Cup Winning clues by R. R. Greenfield
All clues by R. R. Greenfield
All clues by R. R. Greenfield
Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
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R. R. Greenfield | 114 | 6 | 10 | 98 | 152 | 130 | Jul 1945 | Apr 2005 |
No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
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1715 | RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left) | A spring cuckoo’s strident note anticipates end of April: relief, relief! | anag.; re l ease |
1659 | SCAREDY-CAT | I show indecently ready compliance in order to retreat | anag. + C in scat!, & lit. |
Ximenes competitions | |||
571 | PESTER | Badger should be here: look closely about both ends of sett | s(et)t in peer; osmose, morses, crosse, rosace |
205 | CANTANKEROUS | Like a dog in the manger, eating malignantly with intermittent bark | tan1 in cankerous |
198 | THIRD | Riding used to be a cheap method of travel: now it’s a pastime for highbrows | 3 mngs.; Riding = one third; 3rd class carriage; BBC Third Programme |
2 | UNSPEAK | Take back breathless Gerry’s Derby mount | (H)un’s peak; Peak District |