Clues by D. Arthur in 2008-2009
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by D. Arthur | 2008-2009 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by D. Arthur | 2008-2009 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | EARTHY | VHC | Vulgar man cultivated dropping aitch | he arty with h dropped |
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | Wall Street, a majority of the House admitted, is a fiasco | hou in wa’ St |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | Recipe involved in cooking some sea creature, could be accompanied by chips | r in anag.; ref. ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ |
| 1923 | ELLIPTIC | VHC | Explicitly avoiding unknown factors? Not exactly so | anag. less x, y, & lit. |
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | What’s to blame – lacking Chancellor of the Exchequer called Brown? | bald crown; to (CE)nsure |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1901 SANITISE
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1910 BARPERSON
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1936 LITMUS TEST