Clues by R. J. Hooper in 2010-2011
Azed competitions from 1992 to 2040    All clues by R. J. Hooper  |   2010-2011 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2012BLOATINGVHCA belt going tight, eg, this will lead tocomp. anag. & lit.
2031EMBROIDERYThirdCracking Briers comedy with central couple dropping out – something Penelope worked on for yearsanag. less s, c; ref. TV comedy series ‘The Good Life’, P. Keith & wife of Odysseus
2036AL CONTOVHCHow one might order starters in Calabrian osteria, Lombardy albergo or Neapolitan tratanag. of first letters, & lit.
2040EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCExperts on The Planets studied larg/o I’d recently discovered 

HCs awarded in competitions:

1997 FADO
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2023 CHAMBRANLE