Clues by T. J. Moorey in 2011-2012
Azed competitions from 2045 to 2091 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2011-2012 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2045 to 2091 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2011-2012 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Moorey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2049 | PARTY-POOPER | VHC | Person’s spent leaving minimum of debt, Micawber’s conclusion: misery | party poope(d) + r |
| 2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Terror strike here is inspired by heartless preacher? | anag. in p, r; strike |
| 2058 | ROBUST | VHC | In cast iron, knockers should be this | (i)ro(n) + bust, & lit. |
| 2064 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Tory lucky mostly in clash with Ed, the dope’s quickly dropped in it | anag. less y; ref. Ed Miliband, PMQs |
| 2065 | DERMESTIDAE | VHC | Nasty things swept under the carpet unwisely, police deemed racist caught out | anag. less c; ref. Stephen Lawrence case |
| 2070 | MISTREATMENT | VHC | Boycott firm in commentaries, time and again bats getting abuse | anag. less co, incl. t, t; ref. England’s batting failures in test series v Pakistan |
| 2078 | RÉCOLLET | VHC | State of Chancellor of the Exchequer meeting resistance in recession? He’s friendless, for God’s sake! | tell o’ CE r (all rev.) |
| 2087 | ROCKET | First | Term for ‘soar’ etc, OK in salad | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 2091 | SNIFTER | VHC | Fantastic Spain first again, ultimately a breeze! | anag. incl. E, n; ref. European Cup etc |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2045 CATENATE
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2074 BENNET
2083 BEWITCH