Clues by G. Johnstone in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by G. Johnstone | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by G. Johnstone | 2009-2010 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Revolutionary Marat soaking in a tub’s content … one sees the scene for forthcoming shock | sets; (t)u(b) in anag. |
| 1958 | HANGDOG | VHC | Van Gogh and Freud could portray such an expression | anag.; van4 = winnow; ref. Lucien and Clement F. |
| 1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | VHC | Sickly animal infection launched flu menacing all | FLUNG ANAEMIC; ref. swine flu |
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | What could dress a mullet and a filleted maigre, battered? | anag. incl. m, e; see, incidentally, the amusing def. of ‘mullet’ in C. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1945 PRISON
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1979 FAR-OUT
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)