Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Contest: Participate and Win A Goodie!

crossword-unclued-contest-win Diwali is round the corner, so I thought of doing a giveaway for my readers as a little firework to celebrate.

Enter a simple contest, and you could win a copy of one of the best books I've read this year: Afrit's Armchair Crosswords, a vintage collection of crosswords set by Afrit. [Read my review of the book.]

The contest is open worldwide. Yes, even the mystery visitor from Bermuda on Colonel Gopinath's blog can participate.

The prize is kindly sponsored by The Crossword Centre and Rendezvous Press.

The Contest

Answer these two questions:

  1. What was Afrit's real name?

  2. Solve this clue by Afrit:
    Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer (5) L___E


How To Participate

  1. Post your answers in a comment on this post.
  2. Mention your name in the comment. Anonymous entries will not be considered.
  3. Only one comment per person. Each comment will be counted as one entry.
  4. Tweet about this contest to get a double entry into the lucky draw. To qualify for double entry, mention the direct link to your tweet in the comment on this post. [Tweet now].

Entries close on Friday 15th October 2010 midnight IST. Comments will remain unpublished till the contest is over.

The winner will be picked by a computerised draw. The result will be announced in the following week.

Post your answers in the comments section and do spread the word about the contest. Remember to share this post on twitter and double your chances of winning Afrit's book.

Best of luck to you!

Update: Please mention the exact link to your tweet in the comment along with your answers.
e.g. http://twitter.com/amrith10/statuses/26528054806 is the link to @amrith10's tweet.

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49 comments:

  1. Albatross6 October 2010 at 11:24

    Q.1. What was Afrit's real name?
    A.1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    Q.2. Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer (5)
    A.2. LANCE

    Tweet Link: http://bit.ly/db8Tc2

    -Abhay Prasanna

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  2. Vinod Raman6 October 2010 at 11:34

    Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    Lance (Lancelot - lot)
    http://twitter.com/ShuchiU/status/26526322226

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  3. Anand6 October 2010 at 11:42

    1.Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2.Lance

    https://twitter.com/anandnat/status/26527819130

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  4. Surdeep6 October 2010 at 11:43

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    2. LANCE


    @surdeep

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  5. Unknown6 October 2010 at 11:54

    Afrit's real name - Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    Answer to the clue - Lance

    I shall tweet and reap the rewards (hopefully?)

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  6. C. G. Rishikesh6 October 2010 at 11:55

    1. A. F. Ritchie

    2. LANCE

    Answers by
    C. G. Rishikesh, Chennai
    cgrishi@hotmail.com

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  7. Unknown6 October 2010 at 11:58

    His name was Alistair Ferguson Ritchie, and the answer is LANCE :)

    Thanks as always!
    Owen
    http://twitter.com/#!/owentuz/status/26528544663

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  8. Shyam6 October 2010 at 12:04

    1) Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    2) LANCE {-LOT} :)

    http://twitter.com/shyam_m/status/26527441865

    Thank you :)

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  9. Amrith6 October 2010 at 12:17

    1) Arfit - Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2) Lance.

    Tweet link: http://twitter.com/amrith10/statuses/26528054806

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  10. M Krishna6 October 2010 at 12:17

    A1: Alistair Ferguson Ritchie was the real name
    A2: lANCe

    Tweet link: http://twitter.com/#!/m_krishna/status/26529078241

    MY real name: Krishna Meenakshisundaram

    Will try to be more witty, but oh wait, this is a computerised draw.

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  11. Unknown6 October 2010 at 12:23

    Duly tweeted (thanks to @UnnamedEntity)

    http://twitter.com/srikvlteswaran/statuses/26528507296

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  12. Raju Umamaheswar6 October 2010 at 12:39

    Answers for the Contest;

    Real name of Afrit:

    ALISTAIR FERGUSON RITCHIE

    2.Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer:

    LANCE

    Posted by Raju Umamaheswar

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  13. Mayur Mama6 October 2010 at 13:10

    1.Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2. Lance?

    Mayur Srinivasan( srinivasan.mayur@gmail.com)

    NewPost: Contest: Participate and Win A Goodie! http://bit.ly/9cYXvC #cryptic #crossword

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  14. Sreedhar6 October 2010 at 15:36

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2. lance

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  15. friend416 October 2010 at 15:41

    1. A F Ritchie

    2. L A N C E

    >>>> suhas friend41@gmail.com

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  16. Raghunath6 October 2010 at 16:07

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    2. LANCE. Should be longer = a LOT long.

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  17. Krishnan6 October 2010 at 16:20

    1. Afrit's real name was Alistair Ferguson Ritchie.
    2. Lance.

    - S.Krishnan

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  18. Unknown6 October 2010 at 17:52

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (A F Rit)


    2. Lance (lance+lot=knight)



    Mohan

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  19. Anonymous6 October 2010 at 17:59

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (or AFRit) not to be confused with Afrits in J Stroud's Bartemious series.

    2. LANCE (-lot). The guy from Came-lot

    ReplyDelete
  20. veer6 October 2010 at 18:46

    Afrit's real name: Alistair Ferguson Ritchie(a quick wiki search..)
    Solution: LANCE (-lot) : nice clue..

