Clues by M. Barley in 2003-2004
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by M. Barley | 2003-2004 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by M. Barley | 2003-2004 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | First | In vintage form, champion English tramp gleefully upon dismal Welsh and cross tryline | E + anag. + on; W + anag. |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | What nice drop of scrumpy could make you following morning? | am + anag. incl. s, & lit. |
| 1646 | BLACK | VHC | Football ultimately overshadowed by position of rugby? It’s hard to see | l in back |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | Third | Open has obscure American lifting old claret vessel | anag. + A less o; ref. Ben Curtis, little-known winner of US Open golf tournament |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | First | Growing concerns are expressed about conclusions of the Hutton report, and with Blair et al.’s intrigues | c(a)res + c; last letters + al.’s, ref. Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of Dr Kelly |
| 1663* | ARMAMENTARIA | VHC | Apparatus used by the Doctor could rematerialise in a Martian mare | anag.; ref. Dr Who |
| 1667 | CLARINI | VHC | Corps left in Iraq not fully equipped embarrassed top brass | C l + anag. less q |
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Mega unseemly – for example, grandad being into music’s latest band? | anag. + kin, all in c ring, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1624 BELAY
1641 GADGETEER
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
* Competition excluded from annual honours