Clues by R. J. Heald in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by R. J. Heald | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by R. J. Heald | 1999-2000 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Heald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Old Scrooge stubbornly refused to give: ‘Post/pone Christmas!’ | |
| 1424 | HEIST | VHC | Whip? Fetishist grasps it tightly in fist | anag. of (f)etish(ist) |
| 1428 | CRICETID | VHC | I’ll have scurried round putting away odd morsels, pouching nuts etc? | I in alternate letters round anag., & lit. |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Underneath ground, striking head leads to awful lump. A hard hat’s the answer | anag. less u + first letters |
| 1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Those in ‘the rag trade’, using mediocre material, must sew modern clothing | pap in anag.; must4 |
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | King eclipsed by rising Aussie tennis-player holding racket like a boomerang? | R in noise in Laver (all rev.); ref. Billie Jean K. and Rod L. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1419 SPLODGE
1437 MISTLETOE
1439 JOHN CANOE
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)