Clues by M. Barley in 1985-1986
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by M. Barley | 1985-1986 Honours list
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by M. Barley | 1985-1986 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | First | Bears cope? | balus trade, & lit; cope1,2 |
| 705 | MUSICOTHERAPY | VHC | Involve Beethoven’s 7th in this, and it might be ‘symphonicurative’! | comp. anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Part in some burlesque involving a couple of men with a pair of hooves? | me ho in anag., & lit. |
| 714 | MOTE | VHC | In me you turn to must and some dust | to (rev.) in me, & lit.; mote2,1 |
| 718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Wapping: where info’s processed with minimum of labour | anag. incl. l; ref. newspaper printing at W. |
| 722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | Bumper product of muscle and a run-up? | anag. |
| 731 | STRING | VHC | Common cheat’ll get run in, perhaps for fiddling | r in sting; s. adj. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
683 BANISH
688 CUCURBITAL
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
727 WELL-TO-DO