Clues by M. Barley in 2005-2006
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by M. Barley | 2005-2006 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1733 to 1779 All clues by M. Barley | 2005-2006 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733 | PALESTRA | VHC | Prominent feature of Lyceum area PT’s done in | anag. incl. L, & lit. |
| 1741 | LORD NELSON | VHC | Peer achieving famous victory over French left Londoners thrilled | l + anag.; ref. Lord Coe and Olympic bid |
| 1746 | ENTOMIC | Second | Characteristic of bug – it’s for hiding in small space with microphone | to in en mic |
| 1750 | PLOUGHMAN | Second | See one galumph after labouring? Not how elegy begins | anag. less e, & lit. |
| 1752 | MIDWINTER | VHC | Christmas day sees me and mine round tree, endlessly excited | d in mi win + anag. less e; me2 |
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | Angling: contest between twisting fish and one with line | agon in id (rev.) a l |
| 1758 | BIMBETTE | First | Vacuous blonde bit, me, feature of tabloid spread? | anag. incl. b(lond)e, t, & lit. |
| 1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | Shop snappy dresser after clothing would enter only in extremis? | ’d in dude + last letters |
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After having some UN official stop pa/rade, Unionists call for formal talks | |
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | What actor performs before, when playing to an audience? | part + ‘ere’, & lit. |
| 1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | What you regard as handy, if crude, could be … this, say? | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)