Clues by T. J. Moorey in 2014-2015
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2014-2015 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2014-2015 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Moorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Vibrant Italian air is lead-in to drinking? Could be hit —— in La Traviata | comp. anag. incl. d, & lit.; ref. LT, Act I |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | Awkward position as Commons slumbered, crafty Salmond’s delivered? | anag. less anag. |
| 2213 | SOLECISM | VHC | Abuse in grammar school finally comes out, current Head of Science arrested | I S in anag. incl. l |
| 2220 | A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker) | VHC | Fireworks displays fizz on Santa’s introduction behind field | CHAMPERS/SERPENTS; CHAMPRESENTS; 2 defs.; champ + re S |
| 2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | Wasting carbon energy, planned obsolescence should be cut by Japan and Thailand to show a good example | J, T separately in anag. less C, e |
| 2239 | ERADIATE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Police awaited re missing whiskey, issue with rye of late | ray of light; anag. less w |
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | One could have slammed vintage art as beginning to date! | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | Was it trimmed by cutting back on alcohol and eating primarily? | anag. + in in l, e, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2218 FOREIGNER
2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
2230 GATES OF DEATH