Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1999-2000 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | At mention of Pete beating best of the English? Menti/on ‘sorrows’! | ref. P. Sampras, Tim Henman |
| 1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | Cause of Constable, say, turning back of canvas to front | s + Plod + e.g. (rev.), & lit. |
| 1424 | HEIST | VHC | This breaking and entering ending in porridge? | e in anag., & lit. |
| 1437 | MISTLETOE | First | Attachment to branches – uncommonly to ilex stem – yielding a kiss | anag. less x, & lit. |
| 1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | WI dancing can-can? The present time knows no bounds! | john can + (N)oe(l); WI 2 mngs. |
| 1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Handicap – Dome being constructed? For minister it’s a benefit | commendam / aphid; anag. |
| 1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Women with drapes off occupy a page in the Sun etc | p in anag. |
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | First | He’s hanging round on true-love’s threshold, perhaps | re t in pendant, & lit. |
| 1459 | GREATEST (Spoonerisms) | VHC | In his own opinion, clot was way way behind at Greek – endlessly confused | what was Clay; anag. less k + St. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1454 GET-UP
1463 REVERSIONAL