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Welcome to Another Simple Clue Writing Contest, edition #271. Thanks to Bob Nichols for moderating #270.
The very first published crossword puzzle had a starter word FUN already written in without a clue for it. Now is the time to produce that missing clue, indeed a cryptic clue. To enter ASCWC 271, please compose and post here by February 14 up to three cryptic clues for FUN. Bonus clues are also welcome.
Ref: https://lithub.com/can-you-solve-the-very-first-published-crossword-puzzle/
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FUN:

Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)

Luciano
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Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)

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FUN:

Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)

Luciano
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Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)
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Fair dos! (3)
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Good time to play trick (3)

Sport which is kind of fair (3)

Junketing money is a penny short (3)
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On Monday, 7 February 2022 at 1:54:10 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:
To enter ASCWC 271, please compose and post here by February 14 up to three cryptic clues for FUN. Bonus clues are also welcome.

King of funk shunned R & R (3)
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Here are the clues and interpretations for ASCWC 271, which all lead to FUN. IrCOll judge in a couple days.
Luciano:
Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)
in toFU+Noodles; def = enjoyment
Duke:
Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)
FUNk; def = pleasure
Luciano:
Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)
in iF+UNspectacular; def = pleasant
Duke:
Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)
in stafF+UNderground; def = diversion
David A:
Fair dos! (3)
cryptic definition for doings at a fair; surface is expression meaning rCLfairrCOs fairrCY
Bob Nichols:
Good time to play trick (3)
double definition, noun and verb
Bob Nichols:
Sport which is kind of fair (3)
double definition, referring to a funfair
Bob Nichols:
Junketing money is a penny short (3)
FUNd; def = junketing
Steve:
King of funk shunned R & R (3)
FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface itrCOs rock and roll)
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On 2022-02-17 Thu-a08:28:17-a-0800, Mark Iredell wrote:

Good time to play trick (3)
double definition, noun and verb

That would work too, but I actually intended a triple definition.
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Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.
Luciano:
Enjoyment to be found in combining tofu and noodles (3)
in toFU+Noodles; def = enjoyment
I should try that sometime; I tend to combine tofu and rice which is more like fur I guess.
Duke:
Soul endlessly produces pleasure (3)
FUNk; def = pleasure
Funk is related enough to soul to make this work. The simple pleasures are the best.
Luciano:
Pleasant if unspectacular houses (3)
in iF+UNspectacular; def = pleasant
Smooth surface and nice switching houses. IrCOd rather live in a pleasant house than a spectacular one.
Duke:
Diversion of staff underground, in hiding (3)
in stafF+UNderground; def = diversion
Tight consistent surface achieved, especially in a crisis.
David A:
Fair dos! (3)
cryptic definition for doings at a fair; surface is expression meaning rCLfairrCOs fairrCY
I didnrCOt know this expression, but fair dos after all my Americanisms.
Bob Nichols:
Good time to play trick (3)
triple definition, noun, noun, and verb
This worked as a double definition also. Always nice to define different parts of speech.
Bob Nichols:
Sport which is kind of fair (3)
double definition, referring to a funfair
Good switch on the part of speech of fair in the surface.
Bob Nichols:
Junketing money is a penny short (3)
FUNd; def = junketing
This was going to be a pretty cheap junket if one penny short makes a difference.
Steve:
King of funk shunned R & R (3)
FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface itrCOs rock and roll)
Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction. All entries were dandy and doable. I choose SteverCOs battle of the musical genres as the winner. And DavidrCOs fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.
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On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 11:59:32 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:

Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.
Steve:
King of funk shunned R & R (3)
FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface itrCOs rock and roll)
Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction.

Yes, James Brown was generally considered, and sometimes called, the king of funk.

All entries were dandy and doable. I choose SteverCOs battle of the musical genres as the winner. And DavidrCOs fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.

You're too kind. I'm afraid that, sadly for a man of my age, I have too many commitments to be able to moderate the next competition anytime in the foreseeable future. Bueller?
Thanks for a fun contest.
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On Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 9:16:29 PM UTC-3:30, Steve = : ^ ) wrote:

On Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 11:59:32 pm UTC+11, welli...@verizon.net wrote:

Here are the results for ASCWC 271 in which making FUN is mandated. Judgment at bottom.
Steve:
King of funk shunned R & R (3)
FUNk; def = R & R (rest and relaxation; in surface itrCOs rock and roll) Is this James Brown? Great switch on R & R and inventive wordplay construction.

Yes, James Brown was generally considered, and sometimes called, the king of funk.

All entries were dandy and doable. I choose SteverCOs battle of the musical genres as the winner. And DavidrCOs fair dinkum cryptic definition is runner-up. Steve is invited to host the next competition. Thanks everyone for clueing us in on the fun.

You're too kind. I'm afraid that, sadly for a man of my age, I have too many commitments to be able to moderate the next competition anytime in the foreseeable future. Bueller?

Thanks for a fun contest.

I too am snowed under, but I rather like Luciano's Pleasant if unspectacular houses, so I defer to Luciano for ASCWC 272. Thanks, everyone.
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