Clues by D. F. Manley in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2009-2010 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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D. F. Manley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1945 | PRISON | VHC | There’s power in prayer to oust Old Nick | orison with P for o |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Helper farin’ badly if horse bolts? | anag. less H, & lit.; horse = heroin |
1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Marker showing recession going to year’s third quarter with UK not half in distress | market; U(K) in mart (rev.) + (ye)a(r) |
1958 | HANGDOG | Second | Dicky had no gee-gee – losing leader of England totally downcast | anag. less all E’s; ref. Richard III |
1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | VHC | Complaint of oxen et al. not leaving hay in manger: ‘Incarnation’s chaos!’ | REMAINING ANARCHY |
1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Wreath transforms man’s head, kicking off last of Proms with Henry | anag. less s H; ref. H. Wood’s bust ritual |
1967 | SUBORDINATELY | First | As in ‘B-role’ duty possibly | anag. & lit. |
1971 | WATERMANSHIP | VHC | Requirement for effective blades? Being hairy, I want ’em sharp | anag. |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | At pointers line must start for one to find —— source of illumination | comp. anag. incl. i, & lit.; start = spring out of place; ref. Plough constellation |
1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Following a way expressing eccentricity? | f a rout(e), & lit. |
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | Blair’s New Labour – it flourished, but has gone? | anag. less but |
1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | A smoke? With port it could be quite proper | comp. anag. |
No HCs awarded in the 2009-2010 competition