Clues by N. C. Dexter in 2004-2005
Azed competitions from 1680 to 1728 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2004-2005 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1680 to 1728 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2004-2005 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1680 | PILLOW-CUP | First | What’s maybe downed before one’s about to get aloft? | pillow c up, & lit; downed = filled with down |
| 1694 | MISINTERPRET | VHC | English, met with a bit of Russian in trips abroad, fail to decipher | anag. incl. E, R |
| 1700 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | VHC | Facial hair spoils chic looks – female avowed | anag. incl. f |
| 1702 | WORDSMITHERY | VHC | Terribly shoddy writer’ll need a bit of a miracle for a degree in this | anag. with m for d, & lit. |
| 1711 | MINUS | First | This degree makes nudism shivery | comp. anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| 1719 | ANHELATION | Second | Heal it on termination of Craven ‘A’, possibly? | anag. incl. n, & lit.; ref. cigarettes |
| 1724 | MONEYBAGS | VHC | My bank, e.g.? So composed when a thousand’s withdrawn | anag. less K, & lit. |
| 1728 | EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Ecstasy! Leaders of IOC ditch other lands’ athletics dreams | ditch; first letters |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1689 SYNOD
1698 CROSSTIE
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)