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  • ASCWC 271: clue FUN by February 14

    From Mark Iredell@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 6 18:54:03 2022
    Welcome to Another Simple Clue Writing Contest, edition #271. Thanks to Bob Nichols for moderating #270.

    The very first published crossword puzzle had a starter word FUN already written in without a clue for it. Now is the time to produce that missing clue, indeed a cryptic clue. To enter ASCWC 271, please compose and post here by February 14 up to three
    cryptic clues for FUN. Bonus clues are also welcome.

    Ref: https://lithub.com/can-you-solve-the-very-first-published-crossword-puzzle/

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  • From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 7 04:50:01 2022
    FUN:

    Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)

    Luciano

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  • From Duke@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 7 16:48:05 2022
    Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)

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  • From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 8 07:31:14 2022
    FUN:

    Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)

    Luciano

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  • From Duke@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 9 10:27:52 2022
    Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 10 18:49:49 2022
    Fair dos! (3)

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  • From Bob Nichols@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 11 19:00:36 2022
    Good time to play trick (3)

    Sport which is kind of fair (3)

    Junketing money is a penny short (3)

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    Bob Nichols
    (for e-mail remove .invalid)

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  • From Steve = : ^ )@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 11 20:28:38 2022
    On Monday, 7 February 2022 at 1:54:10 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:
    To enter ASCWC 271, please compose and post here by February 14 up to three cryptic clues for FUN. Bonus clues are also welcome.

    King of funk shunned R & R (3)

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  • From Mark Iredell@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 17 08:28:17 2022
    Here are the clues and interpretations for ASCWC 271, which all lead to FUN. I’ll judge in a couple days.

    Luciano:
    Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)
    in toFU+Noodles; def = enjoyment

    Duke:
    Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)
    FUNk; def = pleasure

    Luciano:
    Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)
    in iF+UNspectacular; def = pleasant

    Duke:
    Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)
    in stafF+UNderground; def = diversion

    David A:
    Fair dos! (3)
    cryptic definition for doings at a fair; surface is expression meaning “fair’s fair”

    Bob Nichols:
    Good time to play trick (3)
    double definition, noun and verb

    Bob Nichols:
    Sport which is kind of fair (3)
    double definition, referring to a funfair

    Bob Nichols:
    Junketing money is a penny short (3)
    FUNd; def = junketing

    Steve:
    King of funk shunned R & R (3)
    FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface it’s rock and roll)

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  • From Bob Nichols@21:1/5 to Mark Iredell on Thu Feb 17 17:47:18 2022
    On 2022-02-17 Thu 08:28:17 -0800, Mark Iredell wrote:
    Good time to play trick (3)
    double definition, noun and verb

    That would work too, but I actually intended a triple definition.

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    Bob Nichols
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  • From Mark Iredell@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 19 04:59:30 2022
    Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.

    Luciano:
    Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)
    in toFU+Noodles; def = enjoyment
    I should try that sometime; I tend to combine tofu and rice which is more like fur I guess.

    Duke:
    Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)
    FUNk; def = pleasure
    Funk is related enough to soul to make this work. The simple pleasures are the best.

    Luciano:
    Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)
    in iF+UNspectacular; def = pleasant
    Smooth surface and nice switching houses. I’d rather live in a pleasant house than a spectacular one.

    Duke:
    Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)
    in stafF+UNderground; def = diversion
    Tight consistent surface achieved, especially in a crisis.

    David A:
    Fair dos! (3)
    cryptic definition for doings at a fair; surface is expression meaning “fair’s fair”
    I didn’t know this expression, but fair dos after all my Americanisms.

    Bob Nichols:
    Good time to play trick (3)
    triple definition, noun, noun, and verb
    This worked as a double definition also. Always nice to define different parts of speech.

    Bob Nichols:
    Sport which is kind of fair (3)
    double definition, referring to a funfair
    Good switch on the part of speech of fair in the surface.

    Bob Nichols:
    Junketing money is a penny short (3)
    FUNd; def = junketing
    This was going to be a pretty cheap junket if one penny short makes a difference.

    Steve:
    King of funk shunned R & R (3)
    FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface it’s rock and roll)
    Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction.

    All entries were dandy and doable. I choose Steve’s battle of the musical genres as the winner. And David’s fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.

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  • From Steve = : ^ )@21:1/5 to welli...@verizon.net on Sat Feb 19 16:46:27 2022
    On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 11:59:32 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:
    Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.

    Steve:
    King of funk shunned R & R (3)
    FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface it’s rock and roll)
    Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction.

    Yes, James Brown was generally considered, and sometimes called, the king of funk.

    All entries were dandy and doable. I choose Steve’s battle of the musical genres as the winner. And David’s fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.

    You're too kind. I'm afraid that, sadly for a man of my age, I have too many commitments to be able to moderate the next competition anytime in the foreseeable future. Bueller?

    Thanks for a fun contest.

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 22 17:14:17 2022
    On Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 9:16:29 PM UTC-3:30, Steve = : ^ ) wrote:
    On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 11:59:32 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:
    Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.
    Steve:
    King of funk shunned R & R (3)
    FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface it’s rock and roll) Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction.
    Yes, James Brown was generally considered, and sometimes called, the king of funk.
    All entries were dandy and doable. I choose Steve’s battle of the musical genres as the winner. And David’s fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.
    You're too kind. I'm afraid that, sadly for a man of my age, I have too many commitments to be able to moderate the next competition anytime in the foreseeable future. Bueller?

    Thanks for a fun contest.
    I too am snowed under, but I rather like Luciano's Pleasant if unspectacular houses, so I defer to Luciano for ASCWC 272. Thanks, everyone.

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