Clues by D. F. Manley in 2017-2018
Azed competitions from 2360 to 2408 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2017-2018 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2360 to 2408 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2017-2018 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2360 | VIDENDA | VHC | You could see them share, with the loss of princess, a bit of anger | (Di)vidend + a |
| 2373 | CACOGASTRIC | VHC | Having a bad gut feeling about Australia? Then start to cheer Craig O’s introduction to test batting! | c + A + C + anag. incl. t; ref. C. Overton, Ashes tour |
| 2376 | SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding) | VHC | Turkey devoured by glutton, not really virtuous when seen bolting? | TR in sow + pi + as + anag. |
| 2378 | PROPOSAL | VHC | What may be enacted with welcoming arm extended and leg bent also? | prop + anag. |
| 2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Wretched trombones boom wrong note out, drowning smallest bit of brass band | brass;1p in anag. less anag. incl. n |
| 2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | Writer, earning only casually, with no good uplifting output? | pen + anag. less no g (rev.), & lit. |
| 2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | Third | Toxin around Salisbury’s centre has Vladimir deviously ignoring Military Intelligence – who’s been taken in? | s in poison + anag. less MI; ref. Putin |
| 2395 | PURITANISM | VHC | Rump – it is an improper system for God-driven Cromwell | anag.; ref. 1653 Rump Parliament |
| 2399 | CHARMEUSE | Second | A purse fashioned with me – such won’t need bit of pig (u/s!) | anag. less p, u, s, & lit.; ref. saying, ‘You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’ |
| 2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | VHC | Let not the cuisine be ‘nouvelle’ – casual bite is to be consumed here | anag. less anag., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2369 FACETIAE
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)