Clues by J. R. Kirby in 1975-1976
Azed competitions from 156 to 203 All clues by J. R. Kirby | 1975-1976 Honours list
Azed competitions from 156 to 203 All clues by J. R. Kirby | 1975-1976 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | First | A wayfarer going into a desolate moor pub’s unlikely to want water! | hobo in anag. |
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | VHC | To them home’s a purple open ocean, cool and babbling reach, or on a bank | |
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | One may regard playing cards as holding leads for auguring nastiness | a n in anag., & lit. |
| 200 | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | VHC | The French people, beginning to ebb, arose and united for him | (Georges) Clemenceau; le men + first letters & lit. |
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | You can get run in by recklessly upsetting me | go (rev.) in by, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
169 THUGGEE
174 EPEOLATRY
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
183 PICKLE
187 POWDERING-TUB