Clues by G. H. Willett in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by G. H. Willett | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by G. H. Willett | 2009-2010 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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G. H. Willett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | VHC | It’s merry in the manse after a nip of Scotch? Hardly | nip; S + cant4 |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Panic rises: the shareholder loses heart: my stable job is history! | flap (rev.) + ren(t)ier |
1958 | HANGDOG | VHC | Fallen idol? Hydrant and endless gossip overshadow golf’s top star | H + an(a) + g + Dog; ref. T. Woods, Sirius |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | Third | No plain setter could devise such brilliant lights | anag.; ref. northern lights |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1945 PRISON
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1962 ANADEM
1979 FAR-OUT