Clues by A. J. Wardrop in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by A. J. Wardrop | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by A. J. Wardrop | 1999-2000 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Wardrop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1433 | NEANDERTHAL | First | One might describe arch-conservative thus and hearten loony left | anag. + l |
1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Diminutive spray, perhaps, seen over Noel with outer bits removed | i.e. mist-let + (N)oe(l), & lit. |
1454 | GET-UP | VHC | Excellent return on high investments | get (n) + up |
1463 | REVERSIONAL | Third | Account in sterling relation to sum payable on death | version in real |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1419 SPLODGE
1424 HEIST
1428 CRICETID
1439 JOHN CANOE
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)