Clues by M. Barker in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988    All clues by M. Barker  |   2009-2010 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1940SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)ThirdPinch: character Pecksniff takes to heart with hypocritical platitudespinch; s + cant; ref. Tom P. in ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’
1953TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)VHCFirst signs of horrid reaction after undergoing major accident?torrid; first letters & lit.
1960NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)VHCPainful horse disease – ‘nag clinic’ has a gentle painkillerACHING ANALGESIC

HCs awarded in competitions:

1945 PRISON
1949 PALFRENIER
1958 HANGDOG
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1979 FAR-OUT
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)