| GENERAL | ENTERTAINMENT | TOPICAL | PEOPLES NAMES | OTHER NAMES |
| MEDIUM LENGTH | ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE | LONG | SPECIAL | RUDE |
1 | Ellie Dent | 47 | A thunderstorm warning = Start running homeward! |
2 | Rik Sengupta | 33 | Give landlords ~ gold and silver. |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 23 | Bad test = D at best. |
4 | Christopher Sturdy | 21 | Bang a solid pulse by ~ playing double bass. |
5 | Tony Crafter | 20 | How do you know for sure when a relationship's over? = If her drop-in lover now owns a key to our washhouse? |
6 | FatPhil | 18 | An inept tool = No potential. |
7 | Julian Lofts | 11 | Trump is a malignant narcissist = Mr Putin’s a smiling satanic tsar. |
8 | John Ramos | 7 | I pray any torment is ~ temporary insanity. |
8 | Adie Pena | 7 | Women in the workplace ~ knew where to complain. |
10 | Rosie Perera | 5 | Slaveholders = Hard, loveless. |
10 | Brian Taylor | 5 | "I am such a loser" = Malaise chorus. |
12 | Rick Rothstein | 4 | Daily tweetstorms ‡ Stately word items. |
12 | Dharam Khalsa | 4 | Percolated coffee = A deep color effect. |
14 | View | 3 | The assisted living facility = This fits aged civilian style. |
15 | Mike Torr | 2 | The software calmly enforced ~ the fall of Western democracy. |
Total points: | 210 | from 35 votes (DFE factor: 0.429) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 56 | The dystopian Orwell novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' = The one deeply relevant to things in your life now. |
2 | Julian Lofts | 28 | Oscar Wilde’s novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ = How vice torridly corrupts a life and ages one. |
3 | View | 27 | 'Married at First Sight' = It is fast, dear Mr. Right! |
4 | Tony Crafter | 20 | The English singer/songwriter Catherine 'Kate' Bush = Consistent. Her break? Releasing 'Wuthering Heights'. |
5 | Adie Pena | 18 | Édith Piaf's "La Vie en rose" = And here's a positive life! |
6 | Christopher Sturdy | 17 | "Life is Wonderful: Mandela's Unsung Heroes" = Unselfish role models refuse a gun and win. |
6 | David Bourke | 17 | The footballer Neymar da Silva Santos = A talent? Maybe. And rolls over as if shot! |
6 | Ellie Dent | 17 | The Italian master painter Leonardo = Rare pioneer, and that Mona Lisa title. |
Total points: | 200 | from 34 votes (DFE factor: 0.235) |
1 | David Bourke | 56 | Inflatable President Donald Trump = Rude and fat little blond in Pampers. |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 28 | The final game of the World Cup ~ led me to whip out a French flag! |
3 | Adie Pena | 20 | The family-separation policies of Trump = Ultimate pity for poor Hispanic females. |
4 | Mike Torr | 18 | Football's Coming Home = Big moments of alcohol. |
5 | Jesse Frankovich | 16 | Presidential pardons = Splendid reparations. |
6 | Rosie Perera | 11 | A tweetstorm from the President of the USA = He threw tantrum to offset some dire tapes. |
6 | Julian Lofts | 11 | Melania seems a sourpuss = Sure is a menopausal mess. |
8 | Ellie Dent | 10 | The wildfires in Greece = Withered. Silence. Grief. |
9 | Rick Rothstein | 9 | Daily morning tweetstorms? ~ Yes, grim old man's on Twitter. |
10 | Rik Sengupta | 7 | France wins this year's World Cup final = Shrewd Croatians finally screw up. Fin! |
11 | Christopher Sturdy | 6 | Ok, when Croatia beats England in trophy, ~ Captain Harry Kane wins the Golden Boot. |
12 | Tony Crafter | 5 | Raging wildfires engulf the coastal resort of Mati = Flames roaring. Near-gutted, with tragic loss of life. |
13 | Brian Taylor | 4 | The Croatians will defeat England = Eradicating downfallen athletes. |
14 | View | 2 | Penis-taunt man jailed for killing wife = Painful joke: it will manifest in danger. |
15 | Dharam Khalsa | 1 | "Democracy Dies in Darkness" = Consider many decades' risk! |
Total points: | 204 | from 34 votes (DFE factor: 0.441) |
1 | Adie Pena | 42 | President Erdogan = Denigrated person. |
2 | Brian Taylor | 41 | President Obrador of Mexico ~ once promised to fix a border. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award) |
3 | View | 35 | President Rouhani = The dope ruins Iran. |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 35 | Poet Emily E. Dickinson = Keen on ode simplicity. |
5 | Rosie Perera | 23 | The Russian President Vladimir Putin = Unreal visit. Trump is in deep shit! Darn! |
6 | Tony Crafter | 10 | Victoria Louise Pendleton CBE = Brit on a velocipede. Cute loins! |
7 | Dharam Khalsa | 8 | Saint Gertrude of Nivelles = Glad trustee for nine lives. |
7 | Ellie Dent | 8 | The former aviator Mary Ellis = Oh, revere a star ... immortal, I fly. |
9 | David Bourke | 7 | Rebekah Nicholson Vardy = Hands on a very rich bloke! |
Total points: | 209 | from 35 votes (DFE factor: 0.257) |
1 | Adie Pena | 42 | The Video Assistant Referee = A defeat? This one reverses it! |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 36 | Social app Tinder = Platonic despair. |
