Clues by M. Barley in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by M. Barley | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by M. Barley | 2015-2016 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | What we tasted at Azed lunch is very much high quality | toasted; miles tone |
| 2257 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left) | VHC | Flapping PM’s apparently backtracked in row: admitting migrants ultimately is aim ahead | ap. (rev.) in Pitt; s in but + up |
| 2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Introducing element of rationalism, I protest vigorously about the lead faith provides | f in anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 2270* | FENESTRA | VHC | Opening presents loudly, dinner finally eaten – the heart of Christmas merrymaking | f + anag. incl. r, s |
| 2272 | SNOWMOBILE | VHC | Transport an Eskimo will be sat on (not like Santa, somehow) | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| 2274 | SIMPATICO | Third | Here’s entry to Azed comp – is it crafted with winning appeal? | anag. incl. A |
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | Second | One displaying zest in eminent clues, sadly no longer with us | anag. less us; ref. the late Sir Jeremy Morse |
| 2283 | BARGAIN | First | Entries to Azed get brain working a good deal | anag. incl. A, g |
| 2287 | VALET | VHC | See Parisian at entry to tabac, carrying Le Figaro perhaps? | le in v + à + t; ref. Beaumarchais/Rossini/Mozart character |
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After England scrum, he/ctic Welsh try involves counter-attacking | |
| 2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Potpourri, when deployed, heads off horrible household miasms | anag. incl. h, h |
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | With a step back in time, it’s ‘to reconcile’ | a gree2; time |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2296 IMPROPERLY
* Competition excluded from annual honours