Clues by R. J. Heald in 2012-2013
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2012-2013 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2012-2013 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Heald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2096 | TRICK | VHC | Mo Farah’s heart goes into producing a magical performance (and a fast one) | r in tick; ref. Olympic gold-medallist |
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Riotous cinema hit containing slapstick’s foremost clown | s tit in anag., & lit.; ref. Norman Wisdom film |
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Lacking ingredient central to intoxicants, Red Bull leaves beer gut not as wobbly | Tit(i)an; bull (adj.); anag. less ut2 |
| 2109 | THICKETY | VHC | Hurst-like hat trick Rooney fans roar on wildly getting carried away | anag. less anag.; ref. Geoff H. & Wayne R. |
| 2113 | PICAROON | VHC | Bounder involved in piracy making spirited escape with booty? | roo in pi(racy) can, & lit.; booty2 |
| 2116 | YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Acceptable room, decent, procured by Judaean couple finally in time for Nativity | U let in Yid e; with apologies for use of offensive term |
| 2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | Comradely Bolshevik after revolution doffs cap to Vladimir | anag. less V; ref. Lenin |
| 2122 | NICETY | VHC | Shakespearean being squeamish indiscreetly excises odd parts | alternate letters; ref. Thomas Bowdler |
| 2126 | DESPERATE | Second | Hairless? Hate being without one’s wig | desp(I’s)e + rate2; wig2 |
| 2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | Third | Art? Klimt wastes time gallivanting round Austria, time spent in strip joints | A in anag. less t; dives(t); ref. Art M., actor, Gustav K., Austrian artist |
| 2135 | LOB | VHC | Descending stepwise, this is sure to lead you to ore! | 3 alphabetic steps from o, r, e, & lit.; for l. = a step in a mine, see SOED |
| 2139 | DE RIGUEUR | VHC | Fashion gurus desire to have squares turned out as style dictates | anag. less S, S |
| 2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Leading pair of inventors Faraday and Rubik? Where’s Logie Baird? | bogy laired; in + F + Ernő; sv Rubik’s cube |
No HCs awarded in the 2012-2013 competition