3 | Julian Lofts | 29 | The National Health Service = I hate insolvent healthcare. |
4 | Tony Crafter | 22 | The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings = "Control not the authentic spirit of bygone edifices!" |
5 | Ellie Dent | 19 | The National Health Service = Love, share it; then it can heal. |
6 | Christopher Davis | 17 | The Religious Liberty Task Force ~ forces a theist rule (like bigotry). |
7 | Rosie Perera | 11 | The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society = Dig what they embrace: minorities. |
8 | View | 10 | Founding Fathers of the United States = That Unit of Giants, defenders of the US. |
9 | David Bourke | 8 | Los Cafeteros = Careless foot. |
10 | Rick Rothstein | 6 | Hampton Inn Motels = Plan on this moment. |
Total points: | 200 | from 34 votes (DFE factor: 0.294) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 36 | 3 Best Bond Films = 3 Worst Bond Films |
2 | Tony Crafter | 35 | Bobby Dutton was late for school. "Hello Miste... ~ breeding time Miss and I had to put the bull t... |
3 | Ellie Dent | 26 | A duck walked into a bar wearing one purple sho... ~ But Martin, a friendly barkeeper, pointing dow... |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 18 | aaaaaaaaabbccddddeeeeeeeeeeeeffggghhiiiiiiiiijk... = A fugitive squid from Japan Viewed [a] luxury... |
5 | David Bourke | 15 | Seventy years of the National Health Service in... = Nye Bevan: "Listen, it's vital anyone has a ri... |
6 | Rick Rothstein | 12 | What makes Donald Trump the worst president ever? ~ His vamped up tweet storms rendered that low rank. |
7 | Julian Lofts | 10 | Entrepreneur Elon Musk calls British cave diver... = A shrewd driven US technocrat repents vile unp... |
8 | View | 8 | People Aren’t Having Kids Because It’s Way Too E... = Negative sex viewpoint used: boy or lass - kee... |
9 | Adie Pena | 7 | The Lightning Seeds' "Three Lions (Football's C... = Do some of the English millions belt that chee... |
9 | Rosie Perera | 7 | "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands ... = Why? Our Bible Study overseer told us so on Su... |
11 | Ethan | 1 | Euler's Big Generalization of Fermat's Little T... = I'll raise "z" term to totient, fearful... Ah!... |
Total points: | 175 | from 30 votes (DFE factor: 0.367) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 34 | OBNOXIOUS |
2 | Christopher Sturdy | 27 | CONUNDRUM |
3 | Tony Crafter | 19 | MISQUOTES |
4 | Adie Pena | 17 | our ABC news host |
5 | Dharam Khalsa | 14 | ANXIOUSLY |
6 | Rik Sengupta | 12 | KILOHERTZ |
7 | View | 10 | ANAGRAMMY |
7 | turnip | 10 | ALCOHOLIC |
9 | Ellie Dent | 4 | ETIQUETTE |
10 | Rosie Perera | 1 | COLLUSION |
Total points: | 148 | from 25 votes (DFE factor: 0.400) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 31 | A blind man entered a bar, sat down and ordered... = A major movie had just started at the cinema, ... |
2 | Adie Pena | 27 | THE TEN BEST SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS EVER* 1. Jaws... = 1. Shark attack 2. Dinosaur herds appear 3. ... |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 23 | [About a week ago,... = [About a day later,... |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 22 | Ten Amazing Animal Organs That Would Give You S... = Power Use: 10. Grow new head, in a loss 9. ... |
5 | Rik Sengupta | 19 | The last five Words of the Year, chosen by the ... = 1. because such vague, bullshit reasons 2. #e... |
5 | Ellie Dent | 19 | A child goes to his father and asks earnestly, ... ~ And then, when he wakes the following morning,... |
Total points: | 141 | from 24 votes (DFE factor: 0.250) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 54 | World Cup Haikus |
2 | Tony Crafter | 39 | A BOX OF JOKES AND PUN STUFF |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 27 | Answer July |
4 | Adie Pena | 10 | THE JULY SUN OVER LEBANON |
Total points: | 130 | from 22 votes (DFE factor: 0.182) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 51 | If lad smelt it, he ~ himself dealt it! |
2 | Christopher Sturdy | 33 | Open relationship = Her optional penis. |
3 | View | 25 | The erotic dreams ~ erect his meat rod. |
4 | Adie Pena | 17 | Ah! He's got the rod deep into her delicate vagina... ~ She replied: "Not tonight, dear, I've got a headache." |
5 | Tony Crafter | 13 | Inflatable dolls available for gentlemen = Albert left a vaginal balloon semen-filled. |
6 | Tom Myers | 7 | having intimate relations = to instil meat in her vagina. |
6 | Julian Lofts | 7 | That Playmate Karen McDougal is so damn sexy = Ay, got naked, moist, had anal sex, sly Trump came. |
Total points: | 153 | from 27 votes (DFE factor: 0.259) |
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*
*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor') |
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