| GENERAL | ENTERTAINMENT | TOPICAL | PEOPLES NAMES | OTHER NAMES |
| MEDIUM LENGTH | ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE | LONG | SPECIAL | RUDE |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 33 | Dreaming about death ~ due to a bad nightmare. |
2 | Tony Crafter | 22 | They’re bad news = Debts anywhere. |
3 | Rick Rothstein | 16 | An emeritus professor = Famous person retires. |
4 | David Bourke | 15 | Speaking in a rather silly foreign accent = Talking Spanish in France, Italy, or Greece. |
5 | Rosie Perera | 14 | Bitter divorce proceedings = Poor bride gets nice verdict. |
6 | Christopher Sturdy | 13 | A tricky user is ~ a security risk. |
6 | Dharam Khalsa | 13 | A home observatory = Oh boy, a star over me! |
8 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 10 | Living beyond your means = I ruled by saving no money. |
9 | Adie Pena | 9 | Kleptomaniacal = A mall in a pocket? |
10 | View | 8 | Gee, a SMS ~ message! |
11 | Ellie Dent | 4 | The religious festival ~ features holiest vigil. |
12 | Scott Gardner | 1 | Senior prom date = Person to admire. |
13 | Hans-Peter Reich | 0 | Cost reduction at a hair stylist = Consider it cut (to salary, that is!) |
Total points: | 158 | from 28 votes (DFE factor: 0.464) |
1 | Ellie Dent | 34 | Agatha Christie's 'Mysterious Affair at Styles' = As a first case for my sleuth, I say it's a great hit! |
2 | Scott Gardner | 32 | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There = The touching tale of a gal's hikes through Wonderland. |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 31 | The Harry Potter series' final movies = A hero inspires for the very last time. |
4 | View | 15 | The 'Alice in Wonderland' story = A child enters inane toy-world. |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 15 | William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' = Ah, witches make pals miserable! |
6 | Tony Crafter | 12 | William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' ~ whimpers, "Hell, I am a basket-case!" |
7 | Adie Pena | 8 | Host Conan O'Brien ~ on TBS. A nice honor! |
8 | David Bourke | 7 | Kimberly Noel Kardashian = I only had remarkable skin! |
9 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 6 | 'How to Train Your Dragon' = No-tooth guy and warrior. |
Total points: | 160 | from 28 votes (DFE factor: 0.321) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 26 | Poland's president = Plane's drop ends it. |
2 | Dharam Khalsa | 25 | Muslim group warns 'South Park' creators of death = Results USA authors draw from mocking a prophet. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award) |
3 | Ellie Dent | 21 | Chaos: havoc on airlines = Ooh! Volcanic ash is near! |
4 | Tony Crafter | 18 | Personal holiday travel insurance = An ash-peril is naturally covered... no? |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 15 | Lose the late President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski ~ in plane crash that killed dozens of key Poles etc. |
6 | Scott Gardner | 14 | Iceland volcano = Lava in cold cone. |
7 | David Bourke | 13 | Dreaming about a better life = Labour, bitter in mega defeat! |
8 | Rosie Perera | 11 | Obama signs nuclear arms treaty ~ as arrangement to calm Russia by. |
9 | Adie Pena | 3 | The Polish president is killed in plane crash = Lech and his nine people perish. It's still dark. |
10 | View | 2 | The largest Icelandic volcano = Local coned site retching lava! |
11 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 1 | The Boston and London Marathons = Both handle mass on trot ... on and on! |
Total points: | 149 | from 27 votes (DFE factor: 0.407) |
1 | Adie Pena | 32 | The U.S. President Obama = I'm not a desperate Bush! |
2 | Tony Crafter | 30 | Susan Magdalane Boyle = Sadly, so unmanageable. |
3 | Dharam Khalsa | 27 | Professional golfer Tiger Woods = Portfolio of seasoned girls grew. |
4 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 22 | Manuel Noriega = Genuine amoral. |
5 | Ellie Dent | 14 | Edith Wharton, an author(ess) = Ah, another word enthusiast! |
6 | David Bourke | 12 | His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone = Celibate Christian, so romance reined-in! |
7 | View | 4 | Mister Carlos Slim Helu = I, richest male, roll sums. |
8 | Nikola Zivanovic | 3 | Serbian football player Milos Krasic = Profitable CSKA salary - more billions! |
Total points: | 144 | from 26 votes (DFE factor: 0.308) |
1 | View | 36 | Great city of London = Only detraction - fog. |
2 | David Bourke | 31 | The Liberal Democrats' manifesto = "Hot damn! Let's fabricate more lies!" |
3 | Christopher Sturdy | 26 | Written to ~ on Twitter. |
4 | Ellie Dent | 16 | A Decree Absolute = See a tear? Could be... |
5 | Adie Pena | 12 | Area Fifty-One, Southern Nevada = Never heard of an UFO at any site. |
5 | Tony Crafter | 12 | The League Against Cruel Sports = Social hunter's greatest plague. |
