Cup Winning Clues in 2011
◀ 2010 | 2012 ▶ | Other years
◀ 2010 | 2012 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 2014 | Jan | HACKETTE | R. J. Heald | Take the lead in Cinderella, playing girl who works in rags | ang. incl. C |
| AZ | 2019 | Feb | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | T. J. Moorey | Dismay with cuts across A&E tending to make one notice hospital needing repair | w in over A E; anag. incl. H |
| AZ | 2023 | Mar | CHAMBRANLE | Dr E. Young | An edging of mural breach, fancy | anag. incl. m, l, & lit. |
| AZ | 2027 | Apr | THRENETICAL | Dr S. J. Shaw | Composing such poems could show I lament the corpse | comp. anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 2031 | May | EMBROIDERY | T. J. Moorey | Aida’s embellishment by Verdi more relaxing with volume turned down | anag. less v; see aida; turn down = reject |
| AZ | 2036 | Jun | AL CONTO | L. Ward | Count on meal being ‘non-fixed’? This menu might fit the bill | comp. anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 2040 | Jul | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | M. Barley | Sailor lengthens stay as hor/rible wind hits port | |
| AZ | 2045 | Aug | CATENATE | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Like traditional sausages fellow worried about E number serves? | E n in cat ate |
| AZ | 2049 | Sep | PARTY-POOPER | J. R. Tozer | Pater’s poor potty training results in this tot’s wet blanket | comp. anag. |
| AZ | 2053 | Oct | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | Dr J. Burscough | Rogue Herries, central character in Walpole novel | anag. incl. p; character (= reputation) |
| AZ | 2058 | Nov | ROBUST | R. J. Hooper | Tough as old boots from crate in cobblers | bus in rot |
| AZ | 2062 | Dec | APPLE-KNOCKER | D. A. Harris | Under this listing might show up ‘a redneck plonker’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 2064 | Xmas | COLD TURKEY | D. K. Arnott | Boxing Day depression, annual excitement over, essential problem being crackers with no crack? | d in col + rut (rev.) + key |