Cup Winning clues by T. J. Moorey
All clues by T. J. Moorey
All clues by T. J. Moorey
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Moorey | 267 | 18 | 30 | 219 | 227 | 315 | May 1980 | Jul 2020 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2508 | CHARACTER (Misprints) | A daily performance is getting on flipping mask | mark; char act + re (rev.); ref. social distancing |
| 2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | Unenthusiastic May’s foremost work is to secure hard Brexit’s introduction and take a process needing deep thought forward | M op is H; B r a Zen |
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | Sadly for the party, nutty Brown lo/st, Ed half-baked | |
| 2087 | ROCKET | Term for ‘soar’ etc, OK in salad | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 2031 | EMBROIDERY | Aida’s embellishment by Verdi more relaxing with volume turned down | anag. less v; see aida; turn down = reject |
| 2019 | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | Dismay with cuts across A&E tending to make one notice hospital needing repair | w in over A E; anag. incl. H |
| 1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | Fan of The Good Old Days on once, can put across Desert Song | quit aria in an3 tin; ref. TV variety show |
| 1724 | MONEYBAGS | I enjoy lots of mint sauce on my rump of lamb cooked with sage | anag. incl. b; mint sauce = money |
| 1698 | CROSSTIE | Son admitted, see Tories falsely express tears over it | C + s in anag.; ref. David Blunkett |
| 1689 | SYNOD | Setting date for ending in government, our PM’s overturned ministerial convention | d for t in Tony’s (rev.); ref. T. Blair’s announcement |
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | Devastating Kournikova bu/st regrettably getting floppy! | name of serious computer virus; Anna K. |
| 1194 | DONET | Latin title one favoured after breaking Priscian’s head? | Don (P)et, & lit.; see Priscianist |
| 1061 | MAGIC | Skilful deception practised by Nixon – and Johnson? | 2 mngs.; ref. US Presidents, David N., TV magician, and ‘Magic’ J., basketball star |
| 1013 | ALVEARY | Australian’s really fiery 5 for 50 – depression in the pavilion | A + anag. with V for L; pavilion = outer ear |
| 740 | ESCADRILLE | Fleet Street I’d call chaotic – slipping time and time again | anag. less t, t; ref. printing of solution with puzzle, due to error ‘at the Observer end’ |
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | ‘Dry’ minister organizing party left-win/ger | |
| 607 | CARNEY | Jenkins, unfulfilled minister longing to make comeback | car(e) + yen (rev.); see Jenkins in C.; ref. Roy J. |
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | Carter coup tails off in disarray – prepare for war? | anag. of Carte(r) cou(p); ref. Iran hostages fiasco |