Clues by H. J. Bradbury in 1995-1996
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by H. J. Bradbury | 1995-1996 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by H. J. Bradbury | 1995-1996 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. J. Bradbury | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 | HILDING | VHC | Having nothing going for one, character-wise, like e.g. Parolles | I for 0 in holding; ref. ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ |
| 1216 | CHAPERON | Second | Phone RAC: broken down Escort holding up traffic between Maidenhead and Bucks | anag. |
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | A few brief notes, possibly introducing perplexed readers to the enormous Grove – perfectly useless otherwise | anag. of first letters; ref. G.’s Dictionary of Music |
| 1234* | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | This may possibly introduce Shakespeare’s ‘Passionate Pilgrim’ or ‘Venus and Adonis’ to new overseas readers | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Heart trouble calling for qualified paramedic – soon, not post mortem! | anag. less pm |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1242 KNOCKERS
* Competition excluded from annual honours