Clues by E. J. Burge in 1989-1990
Azed competitions from 891 to 939    All clues by E. J. Burge  |   1989-1990 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
895TONE DEAFVHCUnable to judge the pitch and with feet out of line bags a duck0 in anag.
900(C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)VHCRain halts a game – the paying customers could feel cheated by itanag.; game = crippled
904VOETGANGERVHCGet hangover after losing head when drunk? I’ll get my marching orders!anag. less h; marching orders = dismissal
913ARCHIBALDVHCAfter discharge I had empty barrel going up in the airarc + anag. incl. b(arre)l, & lit.
922REFORMADOVHCI lost control of company ‘E type’ in winding road. (No longer in service?)E form in anag., 2 defs.
930SABULOSEVHC‘It’s so blue, with waves …’ (Contrived description of seaside feature?)SA + anag.
934LACE-UPSVHCCapsule 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)