Clues by D. F. Manley in 2005-2006
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2005-2006 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2005-2006 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | Game that’s last-match affair between Australia and us? It could be compelling action | nim in A us |
| 1741 | LORD NELSON | VHC | Not a ‘loser on land’, silly! | anag. less a, & lit. |
| 1746 | ENTOMIC | First | No insect, mite could be in —— set, mistakenly | comp. anag. & lit.; mite is an arachnid |
| 1750 | PLOUGHMAN | VHC | ‘Say, cheer that fellow having special lunch!’ – excited luncher pays homage? | comp. anag.; ref. AZ lunch |
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | Shaky old nag full of sloth going round point-to-point cutting corners? | ai (rev.) in anag.; ref. d. of quadrilateral or polygon |
| 1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | ‘Rags’ dug in quite a few hours to keep Australia out | day with udder for a; ref. Derek ‘Rags’ Randall’s marathon 1977 test innings |
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Successful girl maybe, shamelessly touting herb – a d/ill one, bay? | ref. selling of Blue Peter badges on eBay |
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Spouse lacking passion finally about to make arrangement with separate beds | part(n)er + re |
| 1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | VHC | It’s only jest here, trap throwing leader of Tories? Send message: Remove Ross’s face! | just; ne(T) + wi(R)e; ref. Jonathan R.’s ‘vulgar’ interview of D. Cameron |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1733 PALESTRA
1752 MIDWINTER
1758 BIMBETTE
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY