Cup Winning clues by P. F. Henderson
All clues by P. F. Henderson
All clues by P. F. Henderson
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. F. Henderson | 138 | 8 | 14 | 116 | 144 | 160 | May 1988 | Aug 2009 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | Reduce boob in first stages of cosmetic surgery (nip and tuck) | nip; anag. of first letters; boob vt. |
| 1500 | GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools) | Reason running short aboard hoy! | SLOGITOP; logi(c) in stop! |
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | Gospel shows Lord in simple bed – the original crib? | Ld in cot + ur-key |
| 1165 | YAPSTER | Variety of English pastry? Dane would probably look down on it! | anag. incl. E; i.e. Great Dane |
| 1152 | PARACETAMOL | Excellent thing for a head, taken in by mouth | ace tam in parol, & lit.; see Tam o’ Shanter |
| 1091 | SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms) | Puff on stale fags a good deal | stuff on pale; saps a go; pale3 |
| 991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | This word’s not right for ‘shy’! | i.e. brash less r = bash, & lit.; bash, shy = attempt |
| 835 | PROSAICAL | Such works are nothing special (never entertaining English) | anag. incl. O less E, E, & lit. |