Clues by M. Hodgkin in 2006-2007
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by M. Hodgkin | 2006-2007 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by M. Hodgkin | 2006-2007 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hodgkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Trick employed, say, by Ulysses initially to slip in soldiers? | used e.g. U err, all in RE, & lit. |
| 1804 | CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Such civvies seen on trannies show one with chest less developed | savvy’s seen on Trinny’s show; anag.; ref. TV show ‘What Not to Wear’, with Trinny and Susannah; tranny = transvestite |
| 1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Rancid old pissoir, outside convenience left off annual urine extraction routine? | (l)av in anag.; i.e. taking the piss |
| 1823 | KISS | Third | X marks spoil disposed of round island | Is in (mar)ks |
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | Letters of anagram I scrawled either side of slip’s central text? | li in anag., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
1806 INEBRIANT
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1814 HIPSTER
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)