Clues by R. J. Hooper in 2002-2003
Azed competitions from 1572 to 1619 All clues by R. J. Hooper | 2002-2003 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1572 to 1619 All clues by R. J. Hooper | 2002-2003 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Hooper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | VHC | Traditional alternative to shopping malls needs to stock the latest skirt | malls; gen in mart; mall = mallet |
| 1585 | SHIATSU | VHC | Applying pressure over arms etc, has it to be done with American backing to succeed? | anag. + US (rev.); ref. Iraq |
| 1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | Third | Dope – taking it’s a crazy course, opposite of wise men’s | easting; gen + anag. |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | One who over-refines words in interpretation of Morgen, perhaps, neglecting piano | anag. less p; ref. Richard Strauss song |
| 1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Oxford detective Morse spending minimal time at New – could clue indicate Oriel? | Fen + anag. of (Mo)rse at; ref. Gervase F. in novels of Edmund Crispin |
| 1611 | LEISLER | VHC | A tea-tray in the sky? I may be taken for one by nonsense versifier | Lear with Isle for a; ref. L. Carroll, ‘Twinkle, twinkle, little bat’; I = Isle |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1572 SHIELD-MAY
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)