Clues by D. F. Manley in 1997-1998
Azed competitions from 1312 to 1360    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   1997-1998 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1316FINGERLICKIN’VHCPorridge can be so good – grief in clink made to look funnyanag.; ref. TV comedy series
1325UPROOTALVHCWhat could get a poplar ousted – but not with flipping spade!comp. anag. & lit.
1329PITHOSVHCHouse ending in chaos under rising junk heap? Attic repository may be the answertip (rev.) + ho. s
1334CATACHRESTICVHCOaf’s inaccurate chatter could be of a —— naturecomp. anag. & lit.
1342ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)VHCPlundering soldiers coming with wooden whopper, number packed in as outsidersRA pine; lie n in as; ref. Trojan Horse
1346PHARISEEVHCIn false guise as pure, upright character, he will miss what’s inside cupanag. incl. I less u, & lit.; ref. Matthew 23, 25-6
1351NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCAfter ninth life the luckiest pussy’s still not go/t his beckoning! 
1360BOG-ASPHODELThirdToilet soap held with difficulty? It’s blooming alive in the water!bog + anag.

HCs awarded in competitions:

1312 REST-CURE
1336 STOCKING
1338 SMART ALEC
1355 DIACATHOLICON