Clues by C. J. Morse in 1988-1989
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1988-1989 Honours list
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1988-1989 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Morse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 840 | SONDE | VHC | Device that might have saved Icarus weighs on Dedalus’s heart | hidden |
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | Second | As to those large cracks, a divide may appear (but not a deep one) | divine; anag. |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | First | Refuse to salute and he’ll reprimand you with half-ironic yet misplaced delicacy | red4 cap; (iro)nic + anag.; ref. MP |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Un-acetose, right? That’s another way to put it | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | What bras provide for bosoms? —— and pads, in the old days | 2 mngs.; pad2 |
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | Name given by sportive university types to coterie’s first ‘queen bee’ long ago | Blues to c king, & lit.; see king in C. |
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | It’s primitive to paw woman showing tasty piece of leg | mouse piece |
| 882 | DOSSIER | VHC | One carries the papers in case one’s hanging about | I in dosser2 |
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | It requires some distortion to make Mrs T one | anag. & lit. |
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