on
to the next one.  but, that could be due to the fact that i'm a tigers
fan :-) so i'm still giving you a middling score.

Nice double definition.  The suggested surface reading did not occur
to me, but maybe that's because I didn't see the phrase in a
newspaper headline.  One of the winners for me. (ke)

Thanks for the surface explanation; I saw only the baseball
sense on first reading -- which nonetheless I counted as a
flaw in an international contest. (jb)

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5th place (score 62.64%) - clue 2
>From Pete Mitchell <pwm@mv.mv.com>

    Char about a pound of sole (6)

Votes (normalized): 30 40 44 45 50 50 57 60 64 82 91 100 100

I thought the abbreviation for pound was 'lb'.  Good surface. 

PWM: Abstain.

Good clue:  nice surface; "sole" serves dually in surface 
and definition.  Quibble:  "a" is extraneous to the cryptic.

Char is a fish but I still cannot make the surface work

The 'a' should probably be omitted too?

Short, sweet, almost perfect container charade with a
crisp, meaningful surface. By far the best of the three clues
with this same basic construction.  My only complaint is that 
sole doesn't "char" or blacken very well.  Try redfish.

Shame I couldnt get a good surface meaning from this. The cryptic 
part is fine apart from the redundant (and potentially misleading) 
*a* (*a pound* would give -al)

Rather a wierd fish recipe, but I don't like fish. Fair charade 
however [pvr]

nice clue, particularly the hidden def.  extraneous "a" and "of" turned
me off; i don't think "of" is an appropriate crypt-def link.

pound- > 'L' so-so.

Not bad on the surface reading, but a pity about the superfluous "a"
and "of". (ke)

Not a recipe step you'd normally consider. (jb)

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6th place (score 60.87%) - clue 3
>From David Mckeegan <d@mckeegan.u-net.com>

    The fishmonger's in Glengarry stocks sole (6)

Votes (normalized): 20 20 44 50 50 50 50 55 70 72 80 91 100 100

Liked the use of 'stocks' as a hidden word indicator. 

PWM: I don't see how the "'s" fits in the surface 
reading; whether you treat it as a possessive or as
a contraction, it seems grammatically incorrect.
Also, the leading "The" is extraneous.  I think just
"Fishmongers in Glengarry stock sole (6)" would have
been cleaner.  Decent hidden-word concept.

Nice clue.  Technically, "the" is extraneous.  Otherwise, 
both definition and indicator mesh seamlessly with the 
surface.

I'd hope so. Nice surface. Nicely disguised definition. 
Only marked down because I can't get my head around stocks
as a concealment indicator. Probably me. (LM)

Nice surface, it works. One of the best.

Conventional style drops the unnecessary 'the' but it does
improve the surface.

Very nice hidden word clue, with a great surface & indicator.

Surface reading is smooth, if astoundingly dull. The trouble with 
hidden clues is that they are often too easy, but I think this one 
is nicely misleading.

Solidly-constructed hidden-word clue with a good surface. Unfortunately
the use of GLENGARRY a proper name screams fodder. [pvr]

don't like extraneous "the".  i don't understand the "'s" in the surface.
its removal would fix the surface, but kill the cryptic.  points only
for the effort and the hidden def.

Quite a clever hidden clue.  One of my joint winners.(ke)

I'd like it a lot better if the first letter of the Hidden
word began before the apostrophe. (jb)

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7th place (score 59.58%) - clue 5
>From "Frank Heys" <frankheys@acslink.net.au>

    Glen is changing bachelor status (6)

Votes (normalized): 27 29 44 44 50 50 50 50 60 64 80 86 100 100

Good solid clue. 

PWM: As much as I frown on using proper names as
anagram fodder, this one holds together pretty well.
On the easy side, but not a bad clue.

A decent clue, though it suffers somewhat from a gratuitous
proper name (making it all to easy to spot where the cryptic
is).

