Clues by C. G. Millin in 1981-1982
Azed competitions from 473 to 525 All clues by C. G. Millin | 1981-1982 Honours list
Azed competitions from 473 to 525 All clues by C. G. Millin | 1981-1982 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. G. Millin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | First | Like a walk up a ski-slope – hard to take without backsliding | erring in H bone; bone = steal |
| 482* | BODY-SNATCHER | VHC | I disturb church yard bones, a short time interred | t in anag. incl. Ch, & lit. |
| 486 | JUMPED-UP | VHC | Judge ’urried into court, having only just made it | J + ’umped + up |
| 504 | SIMMENTHALER | VHC | Sources of meat and milk, in Switzerland initially – leather too, possibly | anag. incl. m m in S, & lit. |
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Riddle: What distresses a dams/on crop? | dis-tresses |
| 513 | ETYMOLOGICON | VHC | Having no C, my source of true English around, I go and look up another dictionary | I go lo in no C my t E, all rev.; C = Chambers |
HCs awarded in competitions:
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
495 CACOETHES
508 POSTURE-MAKER
517 IMMORTELLE
525 PABOUCHE
* Competition excluded from annual honours