Clues by D. Price Jones in 1988-1989
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by D. Price Jones | 1988-1989 Honours list
Azed competitions from 840 to 887 All clues by D. Price Jones | 1988-1989 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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D. Price Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | Third | ‘There’s loads to go wrong without Sod being involved’, reveals dabbler in Sod’s law | God’s; anag. less sod |
849 | VISITE | VHC | Little woman’s short number? | Vi’s ite(m), & lit.; ref. L. M. Alcott |
857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Affected sincerity? No sir, delicacy. Here’s a copper to salute | anag. less sir; red cap, & lit.; red = cent |
882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Do heads of the Secret Service have one on the Queen? | do S S + I + ER, & lit. |
887 | MONSTER | VHC | Stupendous composition of W. A. Mozart’s one that’s ignored by Ozawa, surprisingly | anag. less anag.; ref. Seiji O., conductor |
HCs awarded in competitions:
840 SONDE
853 DEBACLE
866 NECTAREOUS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
869 HOLD-UPS
878 MOUSEPIECE