Using proper names, really does make anagrams very obvious.
But solid surface and definition otherwise (LM)

Almost too simple but the nice surface salvages full marks

Good surface, definition and sound anagram clue. But proper names
almost always scream "Anagram! Anagram!"

Again, nice surface and cryptic part. Lots of points knocked off  
for wrong definition, though, which is for *singleness* or        
*singlehood*.

Glen shouts anagram fodder. Congratulations to him and his intended! [pvr]
don't like the surface.  he would be changing either his marital status,
or his status as a bachelor, but i don't feel "bachelor status" works
here.  perhaps this is a usage with which i am unfamiliar; i am sorry
if you are penalized for my ignorance.  besides, the cryptic is so-so
and the clue is a tad easy...

A simple, almost obvious anagram, with a reasonable surface.  I like
it. (ke)

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8th place (score 58.76%) - clue 15
>From "Lundon, James" <jlundon@dsc001.reo.dec.com>

    0ne found in missing lexicon (6)

Votes (normalized): 21 30 40 44 50 57 57 61 64 70 73 75 80 100

Unclear surface - how can something be found in something that's missing? 

PWM: Not bad.  Simpler than #14, which incorporates a 
more clever indicator.  Surface is a bit drab.

Solid cryptic and definition, but how can one find *anything*
in the lexicon if it's *missing*?

To be picky, how do you find something in a book you cannot find?

Hidden word clues must have GREAT surfaces to rate.  Too bad.

One what? The cryptic part is sound, but rather obvious.

Fair hidden-word clue [pvr]

one what?  unspectacular clue that still receives an okay score.

One what?  The surface reading doesn't quite make sense. (ke)

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9th place (score 56.21%) - clue 4

    One's toast has a bit of lyricism (6)

Votes (normalized): 20 27 30 40 43 50 56 57 63 75 80 90 100

While 'one' is a definition of single, 'one's' isn't.  I don't think
you can ignore the tense to suit. 

PWM: Nice clue.  Efficient and well put together.

Yes - just slightly less taut. 

Same construction as #2, and a nice surface--assuming that someone
raising a glass in a toast could possibly be "lyrical", but still
way behind the former clue.

Nice surface. Cryptic fine until you get to *bit of* for a first  
letter indicator, for which points were docked.


Poor surface - neither sort of toast bears lyricism well. Also the charade
of 'L' as 'a bit of lyricism' is a bit weak. [pvr]


a decent attempt.  however, i do not feel that "toast" is an appropriate
def. of "singe", and since the use of "toast" was the cute element on
which your clue depended, i had to reduce your score considerably.

I'm unhappy about "one's" rather than "one" as a definition.  And I
don't like "has" as a container indicator. (ke)

None better than this one.  Great surface. (jb)

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10th place (score 54.09%) - clue 11

    Room for one stool with shortened leg (6)

Votes (normalized): 0 25 30 36 40 50 57 60 63 67 75 100 100

The stool=sing is quite hard but clever.  Great surface.

PWM: I really like this clue.  It's tough, especially
its linking of the slang verbs "stool" and "sing" (btw,
Chambers doesn't list "stool" as a verb in this context,
and neither does MW9, but my Websters Unabridged does, so
I would categorize it as obscure but not unsound); but 
it excels in the way the surface and the cryptic read 
so differently.  Superb.

Tough clue, using a slangy noun form of the definition and
slangy verb forms (stool/sing), but legal nevertheless and
all very nicely put together in a harmonious package.

Stool is not a verb (at least not here)

I couldn't find "stool" as a verb. "Stool-pigeon"; "Stoolie", but
the "stool" defs were not worth repeating here!  Liked the def.

Like the definition. Unfortunately, none of my dictionaries has 
*stool* as a verb (is it US specific?). I do think *shortened leg* 
is acceptable though.

Can 'stool' be used as a verb - even so, 'sing' surely means to confess
one's own crimes rather than implicate another? [pvr] 

i've heard of a stool pigeon, but not the stand-alone verb "stool" in
this context.  someone let me know if i'm wrong.  dropping "room for"
would help surface and cryptic, imo.

