Clues by T. J. Moorey in 2007-2008
Azed competitions from 1836 to 1884 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2007-2008 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1836 to 1884 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2007-2008 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Moorey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | POSTHASTE | Third | Express time after time has boring puzzle not up with the Times | t has + t, all in pose2 |
| 1840 | W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent) | VHC | No end of joy when honeypot licked, I’m animated for all to see | anag. less y; ref. Disney films |
| 1845 | UPBRAID | VHC | United, with lead over Gunners, one did rate | U + Pb + RA I ’d |
| 1849 | AUXESIS | VHC | Enlargement or unchanged encapsulates EU binding vote coming up | X in EU (rev.) in as is; ref. e.g. Croatia entry |
| 1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | First | Fan of The Good Old Days on once, can put across Desert Song | quit aria in an3 tin; ref. TV variety show |
| 1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The novel lo/o out of order with a loose minor coupling caused a stink | ‘Lolita’ |
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Whaling time and again excused ought … no, must get punished | anag. less t t |
| 1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Spot the dead nit in lad’s cap and quake after scratching head madly | not the dead spit; anag. incl. l less q |
| 1866 | BINGE | Second | Government nationalise finally, propping up northern bank nearly bust | bin(k) + G + e; ref. Northern Rock |
| 1871 | FAIRY GOLD | Third | Sugar in withering form does love firing lady in cast | anag. incl. 0 less in; ref. Alan S. in ‘The Apprentice’ |
| 1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | After constant leaks, plastic sack inside left it better ordered? | anag. less c in l it + anag.; & lit. |
| 1884 | FREELOADER | VHC | For leader on a spree introducing end to waste is a bummer | e in anag.; ref. G. Brown’s food initiative just before G8 banquet |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)