From: kennedy@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (Ralph Kennedy)
Subject: PCWC2 Ballot
Organization: crosswords
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:47:46 GMT


 			PCWC 2 Ballot

The clues for PCWC 2 are all in.  It's time to vote for your favorites.
(Both clue submitters and non-submitters are allowed to vote.)  The
remaining relevant dates for PCWC 2 are:

  Monday    19 October 23:59 MST   Deadline for receipt of PCWC 2 votes
  Wednesday 21 October or sooner   I'll post an annotated list of the
                                   best-loved clues for PCWC 2.

This post is divided into three parts.

 1) a list of all the clues for the word without explanations
 2) the same list annotated with the author's explanations
 3) instructions on how to vote, and on the scoring

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ALL CLUES, WITHOUT EXPLANATIONS

 1.  To sumarize, adjust utile cap and speed about (12)

 2.  In summary, this apt clue I rate as confused (12)

 3.  Sum up a clue? It's used with strange patter (12)

 4.  To summarize, mayhem seizes Israeli beach (12)

 5.  Tell us about the hat; it sounds like you should tell us again! (12)

 6.  An encore from Tell got to end it properly (12)

 7.  Review a picture shot recently (12)

 8.  To tell about, covering the subject usually very briefly (12)

 9.  To sum up, adjust lace-up attire (12)

10.  Review scattering of tau particle and electron (12)

11.  Tell tale about mixed up Act I, and summarize (12)



ALL CLUES FOR 'RECAPITULATE' WITH AUTHORS' EXPLANATIONS

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1.  To sumarize, adjust utile cap and speed about (12)

        Summarize = recapitulate; anag. "utile cap" 
        and surround it with "rate" (speed)

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2.  In summary, this apt clue I rate as confused (12)

	 In summary == definition of recapitulate
         as confused == anagram indicator
         apt clue I rate == anagram of recapitulate
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3.  Sum up a clue? It's used with strange patter (12)

    a+clue+it+patter (anag) =recapitulate
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4.  To summarize, mayhem seizes Israeli beach (12)

        RECAPITULATE (To summarize) = anagram (mayhem) CAPTURE+EILAT (seizes +
         Israeli beach)
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5.  Tell us about the hat; it sounds like you should should tell us again! (12)


       RELATE surrounding  CAP + IT + U    tell us again = recapitulate
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6.  An encore from Tell got to end it properly (12)

        encore (verb) = definition
        *Tell* (to be read as the opera *William*Tell*) = RELATE
        got(included) CAPITU:
          CAP = to end; IT; U = properly (colloquial)
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7.  Review a picture shot recently (12)

        Review = definition; APICTURE anag + LATE (recently)
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8.  To tell about, covering the subject usually very briefly (12)

        RELATE around [CAP + IT + U(sually)] & lit.
        RELATE="to tell";  around="about";  CAP="covering";
        IT="the subject";  U="usually very briefly"
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9.  To sum up, adjust lace-up attire (12)

    "To sum up" is the definition.  "Lace-up
        attire" anagrams to recapitualte, as
        indicated by "adjust".
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10.  Review scattering of tau particle and electron (12)

        Review = recapitulate
        "scattering of" indicates anagram
        E is symbol of electron
        TAU PARTICLE + E  -->  RECAPITULATE
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11.  Tell tale about mixed up Act I, and summarize (12)

	Tell tale = RELATE
	about (around) mixed (anagram of) UP ACT I 
	= RE(CAPITU)LATE
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VOTING:

In this posting all the submitted clues are identified by a single
number.  To vote, send me a piece of Email that looks something like
this:

Kind moderator,

Here's how I felt about the entries to PCWC 2

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3 7
5 4 1
8 2 6
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         E. Pluribus 

         e@pluribus.unum.edu


This specifies a partial ranking of the clue numbers, with

3 = 7 > 5 = 4 = 1 > 8 = 2 = 6 

The first line contains the numbers of the clues you like best; the
second line those you like second best, etc.  Within a line, list
clues numbers that you like about equally well in any order.  Any clue
numbers that don't appear in your ranking will be added at the end on
a line by themselves; all equal and worse than any that you did list.
The number of lines is up to you: if there are 10 clues, for example,
you can have up to ten lines.  If you are lazy, you can just send me
a single number of the clue you like best; note, however, that the
greater an effort you make to differentiate between all the clues, the
more accurate the results will be.  If you list a number more than once,
you will be sent to the farm, immediately.

Should you wish to make critical comments regarding any or all of the
clues, your comments will be sent along to the authors anonymously
provided everything is clearly divided by clue and you don't present
the kind moderator with an editing nightmare.

Please note that the lines with clue numbers in your voting should be
bracketed by lines with only dashes, to facilitate automatic
tabulation of the scores.

Both clue submitters and non-submitters are allowed to vote.  You ARE
allowed to vote for your own clue, but please try to be honest.  Of
course, one vote per person; DON'T use multiple accounts or aliases to
stuff the ballot box or encourage your cronies and cohorts to vote for
your clue just so you can win.

SCORING:

The scoring will be as in tournaments, with 1 point for each better
ranking and 1/2 point for a tie.  So, for example, based only on the
votes of E. Pluribus above, the scoring (assuming there were 8 entries)
would be

Clue  Pts.
 1     4
 2     1
 3     6 1/2
 4     4
 5     4
 6     1
 7     6 1/2
 8     1

The total scores will be the sum of the scores from all voters.  The
moderator does not vote.

--Ralph Kennedy      {ames,gatech,husc6,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!kennedy
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