Cup Winning Clues in 1974

Cup Winning Clues in 1974
◀ 1973 | 1975 ▶ | Other years

		Date	Clue word	Winner	Clue	Explanation
AZ	97	Jan	TREBUCHET	W. L. Miron	‘… slings … arms … no more … perchance … the rub …’ etc.	anag.; ref. Hamlet’s soliloquy
AZ	100	Jan	CENTENARIAN	D. F. Manley	An ancient the Queen may get excited	anag. incl. ER, & lit.; ref. Royal telegram
AZ	105	Mar	Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)	J. Horwood	A very horrible anagram I’ll clue: “Who once abode on Ararat?”
AZ	110	Apr	GALLOWS-RIPE	F. R. Palmer	Such as rope and gravity will settle	anag. incl. g, & lit.
AZ	114	May	PANIC	Ms E. Allen	This grass will do for a picnic – there’s no one about	anag. less I c.
AZ	118	Jun	OPERETTIST (Misprints)	N. Gambier	Trio and septet orchestrated for Strads, e.g.	Straus; anag.; Oscar S.
AZ	123	Jul	SCATTERGOOD	W. K. M. Slimmings	Namely, one never tight – therefore in the red?	sc. a TT ergo o/d, & lit.
AZ	127	Aug	FRITHSOKEN	C. O. Butcher	It must have reduced the risk of ending in prison	anag. + n, & lit.
AZ	130	Sep	EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)	L. J. Wayman	Middle age? Spr/int to get fitter
AZ	135	Oct	GABIONADE	C. O. Butcher	I form bulges erected on a defence’s sides	I bag (rev.) on a d, e, & lit.
AZ	139	Nov	PIEPOWDER	D. Williamson	I might have benefited from Maundy Gregory perhaps, going after welcome honour	pie¹, powder; ref. ceremony of washing feet; G.’s powder
AZ	143	Dec	Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle)	C. Allen Baker	With gifts weighed down, frost-flecked, adorned, And star above, ye wise men three-O, ‘Tis little wonder, sirs, that ye Might well be termed a Christmas tree-O
AZ	146	Xmas	CHARADES	B. Greer	They may be made up by dear Azed each Xmas (deduction of first and second parts required)	anag. of (de)ar (Az)ed (ea)ch (Xm)as, & lit.