Clues by E. J. Burge in 1989-1990
Azed competitions from 891 to 939 All clues by E. J. Burge | 1989-1990 Honours list
Azed competitions from 891 to 939 All clues by E. J. Burge | 1989-1990 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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E. J. Burge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Unable to judge the pitch and with feet out of line bags a duck | 0 in anag. |
900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Rain halts a game – the paying customers could feel cheated by it | anag.; game = crippled |
904 | VOETGANGER | VHC | Get hangover after losing head when drunk? I’ll get my marching orders! | anag. less h; marching orders = dismissal |
913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | After discharge I had empty barrel going up in the air | arc + anag. incl. b(arre)l, & lit. |
922 | REFORMADO | VHC | I lost control of company ‘E type’ in winding road. (No longer in service?) | E form in anag., 2 defs. |
930 | SABULOSE | VHC | ‘It’s so blue, with waves …’ (Contrived description of seaside feature?) | SA + anag. |
934 | LACE-UPS | VHC | Capsule incorrectly programmed: supporters at ground level undone before ‘take off’ | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
891 CAT
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
926 NERD
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)