Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1990-1991
Azed competitions from 943 to 991    All clues by N. C. Dexter  |   1990-1991 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
943BARAGOUINVHCWith British – or French – a tabloid’s written in trendy jargona rag in B, ou + in
965EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)FirstGo on an endless time after managing to collar Australiancollar; A in er(a) + bash, & lit.
974AVANT-PROPOSVHCPossibly couple of pages or so at the front for introductionvan in anag. incl. pp, & lit.
978DOUBLE-CENTURYVHCCurrent span of the newspaper cultured Boney once conned?anag. & lit.; ref. Observer bicentenary, dates from Napoleonic era
991BRASH (or BRUSH)VHCBushy tail disappearing once Ranter’s poked his head inR in bush(y), & lit.; R. one of J. Peel’s hounds

HCs awarded in competitions:

947 SHOULDER-SLIP
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
956 SPEAR-SIDE
969 BUNTER
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
982 ALMANAC
987 IRON CURTAIN