Clues by T. J. Moorey in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305    All clues by T. J. Moorey  |   2015-2016 Honours list
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T. J. Moorey100756
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2250MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)VHCEnlist to fight with heart of stone in M East – may lead to many galsgoals; anag. incl. o in ME; supposed reward for Islamist bombers
2265ESPRIT FORTVHCExcluding nothing, report of Chilcot (finally!) is prepared independently? I think soanag. incl. t less 0; ref. Iraq war inquiry
2270*FENESTRAVHCClinical opening leads to electrifying speech after Corbyn’s stern ramblinganag. incl, e, s, n; ref. H. Benn’s Syria speech
2274SIMPATICOVHC‘Friendly’ new politics leads to more animosity and Labour’s leader disregardedanag. incl. m, a less L
2279CLEMENTINEVHC‘Dear ——’ could start letters of eminent Conservative leadercomp. anag. incl. C, & lit; ref. C. Churchill; start = cause displacement of
2287VALETVHCExtremes of licence taken to cut tax – personally, I’d get billionaires collaredl, e in VAT; ref. Panama Papers
2291AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)FirstSadly for the party, nutty Brown lo/st, Ed half-baked 
2300MISHMASHVHCMess created by Gove finally running, shame his manoeuvring brought about end of chumm in anag. less e; ref. EU referendum
2305AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)VHCJeremy’s focus in mega split, scrap capitalism ultimately, OK?re in anag. less m; scrap; ref. J. Corbyn

HCs awarded in competitions:

2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2283 BARGAIN
2296 IMPROPERLY

* Competition excluded from annual honours