Clues by N. C. Dexter in 2005-2006
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2005-2006 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2005-2006 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | I am Sun mad: it’s a male characteristic being partial to females! | anag. |
| 1752 | MIDWINTER | VHC | Now ’tis time dormice regularly get curled up | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | An oblong’s extremities I’d obliquely join with a line | anag. incl. o, g + a l, & lit. |
| 1758 | BIMBETTE | VHC | Bubbly ‘it’ babe without a scrap of acumen met here | anag. less a, & lit. |
| 1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | Where buyer wanting pair of breeches gets threepence out? That’s about right! | r in anag. less br incl. 3 d’s, & lit. |
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Panel of jud/o OK decision and settle ‘dan’ award | |
| 1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | With no finishing touches added, you go and hurry work? With such an outcome! | anag. less final letters |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1733 PALESTRA
1741 LORD NELSON
1746 ENTOMIC
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1771 PARTERRE
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)