Clues by M. Barley in 2014-2015
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by M. Barley | 2014-2015 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2200 to 2248 All clues by M. Barley | 2014-2015 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Toast caps off breakfast – ideally round is had after bit of bacon | rind is in b, i |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | See Morse inventively secure title, an annual honour not easily managed | U MBE in c + anag.; ref. AZ honours list |
| 2209 | (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent) | Second | It’s when in the year leaves turn and drop | (a)ct + be(a)r, & lit.; a = anno, drop = give birth to |
| 2213 | SOLECISM | First | Grammatical error, this, or a lapse in social mores | comp. anag. |
| 2218 | FOREIGNER | VHC | Watch out! – erring shot slicing right finds one in unfamiliar territory | fore + anag. less r; ref. golf |
| 2220 | A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker) | VHC | Guiding light in sky leads to new King very long ago, accompanying trio of astronomers all the way | LODESTAR/STRAIGHT; LODEASTRIGHT; anag. + R; ast + right |
| 2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | Demonstration demands fewer cuts etc., and no job being ‘restructured’ | less in anag. |
| 2230 | GATES OF DEATH | Second | See one finally departing face God at these, possibly | anag. less c, e, & lit. |
| 2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | Use this term for network in grip of vehicle jam? | hoc k in cab + lock, & lit. |
| 2239 | ERADIATE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Seam as from bowler fires Root out short of century | beam as from solar fires; eradi(c)ate; ref. Joe R., England cricketer |
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | A very innovative artist, e.g. an originator of Dada | a v + anag. incl. D, & lit. |
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | Not exactly lean, is it, when one’s put on weight? | w + anag., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2226 DOUBLE-PARKING