Clues by T. J. Moorey in 1995-1996
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 1995-1996 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 1995-1996 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. J. Moorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | All crime is flourishing under Tory rule with ministers doing more than enough! | C + anag. |
1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Famously weighty tenor might pack up (after cancelling time and time again) | anag. less t, t; up = in an excited state; ref. Pavarotti |
1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | Labour acting darn crass with recipe for unemployment: I predict more dole | anag. incl. a, less r |
1225 | CURRY | VHC | Your Rugby captain initially up to scratch, no longer Diana’s prize | yr RU c (all rev.), 2 defs.; ref. Will Carling, Princess Diana |
1234* | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | With piece from Schwarz up front, this is accomplished for Chambers | (s)avant pro pos, & lit.; ref. Chambers page vi |
1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Sore Diana’s in distress about ‘love’ with Charlie – it pains the heart | 0 + c in anag.; see Charlie in C. |
1255 | CATAFALCO | VHC | See the Italian head of Family in one, after a ‘setback’ lying in state! | c la F at a (rev.) in CO, & lit.; ref. Mafia |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1212 HILDING
1216 CHAPERON
1229 GRUPPETTO
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1242 KNOCKERS
1247 PREDICANT
* Competition excluded from annual honours