Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1972-1973
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1972-1973 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1972-1973 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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N. C. Dexter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | VHC | Lose a pyx and church superior has me sacked | anag. incl. ch., U, & lit. |
10 | LINGERIE | VHC | Men lose their head with girlie flirting in this | anag. incl. (M)en, & lit. |
14 | Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram) | First | Rain-storm plashed; all animals, put hither, keep drier | |
23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | As hard skin circles me, Doctor, nothing is painful | anag. incl. Dr 0 |
36 | CRUSADER | VHC | Without me and others like me barbarian’d take Acre | us in anag. incl. r & lit. |
40 | FANTOCCINI | Second | We’d be out of action if ends of cotton tangled | anag. incl. c, n, & lit.; i.e. puppet strings |
50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Such could well turn to P.E. – or cut last bit of the meal | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1 ORGIAST
18 EPIGONE
27 VINEGAR
45 NEMORAL