Competition Clues by E. J. Burge in 1996-1997

Clues by E. J. Burge in 1996-1997
Azed competitions from 1260 to 1307 All clues by E. J. Burge | 1996-1997 Honours list

	First Prizes	Second Prizes	Third Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Honours Position
E. J. Burge	0	1	0	6	3	8

No.	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
1260	OUT-AND-OUT	VHC	Dismissed one’s hesitancy – when not getting bowled comprehensively!	out an dou(b)t; ref. some batsmen’s reluctance to ‘walk’
1268	ARGIE-BARGIE	VHC	Sun rises over Eiger, a big overciouded object, making quite a scene	Ra (rev.) + anag.; object verb
1273	SIPOREX	VHC	Pose Rix displayed in farce? Walls possibly showed early use of it	anag.; ref. Brian R., Tom W., farceurs
1281	ABLUTOMANE	VHC	BL name auto failing – an eccentric washer!	anag.; ref. carmaker
1290	NITERIE	VHC	One going in ten knocked up runs. That’s where bouncers will be employed	I in anag. + r + i.e.
1294	TRANSENNA	Second	Partition in Church promoted in Nantes violently overturned	ran in anag.; ref. revocation of Edict of Nantes (1685) by Louis XIV
1300	OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)	VHC	A goodly group place something in collecting-box for down-and-outs	godly; hidden; ref. O. Group

HCs awarded in competitions:

1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1303 PONIARD