From: kennedy@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (Ralph Kennedy)
Subject: ACC13 Clues    *SPOILER*
Organization: crosswords
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:11:36 GMT


SEPARATE
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     The quality of the clues was very good, and I had
an extremely hard time forcing myself to select a winner.
This is not all that surprising, since it is common
knowledge that an easy way to get rid of me for a half an
hour at a party is to put me in front of the record
collection and demand that I choose the next selection.
Nevertheless, a choice had to be made, so I ended up
with:

	She was heartless, entrapping Arkansas head to leave wife (8).

	[(SHE heartless = SE) + (entrapping AR, PATE); to leave wife = defn;
	  referring to our new President and his earlier episodes with
          Ms. Flowers]

A very nice clue.  It reads well, makes sense, and is
even topical.  Pretty nice cryptic too.  First place,
Tom Deneau (tomd@cayman.amd.com).

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Taking it from the rear (a character of Greek sexual abuses) leads to divorce
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          rev.          (       ETA          +    RAPES    )     =      def.

A bit on the wordy side, but nevertheless a very clever and
entertaining clue.  In the interests of accuracy, I think the
surface reading could be improved by changing "leads to" to
"can lead to".  In the same vein, "abuses" is a bit judgmental
in the surface reading.  :-)  Second place to Guy Jacobson
(guy@ulysses.att.com).

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	Split up, look inside, get a rape suspect, and return (8)

	  def.       hidden    (ET A RAPE S)        backwards

     A very nice clue.  Surface meaning a bit contrived,
but it works.  Honorable mention.

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	Move apart, see? (8)

[SEPARATE = anagram (move) APART SEE] -- an overlapping &lit!

     I'm not sure if this technically qualifies as
a 100% &lit; but whether or not it does, I still
like the clue.  Honorable mention.

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English sailor with parrots heads west for divorce.

E        TAR          APES      rev           def.
(This has to be an across clue.)

Surface reading is a bit forced, but it works.
A very nice cryptic.  Honorable mention.

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Other clues in no particular order:
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Split ends?  Tease apart tangles! (8)
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def.          EASE  PART  anag.

I'm not all that comfortable with the use of "ends"
here, but I still find this clue intriguing.

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Bugs ate spare filter (8)

     (anagram)  (defn)      (Filter, the verb, meaning to
			     separate matter with different properties)

I'm not too happy with the anagram indicator.  I'd go
for "bugged," but not "bugs."

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Individual torn apart in diocese  (8)

Individual = separate
torn apart  =  PARAT  in diocese = SEE

I like the cryptic a lot.  The surface
reading is a little shaky, but ok.

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Somehow apes measure distance (8)

Anag of APES+RATE = distance (as a verb) = separate

I'm lukewarm about the anagram indicator, the use of "measure,"
and the mental image of a bunch of simian surveyors.  Not bad,
I'm just lukewarm, is all.

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  Distanced in score, they curse par at eighth hole. (8)
  ^^^^^^^^^                   ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^
  definition 

Not too bad in the reading, but quite a few extra words.
One improvement might be "...curse par at eight (8)".
It doesn't sound any worse than before (and TV golf
announcers do say "at eight", "at nine", etc)., and it
eliminates one of the words that aren't doing anything.
Still too many extras for a hidden word, though.

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Divide 6 times the pets' area so that the asp eater can see a part
of the step area and the pear seat - else you are paste ! (8)

divide = separate
divide = anagram indicator
6 anagrams (take your pick):
      pets area; asp eater; see a part; step area; pear seat; are paste.

Well, you can't use the same physical word as both the anagram
indicator and the definition.  An amusing idea otherwise, though.

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Divide monkeys up to assess value.

Explanation :	"Divide" (defn.);
		"monkeys up" = APES reversed;
		"to assess value" = defn. of "RATE"

Pretty good charade.  Surface reading is a bit off the wall,
but certainly acceptable.

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Withdraw when you notice a trap set inside.(8)
   |                |      |     |     |      
(defn. )          (SEE) (ATRAP anag.)  |
                  ( SE + PARAT + E  )<-|

Reads well, but "set" doesn't suggest anagram to me.

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	Parakeets heartlessly moved apart (8)
	 [PARAKEETS-K, anag]

Nice short clue.

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	Moving tees restricted average score by one individual (8)
	 [TEES anag. around PAR+A; individual=defn.]

Nice cryptic, but you lost me on the surface meaning.


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