Cup Winning Clues in 1976
◀ 1975 | 1977 ▶ | Other years
◀ 1975 | 1977 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 200 | Jan | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | R. M. S. Cork | He, the Sir at sea | (Sir Francis) Chichester; anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 203 | Feb | BOGY | R. J. Hooper | Dogberry’s role: —— errors led astray? | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. constable in Much Ado… |
| AZ | 208 | Mar | RALPH | B. Greer | What makes ‘poetic river’ appear as ‘poetic rover’? | i.e. R. Alph as Ralph, & lit.; ref. Coleridge, ‘Kubla Khan’ and Southey, ‘R. the Rover’ |
| AZ | 212 | Apr | SURCINGLES | W. K. M. Slimmings | They may have Lester, slipping half off, cursing freely | anag. incl. Les(ter), & lit.; ref. L. Piggott, jockey |
| AZ | 216 | May | SCANTITY | R. J. Hooper | You’re sure to get it in a second lean year | it in s cant2 y, & lit. |
| AZ | 221 | Jun | PADDY-WHACK | T. E. Sanders | Ire-lander? | paddy whack, & lit.; lander = heavy blow |
| AZ | 225 | Jul | VALETA | F. R. Palmer | Revolutionary steps, as in Boston, against a drink tax, with no vote | v ale ta(x); ref. Boston Tea Party, waltz |
| AZ | 229 | Aug | METRICATE | C. O. Butcher | To me losing inches is far from simple: we must, if we must | me + (in)tricate |
| AZ | 234 | Sep | HOROSCOPIST | Dr R. L. Wynne | I might read poor Scot his weird | anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 238 | Oct | CRAMBOJINGLE | W. L. Miron | Demonstrated by lie, guy, fly | cram bo jingle, & lit. |
| AZ | 243 | Nov | OLYMPIC | C. G. Millin | We have such champions, nearly all on water and ice | o(n) lymp(h) ic(e), & lit. |
| AZ | 247 | Dec | FLIVVER | J. R. Kirby | Is a battered rifle loaded with caps of Victorian vintage an ‘old banger’? | Vv in anag. |
| AZ | 249 | Xmas | RUDOLPH THE REINDEER | J. B. Sweeting | I draw the red Noel rider – hup! | anag. & lit; draw = pull away |