Cryptic Contest - Results posted

[Suspence]

Zag has sent, as has Quailman. I'll extend the deadline til noon tomorrow (GMT -4) since I need to go to bed now anyway.

Hopefully that will help Thok and groza.
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[Elethiomel]

There's no reason not to welcome partial submissions. Even though they will be handicapped in the contest for the overall victory, they can win medals for individual clues.

I'm looking forward to see the submissions, I expect a lot of great clues.

[Suspence]

I very much agree.

We'll award three medals for each individual solution, three for the highest scoring individual clues overall, and three overall medals based on combined score from all clues.

Partial submissions are definitely encouraged if full submissions aren't possible in the time frame.
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[Suspence]

I've got a partial list from Thok, who had to head off to work.

I'll be posting what I have at noon. Only 2.5 hours remaining for revisions/submissions.
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[Suspence]

Here are the submitted clues. As I mentioned, I did receive a partial list from one user, so some solutions have 8 clues, while others have 9.

ALTERNATE
Switch off with wings on seabird
Mad lantern swallowed other choice.
At the age of seven, Capone was told to grow older every second.
Fashionably late nurse enjoyed every second.
Take turns with backup. 
A large sea swallow swallowed its replacement. 
After a late start, second bird devoured the other.
Replacement switch -- back and forth 
Every other neat clue

BERATED
Criticized debater!
Judge, being in a flower garden, is raked over the coals.
Moderated without hesitation.
Judged by Apidae? I heard it was degrading. 
Castigated member at educational department.
Harshly criticized a flustered debater!
Told a thing or two about what will happen to these clues
Scold judge in the sack
Jumped all over bed with speed 

CHUTZPAH
Chaperone shredded corset
Famous thai meditation master overwhelms blithering idiot with unbelievable insolence. 
Obviously bold chap is confused about Lionel the lawyer
Brass hutch? Zap that mess. 
Fiendishly hatch puzzle without lesbian insolence 
Vietnamese people express disgust about zealous leader's arrogance.
Zach put hard nuts in mouth
Brass quarters (cast in the Czech Republic) used to signal disgust.

DECADENT
Becoming focused on promotion of self-indulgence!
Ten serious dings in the finish? It sounds as if decay has set in. 
Immoral spot in the 60’s, for example
Audi, oddly indecent! 
A long time after the Old Testament came the self-indulgent
Immoral books from ten years earlier
Indecent; indicative of an era.
Depraved years prior to the Greek Scriptures.

FORK
Branch provides two candidates for the Head of Billing.
Attack the king and queen at once and split
Where Frank could exchange copyright to make money or handle for trident
Attack pieces of a branch 
Tool concealed by a leaf or kilt.
Even if you rake, this tool for spearing olives is required. 
The Knight's weapon of choice? 
At this point you need to choose between a German's and a Brit's temperature scale. 
Utensil for Henry VIII or Louis XVI

INCANDESCENT
Red-hot, evil, indecent scan. 
Shiny tin can loses its lid before fall.
Red-hot South American roots. 
In lights without light, money glowing.
Shining knight trapped in Indian raid.
Extremely bright man of South American lineage.
Glowing heatedly in fire line
Brilliant! Passage to the basement in the bathroom. 
Shining example of Atahuallpa's downfall

MNEMONIC
Cappuccino men make extracts to recall and aid in remembering. 
"Mind needs easily memorized orthographic notions" indicates clue!
Immersed in the reverse sequence of Fibonacci, no men master a code to remember.
Cue my first clown Nick mostly
Initials of memorable neoterism come in handy!
Ray crossed out acronym: "Mine Collapse. Lest We Forget!"
Monica follows bad men without a thing to remember 
Memorize names enlisting mechanism of newly imagined catchphrases!

PHILANDER
Flirt with the residents of Buckingham Palace
First Australian yellow jersey holder ditches kid to mess around with lots of women.
Flirt with mostly Phil and Erma
Satisfy desire to keep initiating heterosexual illicit liaisons.
Little English Prince and the Queen have an affair
Elicit ultimate pleasure from hard penile workout!
I'd plan her fooling around! 
Carry-on show's doctor with emergency room. 

ZOOLOGIST
The noise an anteater makes around melting igloos or Jack Hanna.
Eager beaver student spent a month repairing broken gizmo tools. 
Animal observer abandoned igloo, intercepting bovine crossing street.
Egg collector follows snoring to elephant keeper
Glitz, gets oddly odorous and disturbed by searches for new species 
Useless tug's oil oozes out in Darwin, for example
With unending booze, back list of data, I start, artlessly, to be a student of fauna. 
Deschanel has lost you. Old wood is taken first to vet?

Country
Newly created nation-state escaping succinct attention, typically. (7) ESTONIA
"Oh, to sell part of it back... Since our homeland is surrounded by South Africans!" (7) LESOTHO
An island in the pacific has the vista I want. (6) TAIWAN
Nation's firm refusal to harbor rebel leader (6) NORWAY
Small country dominated by mountains and sentient rocks after the corruption of Chile. (13) LIECHTENSTEIN
South of Libya is notorious for hanging. (4) CHAD
Remaining country (4) TOGO
Middle-Eastern nation launches an attack on enemy. (5) YEMEN
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[Suspence]

If you would like clarification on any clues, please PM me. Most users provided explanations. If they have not, I will PM the original writer for information.

Let's set the deadline for votes to be sent as 11:59pm on 8/6 (GMT -4)

After reviewing the clues, use the template below to rank them. Just copy paste the clue into the Gold, Silver, or Bronze position. You may not include your own submission anywhere in the rankings.

I will then tabulate the scores, awarding 3 points for Gold, 2 for Silver, 1 for Bronze, and 0 for any clues that miss the podium.

