Cup Winning Clues in 2018

Cup Winning Clues in 2018
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		Date	Clue word	Winner	Clue	Explanation
AZ	2378	Jan	PROPOSAL	J. C. Leyland	Rough loo paper’s leaving one’s rear tender	anag. less e
AZ	2382	Feb	STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)	J. C. Leyland	Arrangement of ‘Pirates’ is striking centrepiece for brass band	brass; anag. less a
AZ	2386	Mar	PENNY-A-LINER	Dr J. Burscough	Writer, non-literary, churning shoddy rot out	pen + anag. less anag., & lit.
AZ	2390	Apr	POISSON D’AVRIL	C. A. Clarke	Perhaps spaghetti trees or ravioli ponds should be treated with a pinch of salt	anag. incl s; ref. famous 1957 ‘Panorama’ hoax
AZ	2395	May	PURITANISM	P. W. Nash	Cooking turnips, I am following the precepts of Oliver	anag.; ref. O. Cromwell, Jamie O.
AZ	2399	Jun	CHARMEUSE	Dr I. S. Fletcher	Wanting soft weave purchase me, perhaps	anag. less p, & lit.
AZ	2403	Jul	SWALE (Spoonerisms)	W. Drever	Birch a lout with old-fashioned wicker lashes	lurch about; w in sale²
AZ	2408	Aug	LUNCHEONETTE	M. Barley	Diner munched on lettuce when needing to lose weight	anag. less w
AZ	2412	Sep	UBIQUARIAN	T. Rudd	An antique pot I rub will yield this potent being ordered near and far	comp. anag.
AZ	2417	Oct	ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)	Dr S. J. Shaw	Sunday’s offerings get two answers arranged with a ‘Right & Left’ design, a line below favouring Chambers	anag. incl. a, a, r, l: pro + pos + a l
AZ	2421	Nov	SPASMODICAL	G. Borooah	À la PM’s disco dancing?	anag. & lit.; ref. Theresa May at Tory conference
AZ	2425	Dec	EPILIMNION	D. F. Manley	Simon P is on Galilee’s, faltering – with SOS, gale’s gone	anag. less SOS, gale’s, & lit.; ref. Matthew 14, 29-32
AZ	2428	Xmas	SHEPHERDS	I. Simpson	Christmas visitors deployed ships of the desert, crude site of tot’s first appearance being shed	anag. less anag. incl. t