Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1997-1998
Azed competitions from 1312 to 1360 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1997-1998 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1312 to 1360 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1997-1998 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1312 | REST-CURE | VHC | Poorly creatures’ll want one? | anag. less a, & lit. |
| 1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | First | Taste of grub in nick lifer’s found quite otherwise! | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| 1322 | CARPET | VHC | What’s starting price? See odds of three/one fixed | anag. of p c tre a, & lit. |
| 1336 | STOCKING | VHC | To GIs one of a couple available freely – with a pair of knickers? | anag. incl. c, kn; ref. WW2 |
| 1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | One’s clever – but always out to clash with a master | anag. less ever, & lit. |
| 1342 | ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Sack a Pres. discounting hint of scandal in devious answer containing untruth for outsiders? | anag. less s; lie in ans. |
| 1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | The Pentateuch primarily he’s well up in | P + arise in he, & lit. |
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Now clinic’s dismissed obnoxious otologist, everyone feels fi/t again | ENT |
| 1355 | DIACATHOLICON | Third | Ingredients of a ‘no-ail’ chit doc concocted? | anag. & lit. |
| 1360 | BOG-ASPHODEL | VHC | Slough-dweller in dubiously good shape in Betjeman’s first line | anag. in B I; ref. poem ‘Slough’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1325 UPROOTAL
1334 CATACHRESTIC