Clues by C. J. Morse in 2012-2013
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144    All clues by C. J. Morse  |   2012-2013 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2096TRICKVHCWhere Bolt runs, I for one take in a bit of magictrack with I for a; 2 meanings
2100A STITCH IN TIMEVHCQuick needle-and-thread job – or it’s machine time wasted covering itit in anag. incl. t
2109THICKETYVHCWith crumbling yet to come, pest imports the end of ash densely plantedh in tick + anag.; ref. threat of ash dieback
2113PICAROONVHCThieving sort – an abandoned character, by the sound of itPica + ‘rune’, & lit.
2116YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)VHCDietal uey – could good come of a ——?comp. anag. & lit.; goof vtr; see Webster for dietal
2118BLOKEISHVHCA bit of kindness gets ‘bolshie’ turning round to become ‘matey’k in anag.
2126DESPERATEVHCDepart with See in disarray? That could be recklessanag.; ref. former Pope’s resignation
2131DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)VHCOne richly endowed goes down, a figure of authority. Almost maternal?2 meanings; ma-lik(e); ref. death of Lady Thatcher
2135LOBVHCYou can get bowled by this for a duck(b)lob, & lit.
2144INFERNO (Spoonerisms)VHCForehead higher to imply nous? Not halfhorrid fire; infer no(us)

HCs awarded in competitions:

2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2122 NICETY
2139 DE RIGUEUR