Clues by C. J. Morse in 1985-1986
Azed competitions from 683 to 731    All clues by C. J. Morse  |   1985-1986 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
688CUCURBITALVHCIt’s circular and tube shaped, but tails off – like e.g. a cucumberanag. less r e
692FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)ThirdCheap lighter in sailors’ bar is about half a buckbuck; fid + bu(ck) in is
696ANTIMNEMONICVHCHaydn’s last Tema in C minor, endlessly varied, leading to fugueanag. less r
701BALUSTRADEVHCReduced balance on American business: protection on the way upbal. US trade
714MOTEVHCBattered tome may come down from Shakespeare’s timeanag.; mote2; ref. current vogue for finding Shakespeareana
727WELL-TO-DOVHCSpring to finish warm? So people saywell 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