Clues by D. F. Manley in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   2009-2010 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1945PRISONVHCThere’s power in prayer to oust Old Nickorison with P for o
1949PALFRENIERVHCHelper farin’ badly if horse bolts?anag. less H, & lit.; horse = heroin
1953TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)VHCMarker showing recession going to year’s third quarter with UK not half in distressmarket; U(K) in mart (rev.) + (ye)a(r)
1958HANGDOGSecondDicky had no gee-gee – losing leader of England totally downcastanag. less all E’s; ref. Richard III
1960NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)VHCComplaint of oxen et al. not leaving hay in manger: ‘Incarnation’s chaos!’REMAINING ANARCHY
1962ANADEMVHCWreath transforms man’s head, kicking off last of Proms with Henryanag. less s H; ref. H. Wood’s bust ritual
1967SUBORDINATELYFirstAs in ‘B-role’ duty possiblyanag. & lit.
1971WATERMANSHIPVHCRequirement for effective blades? Being hairy, I want ’em sharpanag.
1975SEPTENTRIONALVHCAt pointers line must start for one to find —— source of illuminationcomp. anag. incl. i, & lit.; start = spring out of place; ref. Plough constellation
1979FAR-OUTVHCFollowing a way expressing eccentricity?f a rout(e), & lit.
1984ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)VHCBlair’s New Labour – it flourished, but has gone?anag. less but
1988PERIQUEVHCA smoke? With port it could be quite propercomp. anag.

No HCs awarded in the 2009-2010 competition