Clues by M. Barley in 2008-2009
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by M. Barley | 2008-2009 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1888 to 1936 All clues by M. Barley | 2008-2009 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | What leads to unhappy Oval spectators, possibly? | anag. incl. u, O, s, & lit. |
| 1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Deploy antiseptics: put another way, —— with TCP | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | Here’s a set of firsts from me, outstanding regular soon eighty | first letters & lit. |
| 1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | Lay about hiking west ere snatching glimpse of Infant | I in anag., & lit. |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | What I provide is reason regulars in pub are sozzled | anag. incl. alternate letters, & lit. |
| 1923 | ELLIPTIC | Third | Oval et al, are rejected – IPL heads for Capetown instead to play | anag. less a incl. C i; ref. recent IPL decision to play in SA, not England |
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Waste of time and no use, right called Brown | bald crown; anag. incl. t, r |
| 1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | See one’s office routine unfold in course of such working | comp. anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | Character of liquid’s established – with it an essential part therein? | it must in l est., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1893 EARTHY
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1918 PALAMPORE