Clues by M. Hodgkin in 2008-2009
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by M. Hodgkin | 2008-2009 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by M. Hodgkin | 2008-2009 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hodgkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | Third | Wimbledon’s opening’s one? Soaked, thus covers on | W + a + o’ in anag., & lit.; soak = beat, pummel |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | Carpenter’s mate perhaps getting bit (minus head) back out of hole in wood | mortise less (b)it (rev.); ref. ‘The Walrus and the C.’ |
| 1918 | PALAMPORE | VHC | Decomposed pap or meal spread on bed with flowers | anag. |
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Ripped clothing and latest in nose-rings on upper-class punk’s mate | monk’s pate; ’n’ s U in tore |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1893 EARTHY
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1936 LITMUS TEST