Clues by D. F. Manley in 2018-2019
Azed competitions from 2412 to 2460 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2018-2019 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2412 to 2460 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2018-2019 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. F. Manley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2412 | UBIQUARIAN | VHC | Supposedly superior man crucified in film about one considered as being somehow godlike? | I qua in U Brian; ref. Monty Python’s ‘Life of B.’ |
| 2421 | SPASMODICAL | VHC | Muscle pain has doc so uncertain – is one such ——? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2425 | EPILIMNION | First | Simon P is on Galilee’s, faltering – with SOS, gale’s gone | anag. less SOS, gale’s, & lit.; ref. Matthew 14, 29-32 |
| 2428 | SHEPHERDS | VHC | Troubled group of us heard seraph, with strange aura emanating | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| 2430 | CLERIHEW | VHC | Casually, car is ‘wheels’ – striking as foremost of suchlike, Bentley’s product? | anag. less a, s |
| 2434 | STONKERED | VHC | Thing for King’s initiation is wedged in piece of rock, ruddy tight! | K in stone + red; ref. Excalibur |
| 2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | What would realign pawned item to minimum of interest? This would, originally | comp. anag. incl. i, w & lit. |
| 2447 | CONGENER | VHC | What could make head not entirely normal with a Zinfandel finally drained? | con(k) + gener(al), & lit. |
| 2451 | CAPUT | VHC | What’s severed with chance being grabbed to set Henry free? | (H)ap in cut, & lit.; ref. Anne Boleyn |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2443 ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)
2456 TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)
2460 TWEET