Clues by R. J. Heald in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2015-2016 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Heald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | For Azed’s latest Tozer rated and uncovered Ximenes’ lost slips | orated; anag. less X, s; ref. speech by JRT at AZ 2250 lunch |
| 2257 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left) | First | Quarrel with Republican candidate shortened odds of Trump beating frontrunner for presidency spreading sanctimonious rubbish | (Jeb)Bus(h) + alternate letters; p in pi tat; ref. US politics |
| 2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | Criminals collectively tip off drug lord about nark shopping leaders of smuggling trade | s, t in anger in g land3 |
| 2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Turbulent priest receives knight’s terminal stab, having rebuffed king who opposes Church’s authority? | t for(k) in anag.; ref. Thomas à Becket |
| 2270* | FENESTRA | First | Pierce Brosnan feted for playing striking Bond | anag. less Bond; ref. J. Bond actor; pierce = perforation |
| 2272 | SNOWMOBILE | VHC | Simoon blew off course vehicle highly unsuited to desert conditions | anag. |
| 2274 | SIMPATICO | VHC | Hand in glove manipulated most of action by muppet | simp + anag. less n |
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Fruit machine: slot in pennies regularly for recreation | anag. of alternate letters |
| 2283 | BARGAIN | Second | A big bust with narc taking away cocaine and whizz | anag. less C; whizz = amphetamine |
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | On a wine tour of Italy you may find the reso/rt next to lovely Frascati | |
| 2296 | IMPROPERLY | VHC | Widdy and partner’s close intimate holds displaying ineptitude (Strictly it ain’t!) | rope r in imply; ref. Anne Widdecombe in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ |
| 2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | ‘Macaroni’ comprises term for such, in practice | h in ism in mash2 (= masher), & lit.; macaroni = dandy |
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Greg, defying gravity, takes champion’s spot in long jump | Gre(g) for Ch. in ache; ref. G. Rutherford, Olympic long-jumper; spot |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2287 VALET
* Competition excluded from annual honours