Clues by F. R. Palmer in 1975-1976
Azed competitions from 156 to 203 All clues by F. R. Palmer | 1975-1976 Honours list
Azed competitions from 156 to 203 All clues by F. R. Palmer | 1975-1976 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. R. Palmer | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | ANCON | Second | One’s can, crooked, inebriate | anag. + on, & lit. |
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | VHC | Hooha (Market debate looming up – Barbara, Benn, H. Scanlon, Co. con people) | |
| 169 | THUGGEE | Second | It’s renewed by the mugger (bar the extremes) | anag. incl. (m)ugge(r), & lit. |
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | It’s an adjunct to the make-up of any real poet | i.e. anag. less an, & lit.; ’s = has; adjunct adj. |
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Now’s the time to take a holiday, instead of not getting one in | against less a in |
| 187 | POWDERING-TUB | VHC | Jar, say, we’d pot grub in | anag. & lit; jar vb. |
| 195 | SHILLY-SHALLY | Third | What’s doubly involved hospitals in senseless issue? | H H in silly sally, & lit.; ref. junior doctors’ and consultants’ dispute |
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | No longer sterling, the South African coinage be/nds | |
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | What frightens a child, ends in harming psychologically | bo + g y, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
183 PICKLE
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)