Clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988    All clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper  |   2009-2010 Honours list
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M. A. Macdonald-Cooper100666
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1953TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)FirstHears of distraught mother’s emotional shockheart; (dis)trau(ght) + ma
1960NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)VHCSyndicate member mismanage own money? It’d affect stock fatallyWONGA NAME
1962ANADEMVHCFlowery adornment Dame Edna sports when first shows are screenedanag. less D E; show = sign, indication; ref. B. Humphries character
1967SUBORDINATELYVHCNew Labour destiny – playing second fiddle?anag.
1975SEPTENTRIONALVHCNorthern Ireland’s potent brews unsettling head in Down or Derryanag. less D
1984ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)VHCCharacteristic of Blair, having fabricated lie on war?anag.
1988PERIQUEVHCEarly signs of eruption in long-dormant peak, source of pungent smokeer in pique3

HCs awarded in competitions:

1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
1945 PRISON
1949 PALFRENIER
1958 HANGDOG
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1979 FAR-OUT