Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1978-1979
Azed competitions from 314 to 366 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1978-1979 Honours list
Azed competitions from 314 to 366 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1978-1979 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | PODESTA | Second | One can get a throbbing seat after school from the beak for bad Latin | pod + anag. |
| 323 | (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent) | VHC | A proper fool, a bit wanting | U koo(k), & lit. |
| 327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | Makes a man become stiff, a measure having been swallowed | m in he lock, & lit.; m = em |
| 336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | VHC | Much noise on the railway being high, here’s a tip for the passenger: give the corridor a wide berth | el1 + far + row; cut + anag., wide = erroneous |
| 358 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | VHC | I may break into a strut, fraught with power | break; anag. incl. P, & lit. |
| 362 | SEA-SOLDIER | Second | I’m jolly well disciplined: I do what’s said – or else | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
332 NUT-CASE
340 BOOKSIE
349 ODDCOMESHORT
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
354 SHEER-HULK
366 MONKEY-SHINE