Clues by D. F. Manley in 2008-2009
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2008-2009 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2008-2009 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Ambler won’t be placed in the classics with a swift o/ne | ref. horse racing/classic authors |
| 1893 | EARTHY | Second | The Carry On cast could give you corn that raunchy! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | Twos Noah marshalled (no small number!) to circumvent universal —— | U in anag. less no., & lit. |
| 1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Make sound with deletion of ‘f——’, holding protest back? | sit-in (rev.) in sa(f)e, & lit. |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | See me eating unfortunate oyster not yet developed | anag. less anag. in me, & lit.; ref. ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ |
| 1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | For us who acknowledge Jesus, then, Greek wisdom denying the Lord must be foolish | anag. less Dom; ref. I Cor., 1, 20ff |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | Sot being unwanted, sober patrons may turn to me | anag. less sot, & lit. |
| 1918 | PALAMPORE | First | Spread – array of two pages or a meal? | anag. incl. p, p |
| 1923 | ELLIPTIC | VHC | End of June – it’ll start to pour, turning freezing almost, such is our annual trip! | e + anag. incl. p + ic(y); ref. planetary orbit |
| 1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | Ultimate assessment – that ASE means to get disseminated? | comp. anag. & lit.; see ASE in C. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE