Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1981-1982
Azed competitions from 473 to 525 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1981-1982 Honours list
Azed competitions from 473 to 525 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1981-1982 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | In books I toil getting pages fixed? I for one, yes | I in bb + anag. with I for a, & lit. |
| 491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | Yet this – gramophone’s first – wobbles round still! | even in anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Provost (will-exp/onent) ran these – escheating | Eton |
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | You want acrobatic trouper? Ask me | anag. & lit. |
| 513 | ETYMOLOGICON | VHC | Go look my note up – and figure the root | go lo my te (rev.) + icon, & lit. |
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | Round 2000 ere it’ll wither? | anag. incl. O MM, & lit.; O = round |
| 525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | It makes one roll about with cry of pain when applied to one’s back-side | bap (rev.) + ouch + e, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
473 HERRING-BONE
482* BODY-SNATCHER
504 SIMMENTHALER
521 ATTITUDINISE
* Competition excluded from annual honours