I have reservations about "stool" to mean "sing".  Is it accepted
prison slang, or something?  Otherwise an interesting surface 
reading. (ke)

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11th place (score 51.26%) - clue 16

    Shirt?  No shirt?  It's all one [6]

Votes (normalized): 0 0 7 10 20 50 60 67 70 73 75 86 100 100

I don't understand this clue at all.

PWM: Very clever.  Does "It's all one" mean
"It's all the same"?  I'm unfamiliar with the 
phrase.  I think it's a bit wordy as a definition,
too.  Perhaps just "One shirt? No shirt? (6)" or

"A shirt? No shirt (6)" would be cleaner?

The "it's all one" seems to me an awkward appendage, with 
little to do with the first half of the clue.  I think I'd
have smiled kindlier on "One shirt? No shirt?".  I somehow
suspect that "singlet" may run afoul of the rule not to use
words in the cryptic etymologically related to the word being
clued, but I don't think that's all that important with this
clue.

Close but doesn't work for me

Funny surface, but marred by British provincialism.

This reads quite nicely. My only problem is with *t* meaning    
shirt.

Nice change to get a fresh charade break-down. Also lovely surface [pvr]
def. is wordy; the cryptic is a bit indirect for my tastes (although
it is clever).  still, decent clue, although i wouldn't like to see it
in a real xword.

Again, a surface reading that doesn't quite come off (unlike the
shirt).  I can't make up my mind whether "Shirt?" is enough for
singlet, but I think it's still a clever clue.(ke)

I liked this a lot.  "it's all" is somewhat long as
a link sequence. (jb)

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12th place (score 50.45%) - clue 6

    Smeared legs in unwhipped cream? (6)

Votes (normalized): 0 18 29 30 30 50 57 60 60 64 75 83 100

The unwhipped cream=single defn. is not that common here although I
have heard of it.  Loved the surface.   

PWM: I really like the surface, but I don't feel the
definition is close enough (even with the '?').

I have found "single cream" as an entry (and
the meaning leans more toward "unwhippable" than
"unwhipped"), but not "single" as a standalone noun
with this same meaning.  Still...very creative.  :-)

Marvelous cryptic and surface, but, not being in the UK, the
definition has me in the dark.

Despite being in the UK, I still am not happy with the definition
part. Unwhipped cream = single cream != Single (LM)

Fun - the '?' is well used for the indirect definition

British provincialism mars clue, and "smeared", although acceptable,
is, IMHO, an inelegant anagram indicator.

The wonderful surface reading for this clue bumped up the points. 
Its a shame about the definition being wrong. But perhaps, in    
professional baking/cooking circles, single cream is referred to  
simply as  *single*?

Definition is wrong, even in the UK. Single cream cannot usually be whipped 
up thick, but double, or even treble, cream can be left unwhipped. [pvr]

i am abstaining from voting for this clue.  this is either a dog or
a winner, depending on the validity of the definition.  however, being
an american non-user-of-cream, i'd hate to guess which.  

From my recollection of life in the UK, single cream is unwhippable
rather than unwhipped (although I love the imagery).  But the
definition is wrong.  "unwhipped cream" would give "single cream" not 
"single". (ke) 

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13th place (score 48.63%) - clue 12

    One thousand dollars in uncollected liens (6)

Votes (normalized): 0 0 21 27 40 50 50 57 71 72 73 80 90

Good clue with solid surface.  

PWM: Nice surface.  I'm a bit skeptical about
"uncollected", but I can't seem to verify it one
way or the other.  I like the concept; I just am
unfamiliar with "uncollected" meaning "uncalm",
and have found no evidence to support it.  

Excellent surface sense.

Pretty good clue in surface and definition.  Cryptic is
solid except for the iffy indicator.  I'll also quibble that
technically "liens" themselves aren't really collected;
rather, they give the holder the right to "collect" some
form of property.

