Well, folks, we have come to the final homestretch of the December Virtual Hunt. In a little while I will be posting the answers and explanations for all the questions. But before that, I'd like to make a final update and some comments on the submissions up to now.
In the end, this virtual hunt has managed to attract a total of 18 submissions—the last one received just shortly ago from my loyal customer, renroc. The final scores of participants are as follows:
1) Margaret Sha — perfect 9/9
2) Jayaram Menon — perfect 9/9
3) 2R1I — 8/9
4) Claire — 8/8 (1 question pending)
5) Eileen Yeoh — 7/9
6) Julie Tan — 7/8 (1 question pending)
7) Goh Leep Sean — 6/7 (2 questions pending)
8) Angie Ng — 7/9
9) Grace Chong — 7/8 (1 question pending)
10) Moon — 6/8 (1 question pending)
11) CK Tan — 6/7 (2 questions pending)
12) Nestor Fields — 8/9
13) Mike Pang — 5/6 (3 questions pending)
14) Johan Amilin — 7/9
15) Suzanne — 3/3 (6 questions pending)
16) Millie — 4/5
17) Venka — 4/9
18) renroc — 7/9
I can see that many people had no problem with Q1-Q6. With some basic understanding of the common themes in cryptic clues, one would be able to solve Q1-Q6. As for Q7-Q9, I've brought the level up a little further to include some interesting twists. Again they're conjured up having considered the amount of time available to the solver. It is quite debatable whether such questions are "fair" in an actual hunt. But we can discuss and debate about them later. I will reveal the answers and explanations in 2 separate threads. In one thread, I will explain Q1 to Q8. In my opinion, Q9 is quite unique and deserves a thread of its own.
I'd like to mention that some of those people in the above list have also emailed me over the last couple of days, informing me that they've given up hope on solving the remaining questions. I hope they have at least enjoyed working on the many possible solutions.
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