Cup Winning Clues in 1979
◀ 1978 | 1980 ▶ | Other years
◀ 1978 | 1980 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 354 | Jan | SHEER-HULK | W. K. M. Slimmings | Ark Royal, now? Gloom surrounds her being docked, and broken up | he(r) + anag. of her, all in sulk; gloom verb |
| AZ | 358 | Feb | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | N. C. Dexter | One outshining the rest, newly put in orbit | rest; star in anag., & lit. |
| AZ | 362 | Mar | SEA-SOLDIER | F. P. N. Lake | Do liars see fool in me? | anag. & lit.; “Tell it to the marines” |
| AZ | 366 | Apr | MONKEY-SHINE | D. F. Manley | Hokes in NY me? Perhaps – when respelt! | anag. & lit.; i.e. hoax |
| AZ | 371 | May | GRADIN | V. G. Henderson | Gladiator’s end could be seen from this old seat | comp. anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 375 | Jun | SPREATHE | N. C. Dexter | To chap ’ee wi’ t’ sharp wind | anag.; wind = twist |
| AZ | 379 | Jul | SCYTHEMAN | N. C. Dexter | The doddery can’t shy me! | anag. & lit.; ref. Old Father Time |
| AZ | 384 | Aug | OUTSPREADING | Dr E. Young | As girt done up loosely? | anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 388 | Sep | ALEXIPHARMIC | R. J. Palmer | With this elixir a chap gets restored having swallowed a bit of monkswood | m in anag., & lit. |
| AZ | 393 | Oct | INTRACARDIAC | M. D. Laws | Like the cockles in a barrow wheeled by road twisting about Ireland’s capital | in + a cart (rev.) + Rd + ca. I (rev.); ref. Molly Malone and c. of the heart |
| AZ | 397 | Nov | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | F. R. Palmer | Refuse tips unacceptable – rising indignation over energy waste products? | paste: jib (rev.) + out + ire (rev.) + E |
| AZ | 401 | Dec | GO-AHEAD | N. C. Goddard | Driving licence | 2 mngs. |
| AZ | 404 | Xmas | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | J. P. H. Hirst | To aim inside head of club and look sideways might help us sink our putts | in power cuts; hold in c and leer |