Cup Winning Clues in 2010
◀ 2009 | 2011 ▶ | Other years
◀ 2009 | 2011 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 1962 | Jan | ANADEM | D. K. Arnott | Nut topping – amande hachée | anag. |
| AZ | 1967 | Feb | SUBORDINATELY | D. F. Manley | As in ‘B-role’ duty possibly | anag. & lit. |
| AZ | 1971 | Mar | WATERMANSHIP | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Craft apt when aim’s Head of the River | anag. incl. R, & lit. |
| AZ | 1975 | Apr | SEPTENTRIONAL | T. M. Crowther | Pa. is rel. to Tenn. roughly | anag. & lit.; ref. approx. geography of Pennsylvania & Tennessee |
| AZ | 1979 | May | FAR-OUT | P. W. Marlow | Term for modern expressed by a nut for jazzing? | anag. less n, & lit. |
| AZ | 1984 | Jun | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | J. Mayhew | This mindset would give Winston remedial ‘correction’ | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. W. Smith, main character in ‘1984’ |
| AZ | 1988 | Jul | PERIQUE | N. C. Dexter | Partly a pauper, I queued for possible refill of bowl. (Twist, maybe) | hidden; ref. Oliver T. |
| AZ | 1992 | Aug | FOULARD | R. J. Heald | Silk scarf entangled leads to Isadora’s end on road | foul + a + Rd; ref. I. Duncan’s bizarre death |
| AZ | 1997 | Sep | FADO | M. Barley | Following difficulty striking new driver, golfer displays dejected air | f ado, Fa(L)do; ref. Nick F. |
| AZ | 2000 | Sep | TWO THOUSAND | C. J. Morse | Out now, Azed’s latest – hats off! | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| AZ | 2006 | Nov | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | J. Grimes | See king crowned, grand on horse, organ playing some allegro anthems | creaking sound; g + roan/anag./hidden |
| AZ | 2010 | Dec | A COMING OF AGE | C. G. Millin | It could spell the start of adulthood and of magic gone | anag. incl. a, & lit. |
| AZ | 2012 | Xmas | BLOATING | P. Martin | Ewe with ——’s right badly: ’appen that’ll give ’er gas in t’ bowel | comp. anag. incl. r, & lit. |