Clues by T. J. Moorey in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by T. J. Moorey | 2015-2016 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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T. J. Moorey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | Enlist to fight with heart of stone in M East – may lead to many gals | goals; anag. incl. o in ME; supposed reward for Islamist bombers |
2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Excluding nothing, report of Chilcot (finally!) is prepared independently? I think so | anag. incl. t less 0; ref. Iraq war inquiry |
2270* | FENESTRA | VHC | Clinical opening leads to electrifying speech after Corbyn’s stern rambling | anag. incl, e, s, n; ref. H. Benn’s Syria speech |
2274 | SIMPATICO | VHC | ‘Friendly’ new politics leads to more animosity and Labour’s leader disregarded | anag. incl. m, a less L |
2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | ‘Dear ——’ could start letters of eminent Conservative leader | comp. anag. incl. C, & lit; ref. C. Churchill; start = cause displacement of |
2287 | VALET | VHC | Extremes of licence taken to cut tax – personally, I’d get billionaires collared | l, e in VAT; ref. Panama Papers |
2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Sadly for the party, nutty Brown lo/st, Ed half-baked | |
2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Mess created by Gove finally running, shame his manoeuvring brought about end of chum | m in anag. less e; ref. EU referendum |
2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Jeremy’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