Clues by M. Barley in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by M. Barley | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by M. Barley | 2009-2010 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | VHC | Nip of Scotch – see Scots merry after such short? | nip; s + cant4 |
| 1945 | PRISON | Third | Place one’s in for term of incarceration | I’s in pro + n, & lit. |
| 1949 | PALFRENIER | Second | See one accustomed to curry eschewing a variety of plainer fare | anag. less a; curry2 |
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Market in recession: it’s for everyone involved a painful stage | state; U in mart (rev.) + a |
| 1958 | HANGDOG | VHC | Going with head bowed, i.e. abject | anag. less i.e., & lit.; abject = cast aside |
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Head of athlete (one coming first) had me placed round? | an + a + ’d + me (rev.), & lit. |
| 1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | Qulelch boys endlessly endure Latin as a subject, so daily Bunter squirms | anag. less e n, anag., & lit. |
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Set in the polar North, possibly (obscure term for such) | anag. incl. N less h, & lit. |
| 1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Of art done with element of unconventionality? | anag. incl. u, & lit. |
| 1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | Novel with ‘E. A. Blair’ on could be such a book | comp. anag. incl. w and a b, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1988 PERIQUE