Clues by D. F. Manley in 2004-2005
Azed competitions from 1680 to 1728    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   2004-2005 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1694MISINTERPRETSecondGloss in a bad way? Painter, no ace, merits rollickinganag. less A
1698CROSSTIEVHCIs score, after break, over ton? That should secure the framet in anag.; ref. snooker
1702WORDSMITHERYVHCConcern about this marks ed. outanag. incl. M in worry, & lit.
1707GALENA (Definition of Anagram)FirstWhat was assessment of lawn? Good, given a nitrogen-enriched tract of grassalnage; g + a + N in lea; lawn2 = fabric
1711MINUSVHCDeficiency may be very small, but unsound clue will be rejectedminuscule less anag.; ref. AZ comp.
1715RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)VHCHarsh kind of slant in newspaper about polite word Prince omitted to deliverspin in rag; re + (P)lease; ref. P. Charles in Klosters
1719ANHELATIONVHCProblem with breathing awkward in ‘a/an hotel’anag.
1724MONEYBAGSVHCLoaded individual buys – one mag possibly not suitable for all to see!anag. less U; ref adult magazine
1728EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)VHCImages showing egg in Delia’s fantastic coursecourse; 0 in anag.; ref. D. Smith

HCs awarded in competitions:

1680 PILLOW-CUP
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1689 SYNOD
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW