Clues by Dr S. J. Shaw in 2021-2022
After 10 competitions All clues by Dr S. J. Shaw | 2021-2022 Honours list
After 10 competitions All clues by Dr S. J. Shaw | 2021-2022 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Current Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr S. J. Shaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2578 | VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent) | Second | ‘Au revoir’, Europe initially expressed, then ordered a succession of changes | anag. less E |
| 2582 | ACHITOPHEL | VHC | Betrayer of David, leader of party’s in awkward hole after Conservative bash | a C hit + p in anag.; ref. Cameron & Johnson, Downing St party, and 2 Sam. |
| 2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | VHC | If initially thus disguised, garment’s covered with fancy paper | IFTWRAPPEDG; if + first letters incl. w + anag., & lit. |
| 2586 | BALDERDASH | VHC | Form of address lacking sense primarily, covered by ‘blah’ possibly | anag. less s in anag., & lit. |
| 2591 | GHAT | VHC | What leads Ganges bathers towards water essentially | G + middle letters, & lit. |
| 2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Unorthodox openers in youthful Yorkshire eleven’s first innings race to another strikingly fast half-century | anag. of first letters |
| 2603 | TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number) | First | After dismissing jolly, Starmer’s ordered to reveal what could lie behind dreadful Labour experience | behind; anag. less RM; ref. ‘beergate’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2569 BILBO
2573 HANDS-ON
2599 DESIDERATA