Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463    All clues by C. R. Gumbrell  |   1999-2000 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1419SPLODGEVHCSpa – place for a splash?spa with lodge for a
1424HEISTVHCJob? He knew no end of sorrowhe (w)ist
1428CRICETIDThirdYou’ll find this one’s done in once rodenticide’s workedcomp. anag. & lit.
1433NEANDERTHALVHCWhat sadder than end Lear comes to, being an old man?anag.
1439JOHN CANOESecondIn this would you find how a jocund Noel is observed abroad?comp. anag. & lit.
1441Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)VHCPuzzle was beset by bugs!flummox / wasp; was in flu pox
1446NEWSPAPERDOMVHCSee cod wrapped in some piece of its outputanag. less i, & lit; cod adj.
1450PRETENDANTVHCCharles Edward Stuart? Prince linked with giant alarm, historicallyPr. eten dant; ref. Bonnie Prince Charlie
1459GREATEST (Spoonerisms)SecondWhat must feature bit of gunplay on a screen? Oater mustuttermost; g re a test
1463REVERSIONALVHCGoing back in history, Stephenson’s foremost character seen to be in on rail’s developmentever S in anag.

HCs awarded in competitions:

1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1437 MISTLETOE
1454 GET-UP