7 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 10 | The Florida Peninsula = I help for ideal suntan. |
8 | Dharam Khalsa | 6 | Security and Exchange Commission = Rich guys in command see sex action. |
9 | Meyran Kraus | 5 | Toyota's brand new vehicles = One wasted by violent crash. |
10 | Rosie Perera | 3 | The Military Religious Freedom Foundation = Oh, our inert idea for a Muslim to feel dignity. |
Total points: | 157 | from 28 votes (DFE factor: 0.357) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 40 | Man to girlfriend: "I've got a full set of thre... ~ In for a hit, gold-medalist performance!" Gir... |
2 | David Bourke | 21 | The golfer Tiger Woods finishes in fourth place ... = It's a par first game round though...seeing he... |
3 | Ellie Dent | 20 | A guy walked into a bar with this mutt, saying ... = "Who was an ace guy at baseball?" "RUTH!" (Fac... |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 18 | Pablo Picasso said, "Art is a lie that makes us ... = I said: "I look up at abstract shapes; thus, t... |
5 | Rosie Perera | 14 | Women Arrested for Trying to Take Dead Relative... = "Dear Pat, Never take remains flying. We don't... |
6 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 13 | Monsieur Hercule Poirot and Captain Arthur Hastings = Lone actors pair up on murder hunts in Agatha Christie |
7 | Adie Pena | 9 | "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pa... = But it's wrong; another basic inane tale, too.... |
Total points: | 135 | from 24 votes (DFE factor: 0.292) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 37 | Peter vows undying love To merit Ella's trust, Then he dumps her for Iris (Who has a larger bust). |
2 | Adie Pena | 28 | Unsung promises That we hold so dear, Through many bitter hurts A first love will persevere. |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 14 | My Words O, ... |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 11 | Despite hell or high waters, Or the stormy seas, Untroubled, unwavering, Love's raft triumphs. |
5 | Rosie Perera | 10 | Two hearts beat as one, Two lives interspun, Hot lips, thus firmly urged. Hurrah! Lovers merged. |
5 | David Bourke | 10 | Supremes diva Diana Plus Lionel, two together; This rhythm's the result: Brown sugar, forever! |
7 | Ellie Dent | 7 | The Spring, Summer, Winter while hours hurry past, get old ... so end, alas, but LOVE, that is FOREVER. |
7 | Nikola Zivanovic | 7 | I'm living in the future, But my lover's are the past; Her world's progressed, Honour was the last. |
9 | Christopher Sturdy | 5 | Prog-lovers blogs hurt less than the days to write 'em, whereas purer love hurts ad infinitum. |
10 | View | 2 | Wish for superb, endless love? Her sweet immortal love? Up your heart - High and trusting start! |
Total points: | 131 | from 23 votes (DFE factor: 0.435) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 41 | Who says the Chinese don’t have a sense of humo... = Three dead bodies turned up at a mortuary, al... |
2 | Dharam Khalsa | 28 | Susie was not the best student in Catholic Scho... = The incredulous nun enthused, "You're right! ... |
3 | Adie Pena | 17 | TOP TEN BUSHISMS: The Stupidest Things The Form... = TEN OF THE MOST HUMOROUS APRIL FOOL'S DAY HOA... |
4 | Meyran Kraus | 13 | [A segment from "The Brand New Monty Python Bok... = My Truthful Excuse Look folks, I know I let... |
5 | Ellie Dent | 3 | Chirp and twitter, and dew-drops glitter, In ... = A glib world might yawn, at the purity in thi... |
Total points: | 102 | from 19 votes (DFE factor: 0.263) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 42 | George Herbert's poem "Easter" |
2 | Mike Keith | 29 | This crossword is a three-way anagram |
3 | Tony Crafter | 11 | Subject: HELL. |
4 | Tony Crafter | 10 | A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM by Edgar Allan Poe |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 10 | Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins |
6 | Adie Pena | 4 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY by Kenn Nesbitt |
7 | Dharam Khalsa | 3 | To keep your marriage brimming |
7 | Rosie Perera | 3 | Spring is sprung, the grass is ris. |
Total points: | 112 | from 20 votes (DFE factor: 0.400) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 33 | The females cast in a porn video ~ often have silicone-made parts. |
2 | Adie Pena | 21 | No broad liked ~ a broken dildo. |
3 | Rick Rothstein | 20 | A wet, cold rump? ~ Talcum powder. |
4 | View | 8 | Genital herpes = Help, it enrages! |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 7 | He's never satisfied = I even fisted her ass! |
6 | David Bourke | 4 | A warped imagination = Man awaiting a period!" |
6 | Tony Crafter | 4 | A genital-tickler = Gnatlike article! |
Total points: | 97 | from 19 votes (DFE factor: 0.368) |
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*
*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor') |
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