Clues by C. J. Morse in 1985-1986
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1985-1986 Honours list
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1985-1986 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. J. Morse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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688 | CUCURBITAL | VHC | It’s circular and tube shaped, but tails off – like e.g. a cucumber | anag. less r e |
692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | Third | Cheap lighter in sailors’ bar is about half a buck | buck; fid + bu(ck) in is |
696 | ANTIMNEMONIC | VHC | Haydn’s last Tema in C minor, endlessly varied, leading to fugue | anag. less r |
701 | BALUSTRADE | VHC | Reduced balance on American business: protection on the way up | bal. US trade |
714 | MOTE | VHC | Battered tome may come down from Shakespeare’s time | anag.; mote2; ref. current vogue for finding Shakespeareana |
727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | Spring to finish warm? So people say | well to do; warm colloq. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
709 GINGER
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
722 SUPERNACULUM
731 STRING