I like the 'uncollected' (as in 'not gathered together' !). 

I think it loses out because the unusual word screams fodder.

Not sure about the "uncollected" as indicator in this anagram.

The cryptic part is fine, but I cant get a good surface meaning. 

*Lien*, according to my dictionaries, is the right to retain    
property in lieu of payment. Here it seems to mean *payments* or 
*benefits*.

Week anagram indicator [pvr]

"thousand dollars", w/o "a" or "one", seems a bit awkward (even though
"5G" means "5 thousand dollars".  the surface was great; i don't like
the anagram ind.

I don't accept "uncollected" as an anagram indicator.  The surface
reading is good, though.(ke)

Wonderful surface, truly weird anagram signal. (jb)

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14th place (score 42.08%) - clue 7

    Is Glen unattached!

Votes (normalized): 9 10 14 20 29 30 50 50 50 50 55 61 80 81

Unattached is a bit of a stretch for an anagram indicator for me.   
Also the surface is posed as a question and reads wrongly without one.
Glen is unattached! would be better IMHO.  


PWM: I think "unattached" is a weak anagram indicator
at best; I have found no definition that seems to imply
"rearranged".  Also, I'm personally not keen on partial
&lit clues; I like the whole clue to be the definition
and the whole clue the cryptic.

Good try at an &lit.  However, it scans less naturally than
if a question mark had been used, "unattached" is only fair
as an anagram indicator, "Glen" sticks out as likely anagram
fodder, and "is Glen" really hasn't much to do with the 
*definition* of "single".

The standard &lit attempt! The proper name makes the anagram very
obvious again. Some people dislike partial &lits a lot more than
me, but I just find that average &lits (or partials) are a lot
worse than average other clues. (LM)

No indicator

Not QUITE a &lit, but a good try.  See comment #5 as to "Glen".

Great clue. Succinct and accurate. Could have been a winner if it 
wasnt for that exclamation mark. I knocked off lots of points for 
that. Who wouldnt!

I don't think 'unattached' is an adequate anagram indicator, and again the
use of a proper name shreaks fodder [pvr]
better than #5, but still too dang easy.  i'm not fond of how the 
punctuation serves the surface reading, and i do not care much for
partial &-lits (one of crypt-def uses the whole clue, the other only
uses part.  in this case, the crypt uses the whole clue, and the def
only uses the last word.)

"unattached" surely doesn't mean re-arranged?  And I don't think the
exclamation mark is necessary, even if this was an &lit.(ke)

Too easy for a cluer to write an &lit. if the definition
is allowed to be any arbitrary part of the clue  (jb)

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15th place (score 32.88%) - clue 8

    One alone said roughly, "Do wrong, girl!"

Votes (normalized): 7 10 11 20 20 25 26 30 43 45 50 50 90

I liked this - especially in light of the recent discussion re. 
homophones in RPC.  The 'roughly' fits with the surface nicely and
prepares the solver for a less-than-exact homophone.  

PWM: Just curious...been reading the newsgroup lately?  :-)
Ummm...granted you said "roughly", but I think this 
homophone is a bit of a stretch.  So is the surface.

Um, roughly.  Very roughly.  Extremely roughly.  So roughly
that I daresay it's rather too rough to be fair, especially
the second syllable (it'd be "rough" but fairer to have gone
with "spotted sea bird" (seen gull).  To be sure, you *did* 
flag it as an "approximate homophone", but this really strays
too far from its proper pronunciation for me.

the homophone does not work for me


I'm a strong defender of less-than-perfect "sound-alike" homophones, 
but "sin-gal" is not even a sound-alike, it's a "sound-different".
The "roughly" doesn't rescue this one.

Very dodgy homophone.

I expect to get slated for this, but given the recent discussions on
homophones, I couldn't resist experimenting with an approximate [pvr]

eeesh.  you know that usenet rule "read a group for a month before
posting"?  perhaps this should be extended to entering contests.  what
have we been talking about for the past month?!?  as the instigator of
that discussion (and a proponent of "loose" sound-alikes, such as
ILL-ANNOY, I-SCREAM, and, yes, FAR-MUSSY), even i cringe at this
attempt.  with all the tension generated by that discussion, i safely
predict (and warn you) -- you're gonna get f-in' grilled!

