Clues by D. Parfitt in 2006-2007
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by D. Parfitt | 2006-2007 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by D. Parfitt | 2006-2007 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Parfitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | TEARAWAY | VHC | A wild plant: Asian tree with green, brown and black leaves | tea raw (b)ay; plant = young person |
| 1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | First | These I loosely associate with L’Oréal | anag. & lit. |
| 1792 | APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left) | VHC | I am tense performing gymnastics on the bar, horse and rings after shock on second piece of apparatus | anag. + t’; appal + OO + s a |
| 1797 | HEART | First | The location of love within you? | i.e. position of 0 in you, & lit. |
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Subterfuge le leader tried out? Possibly, battlefield —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1806 | INEBRIANT | VHC | What lush downs may be seen when hibernating, essentially, is done | anag. of (h)ibernatin(g) |
| 1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | VHC | Try to rehabilitate my career – I want to impress others by having a super occupation that will generate interest, such as ‘music producer’. | |
| 1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Cuckoo solo is very rapid – a mark of Spring? | anag. incl. v; mark = suitable victim |
| 1823 | KISS | VHC | What’s planted on a couple of parishioners giving pax? | i.e. pa + x = pax (k. of peace), & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1814 HIPSTER
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1831 MARGINALIA