Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 2000-2001
Azed competitions from 1467 to 1515 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 2000-2001 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1467 to 1515 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 2000-2001 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. R. Gumbrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1467 | CANAPÉ | VHC | Something offered by restaurant, appropriate for start of feast? | nap for f in café, & lit. |
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Evil is purged, lion bringing about destruction of witches | anag.; witch2; ref ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | In a bad way, a man at end of his tether finally rings one | I in anag. incl. s, r, & lit. |
| 1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | Exchange ‘Born to Run’? Not about to if, stirred by pieces of Springsteen’s, one’s a fan | b + (c)ourse; anag. + S o |
| 1489 | FRONT-BENCHER | VHC | See Benn linked with Thatcher for having worn this hat | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1492 | The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram) | VHC | A hero, very much admired, set sail to Cuba etc. | |
| 1494 | MARATHON | VHC | In this you’d find Mota ran fantastically, capturing hearts | H in anag., & lit.; ref. Rosa M., former Portuguese marathon runner |
| 1500 | GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools) | VHC | One engaged in operation of tiller at rear of boat | COGITLLIER; cog + I in anag. |
| 1502 | RAPPEL | First | What’s given by drum if end of truce is approved? | app. for e in reel, & lit. |
| 1506 | BARE(-)BONES | VHC | More than one old rake must have been so aroused after undoing of bra | anag. + anag. |
| 1511 | DEEP-SEATED | VHC | Old-fashioned fencing involved épées? That’s firmly established | anag. in dated |
| 1515 | SNIDE | VHC | Malicious end Iago’s evolved, since being passed over | anag. less ago; ref. Othello |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)