Clues by D. F. Manley in 2014-2015
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2014-2015 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2014-2015 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2200 | BRINDISI | First | Give possible rendition of this with Greene King – i.e. sing, drinking beer? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | Summer becoming uncertain – Scottish politician for secession hard to deal with | anag. less Ming (Campbell) |
| 2209 | (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent) | VHC | What may suggest the number eight, Roman originally – time for university’s start? | t for U in cube + R, & lit. |
| 2213 | SOLECISM | VHC | Is some clue lacking proper English slammed for this? | anag. less U, E, & lit. |
| 2218 | FOREIGNER | VHC | —— caught out as benefit scrounger? Bet Sun would go spare! | comp. anag. & lit.; c = caught |
| 2226 | DOUBLE-PARKING | VHC | No kerbside gap left – you could naughtily create bit of obstruction, ——, yes? | comp. anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| 2230 | GATES OF DEATH | VHC | The fate God has ordained – revealed by such opening for heaven or hell? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | Champion Scot, leader emerging OK with C. and Lab. spinning stuffed? | Ch. + (J)ock + anag.; ref. N. Sturgeon, TV election debate |
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | Awfully staid art a given? I must break away from that | anag. less I, & lit. |
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | Third | How, primarily, this gets reduced – with eating less? | comp. anag. incl. h, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
2222 OBJECT LESSON