Clues by R. Phillips in 2002-2003
Azed competitions from 1572 to 1619 All clues by R. Phillips | 2002-2003 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1572 to 1619 All clues by R. Phillips | 2002-2003 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1576 | FACADE | First | It’s a ‘rocking-horse’ movement Lambert delivered | falcade less L, & lit.; ref. W. Walton’s musical ‘entertainment’ with words by Edith Sitwell, originally performed by Constant L. |
| 1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | VHC | Old skirt bustles to give rise to garment | bustles; anag. |
| 1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | One must have contrived hokiest Joe Millers initially | anag. incl. J, M, & lit.; J. M. = old joke |
| 1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Clement lost the second to Kenneth, with one to go in a minute’s waffling | anag. less I + e; ref. C. Freud, K. Williams in radio game show ‘Just a Minute’ |
| 1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Spirits singularly active round heart of Orkneys? | tangies; n in geist a, & lit. |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | What embodies my turned expression could be sharper! | gnome (rev) in anag., & lit. |
| 1602 | FENESTRA | Third | Here melts the heart in soft serenade? | anag. of (so)ft serena(de), & lit.; ref. Romeo and Juliet |
| 1611 | LEISLER | VHC | Confusing it with barbastelle confounds this bat and another | comp. anag. incl. bat, bat |
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Increasingly stressed people are seeking the guidance of yo/re |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1572 SHIELD-MAY
1585 SHIATSU
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1615 RUGATE