    Not sure what the twitter link update meant but here it is : http://twitter.com/ShuchiU/status/26526322226

    Veer

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  21. C.G. BHARGAV6 October 2010 at 20:13

    (1) ALISTAIR FERGUSON
    (2) l a n c e

    C.G. BHARGAV

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  22. pavalamani pragasam6 October 2010 at 21:26

    My answers to the contest questions:
    1.Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2.lance
    Pavalamani Pragasam

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  23. Unknown6 October 2010 at 21:33

    "Contest:Participate and Win a Goodie!"

    Answers:

    1) Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    2) Lance.


    My name : A.R.Narayanan

    ReplyDelete
  24. SandhyaP6 October 2010 at 21:43

    Answers:

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    2. LANCE(-lot)

    ReplyDelete
  25. Sumitra6 October 2010 at 21:55

    1.Afrit's real name:ALISTAIR FERGUSON RITCHIE
    2.Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer(5): LANCE(-lot)
    Sumitra

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  26. Col_Gopinath6 October 2010 at 22:11

    What was Afrit's real name? - ALISTAIR FERGUSON RITCHIE

    Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer (5) LANCE

    ReplyDelete
  27. Balaji6 October 2010 at 22:24

    What was Afrit's real name?
    Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    Solve this clue by Afrit:
    Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer (5) LANCE

    Thanks for keeping it simple :)

    Balaji

    ReplyDelete
  28. Milind6 October 2010 at 22:59

    1. A F Ritchie
    2. Lance (?)

    Milind Rao

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  29. Steve Ball7 October 2010 at 10:52

    What was Afrit's real name? Derek Harrison
    Pretty long weapon, but for a knight it should be a lot longer (5) = LANCE. If you make it a "lot" longer, i.e LANCELOT, you get a knight.

    Steve Ball

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  30. N.Karthik7 October 2010 at 13:33

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2. Lance

    - N.Karthik

    ReplyDelete
  31. Ajith7 October 2010 at 15:36

    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2. Lance

    Ajith (ajith27@gmail.com)
    Twitter: ajith27

    ReplyDelete
  32. Anonymous7 October 2010 at 18:46

    A F Ritchie

    Lance

    Gaurav Rastogi

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  33. rajesh7 October 2010 at 20:53

    A.F.Ritchie

    LANCE

    ReplyDelete
  34. K P Yogendran8 October 2010 at 15:30

    A F Ritchie it is. And the answer to your clue is Lance.

    Happy Diwali.

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  35. Richard8 October 2010 at 15:40

    Hi Shuchi

    I guess Afrit was the pseudonym of Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (1890-1954).

    My answer to the second question is a wild guess.

    {LA{N}CE}, but for the knight (deletion of N) - LACE, which could be a long train of cloth, like that of a bride.

    If the answer is incorrect, please enjoy the joke.

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  36. D9 October 2010 at 18:10

    Hi, My name is Dharmendra. Here is the exact twitter status.

    http://twitter.com/#!/dhammonia/status/26838737246

    1. AF Ritchie
    2. LANCE

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  37. Unknown10 October 2010 at 22:53

    Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

    Lance

    ReplyDelete
  38. Nirupama S11 October 2010 at 11:44

    His real name is Alistair Ferguson Ritchie.

    The answer to the clue is LANCE.

    - Nirupama Sivaraman
    (nirupama.siva@gmail.com)

    And here's the link to my twitter page - http://twitter.com/nirupama_siva

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  39. Roland12 October 2010 at 05:17

    1) AF Ritchie
    2) Lance

    Roland Rance

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  40. Unknown12 October 2010 at 09:39

    1.Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2.Lance

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  41. Partha Roy12 October 2010 at 09:59

    Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    LANCE

    Partha Roy

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  42. aravind13 October 2010 at 09:16

    Answers
    1. Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    2. Lance

    My email:aravind.nits@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  43. S T Sahasrabudhe13 October 2010 at 09:50

    My answers are as under:
    1. Alister Ferguson Ritchie
    2. LANCE


    S T Sahasrabudhe,

    ReplyDelete
  44. Lewin13 October 2010 at 15:59

    1) I do not know Afrit's real name.
    May be reversing it, you get Tirfa?

    2) The answer is LANCE.

    If we add LOT to LANCE we get LANCELOT, who is one of the Knight's of the King Arthur's round table.

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  45. Mark N.14 October 2010 at 13:20

    CONTEST
    Answer1= ALISTAIR FERGUSON RITCHIE
    Answer2= LANCE

    ReplyDelete
  46. Raodyboy15 October 2010 at 16:15

    Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
    Lance

    ReplyDelete
  47. Shuchi16 October 2010 at 00:22

    Thank you for your overwhelming participation! Further entries are closed.

    I'll be collating the participant names and running them through the randomizer next. The winner's name will be announced early next week. Good luck to you!

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  48. Shuchi16 October 2010 at 15:26

    A change of plan. I realized that I can't take the suspense that long, so am putting everything else aside and working on the contest results. The announcement will be up in a new post, within a couple of hours.

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  49. Shuchi16 October 2010 at 17:43

    All done, the contest result announcement is up now: link.

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