The great homophone debate revisited.  For me, even given the
"roughly", this falls far short of a homophone.(ke)

Not sure why "alone" is necessary; it certainly doesn't
add to the surface. (jb)

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16th place (score 30.57%) - clue 17

    One, alone! (6)

Votes (normalized): 0 0 0 20 20 26 27 28 30 36 40 43 73 86

The song title is way too obscure to be a defnition of a single.  In 
fact, any song title would be IMOH. 

PWM: I think that the song title definition is a tad
obscure.  Also, since either "one" or "alone" could
define SINGLE, it feels like a redundant double definition.

Not being familiar with that musical, I guess I'll have to 
take your word for it; not knowing it, though, detracts from my
enjoyment of the clue.

No, the parts are too close

"alone" should have been capitalized for the song title meaning.


The cleverness and obscurity of this clues explanation is      
ultimately irrelevant because, at surface level, its so damned 
obvious.

I don't think using the title of an obscure song to define 'single' 
is fair - also in real-life as opposed to the music business any song
released on its own recording is a 'single' [pvr]

not quite an &lit; not quite a double-def; not at all satisfying.

Even if the music business would call it a "single" its too abstruse
for ordinary solvers like me. (ke)

The Broadway definition, in addition to being too obscure,
also needs an 'e.g.' (jb)

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17th place (score 14.23%) - clue 1

    Sin added Leg bye to the Batmans' score.

Votes (normalized): 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 25 30 50 60

Why capitalise Leg and Batman?  Bye has no cryptic importance but is
needed for the surface.  No apostrophe in Batman's.  No anagram
indicator for leg.  Too many violations to garner a good score I'm 
afraid. 

PWM: I don't understand the surface, and I find the
cryptic elements unsound.  I don't see how "added" is
an anagram indicator, nor why it resides between two
pieces of fodder.  Also, "leg" is overburdoned in that
it is part of the fodder and part of the definition.
I plead ignorance with regards to the definition, though
I thought that it was "batsman", not "batman" in cricket.
Proper clue format includes an enumeration "(6)", and
has no final punctuation unless it is a '!' (&lit) or
'?' (pun or other liberty taken).


Awful, as far as I'm concerned.  The surface makes virtually
no sense at all to me, even *with* the explanation.  "Added"
qualifies as an anagram indicator?!  Not in my book!


No need to use the word 'sin'. Also you can easily score several
leg byes at once, I don't believe the single=leg bye defn. (LM) 


Poor surface unless Sin happens to be a chinese bowler?
'added' is not an anagram indicator

Who is Sin? I don't buy "added" as an anagram indicator. 
Your explanation properly says "Batsman", but your clue says
"Batmans".  Lose the period.  Add an enumeration.
Other than that, not too bad (-;

A rather confused clue. *added* is not a good anag indicator. Those 
unnecessary capitals, the lack of apostrophe, and the cricket theme 
meant it 1)had to be marked low. Better luck next time.


There is no charade for SIN - not too great a penalty, for this 
however, as an &lit 'SIN ADDED' is superfluous, even misleading.
Also, if you are using the cricketing surface it should be "BATSMAN'S" [pvr]

minor problems: omission of the apostrophe; omission of the enumeration;
inclusion of the stop.
inelegancies : "sin" not coded; capitalization of "batman" and "leg"
(i think); overlap of cryptic and def. halves.
major problems: "added" as an anagram indicator; surface, particularly
the word "sin".

Who or what is "Sin", he asked virtuously.  I don't consider "added"
as an anagram indicator - "addled" maybe. And I still can't find any
proper definition. (ke)

A plausible definition might be
"leg bye that's added to the batsman's score", rather
than the way it appears here. (jb)

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BONUS CLUES
 18th place (score 0.00%) - clue 18

    Forty-five and not married? (6)

Votes (normalized): none

Too bad this wasn't an official clue; I really quite enjoyed
it.