We'll award the top three scores for each solution, the top three scoring clues overall, and the top three users in total score.

ALTERNATE
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BERATED
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CHUTZPAH
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DECADENT
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FORK
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INCANDESCENT
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MNEMONIC
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PHILANDER
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ZOOLOGIST
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Country
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[Elethiomel]

Some amazing clues here.

[novice]

Yeah, and so much variety... It will be very hard to place my votes.

[Suspence]

Is it wrong that I'm consistently drawn toward voting for the clues that are most similar to my own?

Fighting that urge as I try to vote...
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[Suspence]

I've completed my rankings...that was tough.

I am currently in last place
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[Amb]

There are a couple of clues I don't 'get' yet. Perhaps the definitions might be a good idea?

Edit: Actually I'm figuring out gradually. There is one clue with an error that could perhaps be disqualified? I'll PM it later.

[Suspence]

I believe I saw that one...actually I thought I saw two, but it could be that I just am understanding it wrong.

I was weighing the idea of explanations but I think I'd like to keep it as is...ultimately, if you can't work one out, let me know via PM.
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[Elethiomel]

I have seen several. But not voting for those clues is perhaps sufficient sanction.

[Suspence]

Yeah, no need for disqualification. If you think a clue doesn't work, not voting for it is enough.

Bad clues will be BERATED afterwards too, for additional punishment.
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[Quailman]

There's one that pretty obviously clues a completely different word. There are several a lot that I just haven't unraveled yet.

[Quailman]

I just noticed that I sent a jumble of two possibilities for one clue, and it doesn't work. Oops! No votes for that one.

[novice]

Maybe we can have the explanations after voting.

Should voting happen secretly by PM?

[Suspence]

Yes, I thought I had said that, but looking back, I guess not.

Please submit all votes via PM. I look forward to a lively explanation/critique session after the medals ceremony.
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[Amb]

Can you post the answers to the country ones in invisible text. There is one that I think I know, but I don't totally get the clue. Would hate to think the answer was Elbonia, when it was actually NeverneverLand.

[Suspence]

Sure...done. I hope I got them all right, not everyone sent me the answer.

As an aside, the inspiration for PHILANDER was Dennis Rodman's father. He has 29 children by 16 women, and his first name is Philander. How's that for a double definition?

Rodman's dad does what Rodman's dad does. (9)
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[Thok]

No, you just need "Rodman's Dad! (9)"

[Zag]

[Suspence]

If you need explanations for any of these, please PM me. I have explanations for most.
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[3iff]

Choices sent. Some difficult decisions.

Lots of clues I didn't understand...which ruled them out for a podium place. I would appreciate an explanation for all the clues when the game is over. At least some of the experts here also had problems with some clues so that makes me feel a bit better.

[Suspence]

We have a tie for first after 3 rounds of votes in the overall, and a fairly large gap between those two and 3rd place.

No clue has received all 3 gold medals. We do have two clues that have been awarded G-G-S.

We have one solution where 7 different clues have been awarded by the 9 votes submitted.
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[Suspence]

Ties in the final medal positions will be broken by the number of the more valuable medals.

If two contestants tie in the overall scores, the one who has more gold medals wins. If they have the same number of gold medals, the one with more silver medals wins.

If there is an exact tie, the contestants will fight to the death to decide the winner. Erm, scratch that...I'll just award two medals of the same value in that scenario, unless it's the overall gold medal. We'll need a clear overall winner, so maybe we'll go to a one word sudden-death clue-off.
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[Zag]

Whoa, I still haven't sent in my votes. I didn't know you were rushing this part of the competition.
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[Suspence]

I'm not rushing it...I'm just enjoying my handy-dandy scoresheet and posting generic updates. Votes aren't due til the end of Monday. You have plenty of time.

Here's another generic update: 4 votes in - 78% of clues have received at least one vote.
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[3iff]

I guess he's just getting excited. You have a few days yet.

[Amb]

My votes are in. I'm glad I asked about one clue I didn't get, because it jumped up to 1st or 2nd once I understood it

[Vagrant]

Votes sent.

Voting turned out a lot more difficult than I expected. Some really good clues didn't get anything because I could only give three medals and at least one not so good clue got a medal because there wasn't anything better.

[Jack_Ian]

Votes Sent.

[Suspence]

Votes are due today. We really need everyone who submitted entries to vote...
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[Zag]

Hmm. Sorry. It's not going to happen -- certainly not today. Don't wait for me, though; I'm not expecting to have the free time any time soon.
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[Suspence]

Hmm...that may skew the scoring somewhat. When do you think you could provide scores? I'll have to extend the deadline, or figure out another way.
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[groza528]

As another option, I'm voting anyway and I didn't end up having time to submit clues of my own. If Zag doesn't think he can get anything in soon, we can count my votes for him, and if I voted for any of his clues (likely) then just have me add another vote for those words.
Provided that's ok with everyone involved, esp. Zag.

[Suspence]

That would work for me...we'll see what Zag thinks.
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[Zag]

That works for me. I gladly give groza my proxy.

Edit: Oh -- to be fair, he shouldn't be allowed to vote for any of mine. (Right? We weren't allowed to vote for our own?)
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[Suspence]

Yes, that works if groza doesn't vote for Zag's. Groza, pehaps you can nominate a 4th place finisher for each clue, and I can move them up as needed. The other option is I can forward you Zag's list, so you remove them from your scoring. Either way, just let me know.
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[Suspence]

Sent Zag's list to groza so he could avoid them while voting.

Going to sleep, hopefully I'll have groza's votes tomorrow AM. I'll post the results and the discussions can begin.
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