Clues by A. J. Wardrop in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305    All clues by A. J. Wardrop  |   2015-2016 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2250MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)SecondPrincipals in La Scala and ENO change with time – something to be celebrated with Met?Moët; anag. incl L, S
2261GANGSTERLANDVHCWherein capo of goodfellas has one strangled, possiblyg + an + anag., & lit.
2265ESPRIT FORTVHCReformed priest, such as Knox? Probably notanag. + Fort
2272SNOWMOBILEVHCSome bowling – not good, erratic – from which sledgers might get mileageanag. less g
2274SIMPATICOVHCMatic plays with a lot of poise in friendly in Italyanag. less e; ref. Chelsea footballer
2279CLEMENTINEVHCCleric, not half eminent, somehow like certain Popes?anag. less ric
2287VALETVHCA scallywag at heart, trousered in check – Bunter, possibly?a l in vet; ref. Lord Peter Wimsey’s valet
2291AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)VHCOperating to remove body art, surgeon le/t too many criticise 

HCs awarded in competitions:

2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2270* FENESTRA
2283 BARGAIN
2296 IMPROPERLY
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)

* Competition excluded from annual honours