Clues by N. C. Dexter in 2006-2007
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2006-2007 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 2006-2007 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | TEARAWAY | Third | One’s needing bit of telling off and ear boxed? | ear in t away, & lit. |
| 1792 | APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left) | VHC | Almost all in a racy soap op nag tipsily at ‘Time!’ closures of the Rovers Return bar | al(l) in a + anag.; anag. incl. e, s, n; ref. ‘Coronation Street’ |
| 1797 | HEART | VHC | Eros’s target? I’m getting carried away when he takes aim right here! | he a(I’m) rt, & lit. |
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | For which, infantry au front being blocked, use a couple of guns derrière possibly? | anag. incl. gu(ns) less i, & lit. |
| 1804 | CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Fear glare after onset of cataracts? Get those lenses changed! | gear flair; c + anag. |
| 1806 | INEBRIANT | VHC | Double in the bar, without a modicum of H2O, could be this | anag. less H, & lit. |
| 1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | VHC | Rise at dawn – no longer dash around for rehashed breakfasts, no further fake diarising (‘Rose punctually’, e.g.) – when in trees etc songbirds follow my arrangement. | |
| 1814 | HIPSTER | VHC | Fan of Billie Holiday – still excited with her power, though the 50s are gone | anag. less LL, incl. P; ref. B.H., jazz singer |
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | They could give a reading, at the sides, in Lamia, perhaps | anag. incl. r, g, & lit.; ref. Keats poem |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1823 KISS
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)