Clues by E. Chalkley in 1991-1992
Azed competitions from 995 to 1043 All clues by E. Chalkley | 1991-1992 Honours list
Azed competitions from 995 to 1043 All clues by E. Chalkley | 1991-1992 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Chalkley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | A bird’s nest, in the last bit of nonsense penned by a poet | e in bard; ref. last line of Lear limerick: “… a nest in my b.” |
| 1030 | PASTILLE | Second | ‘Sweet white wine’ – line (abbreviated) in Poet Laureate’s ending of verse! | asti + l in PL + e; ref. John Masefield’s ‘Cargoes’ |
| 1034 | BURLAP | Second | A sticker one in Public Library put over a coarse wrapper? | bur + a in PL (rev.) |
HCs awarded in competitions:
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)