Clues by R. Gilbert in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by R. Gilbert | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by R. Gilbert | 2009-2010 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | VHC | A nip of Scotch about noon’s how tippling starts, leading to needing more | nip; S ca. n t |
| 1945 | PRISON | VHC | Where internment begins to eat into a man’s soul, the essence of liberty lost | i in person less (lib)e(rty), & lit. |
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | ‘Amateur’ communications manager’s rewiring causes shock | retiring; am. UART (all rev.) |
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | What betrimmed a Naiad’s swept-back locks? | hidden rev., & lit. |
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | As was said of North: peculiarly inept … lost, ultimately, former empire in America | anag. incl. r e n a; ref. Lord North |
| 1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | Edmund’s head required after dubious quip about Queen Bess’s ‘piquant snout’ | ER in anag. + E; ref. ‘Blackadder’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1958 HANGDOG
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1979 FAR-OUT