Clues by W. K. M. Slimmings in 1986-1987
Azed competitions from 735 to 783 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1986-1987 Honours list
Azed competitions from 735 to 783 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1986-1987 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. K. M. Slimmings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | MALIGN | VHC | Mum’s first to dress wound, with action following words? | m + align; i.e. action for slander |
| 750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | First | A spicy jumble this type of square with happy laugh about thousand by X’s successor | T + M in anag. + Y; X = Ximenes |
| 753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | Cast go back without recording a guide to the Cotswolds | EP in shed + go (rev.); Cotswold sheep |
| 766 | GUBBINS | VHC | Black members of party in power inferior to white man? That’s rubbish | gub + B ins |
| 770 | HERMITS | VHC | Eights rowing without their no. 3 have jolly well caught crabs | RM in anag. less g |
| 774 | VICTORINE | VHC | See what’s yellow, when tinned, and stuck in sorbet? | v. + or2 in tin in ice |
HCs awarded in competitions:
740 ESCADRILLE
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
762 OBELISE
764 CHILDERMAS
783 CAMPESINO