Clues by D. F. Manley in 1988-1989
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by D. F. Manley | 1988-1989 Honours list
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by D. F. Manley | 1988-1989 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Characters giving hotel rest a go will reform? One may have superficial understanding of players! | prayers; anag.; ref. England test team ‘curfew’ |
| 849 | VISITE | VHC | Call English what couldn’t be labelled 20th Century – fashion of previous century | visit E; ref. new ed. of Chambers reverting to its 19c name |
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | Dee would have melting ice table with it breaking out | D + anag. less it, & lit.; d. = sudden flood |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Socialist head may get the bird, yet in Conservative rally delicate management will become evident | red cap; anag. incl. C |
| 862 | OFF-AND-ON | Third | Erratic concerning what’s needed to shift a windmill, Quixote? | of fan Don |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Would you find such epic jars in Epicurean Tesco? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 868 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels) | VHC | To have good fortune and love Shakespearean character Hero ends by being rescued from scandal and shame | Prospero, lands; prosper 0; hidden; ref. ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ |
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | Half-masked pistol-carriers with intrusive ‘Hand over!’ | pud2 (rev.) in hols(ters) & lit. |
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | Worsted guise, not black, may befit a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Tell kids about one piggy having it maybe, one not, one squeaking a bit? | mouse piece; ref. ‘This little piggy’, nos. 3 to 5 |
| 882 | DOSSIER | First | Second OED is out – the latest thing in computer gathering of reference material | anag. incl. s + r |
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | Designation for man with heart of stone becoming horrible | anag. in Mr, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
840 SONDE