Clues by J. R. Beresford in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by J. R. Beresford | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by J. R. Beresford | 1999-2000 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Beresford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1424 | HEIST | VHC | Sting itches terribly, wanting a bit of calamine | anag. less c |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | The eland ran excitedly out of the ark | anag. |
| 1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | Perhaps ladies once made crackers, holding a Christmas event in the WI | john + a in anag.; WI 2 mngs. |
| 1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Review hope it can put puzzling around end of Business | comment / aphis; s in anag.; ref. position of AZ puzzle |
| 1454 | GET-UP | VHC | Go faster, having little time for third gear | t for e in gee up |
| 1459 | GREATEST (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Massed croaking about – a first sign of toads in romance | most cracking; re a t in gest |
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Irons played in broadcast as the hero of Brideshead Revisited | anag. in reveal; ref. Jeremy I. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1419 SPLODGE
1437 MISTLETOE
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM