Clues by J. C. Leyland in 2021-2022
After 10 competitions All clues by J. C. Leyland | 2021-2022 Honours list
After 10 competitions All clues by J. C. Leyland | 2021-2022 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Current Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. C. Leyland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2569 | BILBO | VHC | Obbligato’s not half off-key – it needs to be sharp for Don Quixote? | anag. |
| 2573 | HANDS-ON | VHC | Playing up-front parts in activities, holding no sinecure or non-executive directorship? | anag. of first letters & lit. |
| 2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | Second | Smacks of donor’s generosity, infamous flat having interior finished off with fancy paper? Exactly that | DGIFTWRAPPE; first letters + f(la)t + w +anag.; ref. Downing St flat |
| 2591 | GHAT | VHC | Is this entrance for groups seen swimming in the Ganges? | comp. anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| 2595 | FIFTY YEARS | First | Showing no end of invention, smart X’s successor held in reverence with ‘special’ for golden occasion | (n)ifty + Y in fear + s; X = Ximenes |
| 2599 | DESIDERATA | VHC | Diamonds, fooling around aside, are starlet’s ultimate essential? They are that | d + anag. incl. t |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2586 BALDERDASH
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)