Clues by M. D. Laws in 1979-1980
Azed competitions from 371 to 419 All clues by M. D. Laws | 1979-1980 Honours list
Azed competitions from 371 to 419 All clues by M. D. Laws | 1979-1980 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. D. Laws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | This seat could be filled by tragedians | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 375 | SPREATHE | VHC | Somerset chap? Arguably, he set par for puzzling | anag.; ref. Ximenes’s middle name |
| 393 | INTRACARDIAC | First | Like the cockles in a barrow wheeled by road twisting about Ireland’s capital | in + a cart (rev.) + Rd + ca. I (rev.); ref. Molly Malone and c. of the heart |
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | One with wit lacks a bit of creativity – he’s brought back in quirk of droll dean | lit wax; c + he (rev.) in anag.; ref AZ’s re-use of old themes |
| 419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | Covering for the pate whose day has gone, sunk by a fashion of realism? | li(d) in anag., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
379 SCYTHEMAN
384 OUTSPREADING
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
401 GO-AHEAD
406 BOIL
414 UNBOSOMER