Clues by D. F. Manley in 2011-2012
Azed competitions from 2045 to 2091 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2011-2012 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2045 to 2091 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2011-2012 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Chap worried about latest signs of possible recession, like Cable? | e, n in cat ate; ref. Vince C. |
| 2049 | PARTY-POOPER | Second | —— vanishes – is person happy to rave liberated? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Is this fellow when discovered in trespass sent to magistrate but not judge? | (J)P + is he in err, & lit.; judge; ref. minor offence |
| 2058 | ROBUST | VHC | Hardy’s hero, he exiting with kiss shortly before end of conflict? | (he)ro + bus(s) + t; ref. death of Nelson |
| 2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | American to get peck confused with plonker? | A + anag., & lit.; ref. inappropriate kiss |
| 2070 | MISTREATMENT | VHC | Be suspicious of what cannibals could do for us, effecting this! | eat men for us in mistrust, & lit. |
| 2074 | BENNET | Second | Name recurring in book with three of the five in teens (novel) | n, n in b + anag., & lit.; ref. B. sisters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ |
| 2087 | ROCKET | VHC | Carpet here is beginning to look grotty? You could get cork tiles | comp. anag. less l |
| 2091 | SNIFTER | First | Jumbly mariners averting ruin — a pinky paper’s absorbed wet | FT in anag. less mar; ref. Edward Lear, ‘The Jumblies’ III, 3, 4 |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2064 COLD TURKEY
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2078 RÉCOLLET
2083 BEWITCH