Clues by R. J. Heald in 2014-2015
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2014-2015 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2014-2015 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Heald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2209 | (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent) | VHC | Time around which we’ll see tree that’s cast first of autumn leaves | t in c(a)ber, & lit. |
| 2213 | SOLECISM | VHC | Misuse of semicolon’s not acceptable, being this? | anag. less on, & lit. |
| 2220 | A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker) | Second | Christmas can bore perhaps without constant source of fine wit as in ‘crackers’ of Jonathan’s creation | SWIFTIAN/NATIVITY; SWIFTINAVITY; anag. incl. f; tin + (c)avity |
| 2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | Botched nose jobs: Lancet article delivered salutary warning | anag. less an |
| 2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | Puss stuffed with ham and tail of sea bass is full to bursting | hock a B in clock; puss2 |
| 2239 | ERADIATE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Frightfully odd things in an Alice adventure start in a dream | dart in a stream; anag. of alternate letters |
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | First | Who might make devastating crack about RA retrospective, styling vintage art ‘sad’? | RA (rev.) in anag., anag., & lit. |
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | A swelling eater given half portion of dinner may reduce enlarged —— | comp. anag. incl. din, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2205 CUMBERSOME
2218 FOREIGNER
2230 GATES OF DEATH