Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1995-1996
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1995-1996 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1995-1996 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | In Decline and Fall, it’s i/c all crimes! | anag. & lit.; ref. Gibbon’s bitter anticlericalism |
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | First | Chap at odds with Rome – one named Martin Luther – signalling new era | anag. + King |
| 1212 | HILDING | VHC | With hazard nigh, I’d left! | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| 1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Her pa worried, little Constance goes round with me? | anag. in Con, & lit. |
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | First | A turn from note F, say? E up to G and rpt start | anag.; start vb |
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | Inn without dual rooms has to let cowshed. | |
| 1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Deciphering one memorial myopic found a real pigst/y (inscription illegible) | stela |
| 1242 | KNOCKERS | VHC | Naughty necklines risk ‘Coo!’, if these are silicone-enhanced | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Once a road is jammed, a bypass could be its answer | anag. |
| 1255 | CATAFALCO | First | Coach covering the last fatal trip | anag. less h, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1220 CASSANDRA
1225 CURRY
1247 PREDICANT