This is the best clue of the whole lot by a long way in my
opinion. Really shouldn't have been a bonus clue! (LM)

Nice!

Wonderful clue that would have been up there in the top 2 or 3 if 
it was an entry.

Definitely an oldster cluer! Good double definition [pvr]
if "forty-five" -> "single" is legimately direct (i.e. doesn't require
an intermediate "45"), this would've been my easy pick for first.

you could use "45" in the clue and i'd still love it -- is the '?'
really necessary?

Why is this a bonus clue?  I think it's one of the very best. (ke)

A great clue; nor do I think "forty-five" is a ?able
definition of single. (jb)

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18th place (score 0.00%) - clue 19

    Premarital sex and endless merriment? (6)

Votes (normalized): none

Explanaion's remark is well-taken; too, the "sin" part of 
the cryptic probably depends on one's moral outlook.

Not an &lit
Your def is better as 'pre-marital = single' 

I think -- even if that is a stretch?

I don't buy the definition reading of the erstwhile &lit.

(Sigh) I remember those days too...

Don't agree with the definition? [pvr]

crypt for "sin" needs "for example", imo.

In this day and age, is premarital sex still regarded as a sin? 
And the definition, as the author concedes is of "single life" 
rather than "single". (ke)

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18th place (score 0.00%) -  clue 20

    Cousin Glenn has one (6)   

Votes (normalized): none

PWM: Well,I should *hope* so...  ;-)

OK but not great

Good, sound hidden clue.

Obvious warning about the use of names as fodder [pvr]

one what?

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18th place (score 0.00%) - clue 21

    Leg-break follows wrong 'un (6)

Votes (normalized): none

PWM: A bit awkward.

No doubt a much more enjoyable clue if one follows cricket.

Interesting but surface doesn't quite fit.
wrong 'un is normally a villain, not a bad ball?

Too complex and surface is weak

I think I know why this one was submitted as a bonus!

This would be a *great* clue in a UK crossword.

Good clue for a cricket magazine's crossword [pvr]

i don't know a thing about cricket.  if everything you say is true,
this is a spectacular clue.  i leave it for others to judge.

OK I guess, but a bit ordinary. (ke)

By contrast with #101, here a '?' is surely called for,
because of the contraction in the definition. (jb)

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18th place (score 0.00%) - clue 22

    Furious storm after mistake-- missing a dollar bill (6)

Votes (normalized): none

PWM: I think "mistake" doesn't quite capture the same
essence that "sin" does.  One does not necessarily imply
the other.

"Storm" meant figuratively, I assume; even then, it seems
like an awful fuss for just a buck.

Is a SIN a "mistake"?  Mine are usually deliberate!  Good clue.

Good surface - not sure about the defs for *gale* and *sin*,   
though.

A mistake is not a sin if it's genuine. Surely sin requires
a modicum of pre-deliberation? [pvr]

cryptic is too indirect and involved.  

two halves of surface seem unrelated.

"Sin" for "mistake" is stretching things a bit.  Otherwise, a 
reasonable clue with a good surface.

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18th place (score 0.00%) - clue 23

    One mathematical function has global extrema (6)

Votes (normalized): none

PWM: Very cute.  :-)

Good if nerdy clue; is "global" as good a fit as, say,
"geometrical"

I'm not sure that 'global' has a mathematical meaning, but I'm
sure Kevin will correct me if I'm wrong? (MODERATOR'S NOTE: It's Kevin's
clue, and yes, it is a perfectly sound mathematical statement.)

what does it mean?

I like this clue a lot.  Had they not been bonus clues, I would
have ranked this clue and no. 101 ahead of all the others.(ke)

Excellent.

Promising. Might be tuned up a bit as in...

Only one mathematical function captures geometrical extrema (6) 

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