Clues by M. Barley in 2016-2017
Azed competitions from 2309 to 2356 All clues by M. Barley | 2016-2017 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2309 to 2356 All clues by M. Barley | 2016-2017 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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M. Barley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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2309 | GLOBETROTTER | VHC | Term for Fogg, fellow collecting wager after travel finally over | l o bet in g rotter, & lit.; ref. Phileas F.; fellow = worthless person |
2313 | PERFECT | VHC | Closing stages of latest Ryder Cup produce some dramatic golf, terribly tense | anag. of last letters |
2318 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy) | VHC | No term of exactitude, it – sign of memory misfiring a bit? | anag. incl. e, m + penny, & lit. |
2322 | VENTRICOSE | First | Fat-bellied character starting Christmas round must squeeze into chimney shaft | C, o in vent rise |
2325 | MASON | Second | I’ve work to do, cutting stone put on after topping Christmas | (X)mas + on; topping = excellent |
2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | VHC | Uninspired leadership of President, his MO horribly shameless, starts with border restrictions affecting a certain religion | anag. incl. P; b, r, a + Zen; ref. Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ |
2338 | TRUMP | VHC | Sound one’s let slip from backside | t(one) + rump, & lit. |
2347 | ASLEEP | VHC | Affected by hypnotics (pills we take on odd occasions when restless) | anag. of odd letters |
2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Cracks affecting e.g. a hard bit of skin | anag. + s, & lit. |
2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | Official victor among cryptic clue brains is revealed in slip list’s final placings | V in anag. in p, t; ref. annual honours list |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2334 ALLELUIAH
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)