Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1989-1990
Azed competitions from 891 to 939    All clues by N. C. Dexter  |   1989-1990 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
895TONE DEAFVHCOften getting a D and E confusedanag. & lit.
900(C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)FirstQuack medicine? Crooked liar has bottles to flogtan in anag.
913ARCHIBALDVHCIt makes you crash? Bail out with seconds to go before ending up dead!anag. less s + d, & lit.
917HOOLIGANISMVHCWhat, with no goals for English, sailing home could occasionanag. with 0 for E, & lit.
920CHRIST-CROSS-ROWVHCThe alphabet so cows chits struggling with 3 R’sanag. incl. r r r
922REFORMADOVHCSick of ramrod, one’s finishing?anag. + e, & lit.
926NERDVHCOne lacking headpiece to take degree?(o)ne r d., & lit.; to = in contact with
930SABULOSEVHCGritty youngster in control of jumbo starts to land on single engineSabu + l o s e; ref. S. the Elephant Boy
934LACE-UPSVHCThey’re beginning to undo within fifty paces if loose?u in L + anag., & lit.

HCs awarded in competitions:

904 VOETGANGER
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)