Clues by J. R. Tozer in 2007-2008
Azed competitions from 1836 to 1884 All clues by J. R. Tozer | 2007-2008 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1836 to 1884 All clues by J. R. Tozer | 2007-2008 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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J. R. Tozer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1840 | W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent) | VHC | Honeypot when licked clear of last bit of honey makes me present | anag. less y, & lit.; ref. ‘a Useful Pot …’ |
1845 | UPBRAID | VHC | Rate book ‘in between revolting and offensive’ | b in up raid |
1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | Third | I struggle with progress translating letters from an Inuit and Qatari | anag. |
1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Wise men reaching the stable so star/k where a King may be found | |
1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Titanic? I have my doubts about journey ahead of us | hum3 on go us |
1866 | BINGE | VHC | A drunk lobbing empty bottles | hidden; drunk = drunken bout |
1871 | FAIRY GOLD | VHC | Tidy yard or it could soon be all dead leaves | fair y gold; or2 |
1875 | GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left) | VHC | Lift revolting latrine pan out, full almost to the last drop | up rear; go + utte(r); pan out = run out |
1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | New talks re Tibet could be where fractured China is headed | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1836 POSTHASTE
1849 AUXESIS
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1884 FREELOADER